This is voter suppression
This amendment makes voting harder on purpose, even for eligible citizens. It adds new paperwork, new deadlines, and new penalties that mostly affect people who already face barriers — seniors, low-income voters, rural voters, people who changed their name, and people without easy access to documents.
What this petition actually is
This is not a narrow "clarification" that only citizens can vote. That is already the law in Michigan. This petition is a constitutional amendment that fundamentally rewires how voting eligibility is proven, tracked, challenged, and punished.
Key concerns include mandatory citizenship verification tied to error-prone databases, elimination of affidavit voting, excessive documentary requirements, weaponized lawsuits against election officials, and criminal penalties aimed at election workers.
