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League of Women Voters urges Inkster council to oppose proof-of-citizenship ballot measures; council adopts resolution
Summary
Connie Mitchell of the Women League of Voters told the council that proposed state and federal measures and a recent Supreme Court ruling risk disenfranchising Black and Brown voters. The council approved a resolution opposing ballot measures requiring documentary proof of citizenship by voice vote.
Connie Mitchell, speaking for the Women League of Voters, urged the Inkster City Council to add its voice to municipalities opposing proposed measures that would impose documentary proof-of-citizenship requirements and other barriers to voting.
Mitchell told the council those measures mirror the SAVE Act now in Congress and, she said, a recent Supreme Court ruling affecting redistricting will make it harder for Black and Brown voters to participate. "We do not want this in our state," Mitchell said, urging residents to call and email legislators and to use the ballot box to push back.
Council considered the League’s request and moved to approve a resolution opposing ballot proposals that would create documentary proof-of-citizenship requirements. The resolution was moved and seconded and passed by voice vote; no roll-call tally was recorded in the transcript.
The resolution formalizes the council’s opposition; the meeting record does not list specific statutory citations or a detailed legal analysis in the discussion.
