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​BALLOT PROPOSALS

These proposed Constitutional Amendments are headed to the November ballot for all Michiganders to vote on:

PROPOSAL 1
TERM LIMITS
Constitutional amendment to:

• Require members of legislature, governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, and attorney general file annual public financial disclosure reports after 2023, including assets, liabilities, income sources, future employment agreements, gifts, travel reimbursements, and positions held in organizations except religious, social, and  political organizations.

• Require legislature implement but not limit or restrict reporting requirements.

• Replace current term limits for state representatives and state senators with a 12-year total limit in any combination between house and senate, except a person elected to senate in 2022 may be elected the number of times allowed when that person became a candidate.

​PROPOSAL 2
​PROMOTE THE VOTE 2022
Constitutional amendment to require:

• nine (9) days of early in-person voting
• military or overseas ballots be counted if postmarked by election d
• a single application to vote absentee in all elections
• state-funded postage for absentee applications and ballots and drop boxes
• ONLY election officials may conduct post-election audits and canvas boards to certify election based only on the official records of votes cast

PROPOSAL 3
REPRODUCTIVE FREEDOM FOR ALL
​Constitutional amendment to:

• establish a new individual right to reproductive freedom
• prohibit prosecution of an individual from helping a pregnant individual exercise their rights 
• invalidate all state laws that conflict with this amendment
• allow the state to prohibit abortion after fetal viability unless needed to protect a patient’s life or physical or mental health

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CDDP Texas Abortion Ban Statement
 
What happened in Texas is a tragedy. It’s also an attack against anyone who has, had and will have the ability to become pregnant. Republican lawmakers have waged war against women by jeopardizing the health and lives of Texans for a little bit of political gain by passing Senate Bill 8, a near-total abortion ban.
 
It is absolutely disgraceful that in the year 2021, women have to jump through hoops and hurdles in order to access the most basic of their fundamental human rights. Abortion is healthcare. Abortion is a basic right. Elected officials are not doctors, and shouldn’t pretend to be when it comes to a simple, safe and necessary healthcare procedure that’s been demonized by extreme right-wing rhetoric.
 
It’s quite clear that this isn’t about healthcare, but a blatant attack on child-bearing individuals when the penalty for having an abortion after you’ve been assaulted is greater than the punishment for rape itself.
 
The Calhoun County Democratic Party stands by abortion providers, advocates, and Texans fighting for their rights against this draconian ban. If you care about your neighbor, your friend, your family member, please speak out, stand up, and donate to support abortion rights in Texas and here in our state. 

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