LANSING– After Donald Trump and the RNC announced an attack on Michigan voters with a $10 million voter suppression fund, the Michigan Democratic Party held an roundtable highlighting the work the party is doing to register voters and get out the vote and fight against the attempts at voter disenfranchisement.
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Michigan Advance: Michigan Dem chair blasts GOP for fighting voting rights suits
By Madeline Ciak
- During a voting rights roundtable held in Detroit on Friday, Michigan Democratic Party (MDP) Chair Lavora Barnes called out the GOP and the Republican National Committee (RNC) for “rigging the game.” This comes after the RNC announced $10 million for a motion to intervene and challenge several voting-related lawsuits.
- Barnes says that President Donald Trump and the Republican Party are doing everything they can to suppress votes and silence Michiganders for their own political gains. “Well, I say, when you deny communities a voice in our political process, that’s ‘rigging the game.’ When you fight to keep laws that disproportionately deny Black and Brown voters’ access to the ballot, that’s ‘rigging the game,’” said Barnes.
- Barnes also said the MDP wants to ensure that Michigan voters have the tools and information they need to cast their ballots. She said that the party has trained staff and more than 1,000 volunteers across the state to help residents get registered to vote and fight voter suppression.
