The 2‑Republican, 2‑Democrat Board of State Canvassers has approved the ballot proposal to require ID to vote and proof of citizenship to register, similar to the proposal that recently passed by an overwhelming 63–37 in Wisconsin.
The Committee to Protect Voters’ Rights behind the effort has 180 days to collect more than 445,000 signatures to get the constitutional amendment on the 2026 ballot. The legislature can also simply vote to put the matter on the ballot, but this will not happen because pro-election fraud Democrats control the Senate by one vote.
At a Washtenaw GOP Club-sponsored event last month, State Rep. Brian Posthumus (R‑Cannon Twp.) announced that the Committee to Protect Voters’ Rights has already raised $5 million to support this effort.
The language reads:
“Constitutional amendment to: add requirement to verify citizenship by showing a birth certificate, passport and/or other documents for voter registration; eliminate affidavit alternative for those without photo ID when voting; add requirement to provide photo ID or driver’s license or partial social security number to receive our vote in absentee ballot; require Secretary of State to review voter rolls to verify citizens and remove non citizens using documents and government records; prohibit counting ballots from voters without citizenship documents and photo ID unless voters show documents within six days after election; require hardship program for obtaining required documents at state expense.”
This comes after Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson admitted that at least 16 suspected noncitizens voted in the November 2024 election, contradicting her testimony to Congress last September that “there is no evidence that noncitizens are voting.”
