FOR PLANNING PURPOSES
Contact:
Gabrielle Abbott, All Voting is Local, [email protected], 773-369-5358
Elizabeth Battiste, Voters Not Politicians, [email protected], 248-404-7846
Nick Dodge, Michigan League of Conservation Voters, [email protected], 616-796-4912
Ann Mullen, ACLU of Michigan, [email protected], 313-400-8562
Kenneth Williams, Detroit Action, [email protected], 313-525-6783
WHAT: On Wednesday, August 5, 2020 at 10:30 a.m. EST, Michigan voters, voting rights experts, and advocates from All Voting is Local Michigan, Voters Not Politicians, Michigan League of Conservation Voters, American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan, and Detroit Action will host a telephone press briefing to provide an assessment of the August 4 primary and share voters’ experiences. Speakers will also offer policy recommendations for avoiding critical problems and voting safely amid a pandemic, in the general election.
The Michigan Secretary of State mailed absentee ballot applications to all registered Michigan voters for this primary election, and the application was made available on the secretary of state’s website. More than 1.9 million voters requested an absentee ballot for this election, and elections earlier in the year show widespread desire to use the expanded voting rights secured through Proposal 2018-3, which allowed no-excuse absentee voting in the state.
WHO:
Gabriela Alcazar, Detroit voter
Clare Allenson, civic engagement director, Michigan League of Conservation Voters
Lucas Carroll, New Buffalo voter
Sharon Dolente, voting rights strategist, ACLU of Michigan
Aghogho Edevbie, Michigan state director, All Voting is Local
Branden Snyder, executive director, Detroit Action
Nancy Wang, executive director, Voters Not Politicians
WHEN: Wednesday, August 5, 2020 | 10:30 a.m. EST
WHERE: Telephone call. Dial-in info: 1 (877) 615-4337, Passcode: 9164 788#
MEDIA CONTACT: [email protected]