Petition drive to get "money out of politics" submits signatures for ballot campaign

Supporters of Michiganders for Money out of Politics argue those groups have given money to lawmakers on both sides of the aisle to buy political influence and avoid accountability...

 https://www.michiganpublic.org/politics-government/2026-05-28/petition-drive-to-get-money-out-of-politics-submits-signatures-for-ballot-campaign

A man at the center of Michigan's 2022 election petition scandal gets 4 years in prison

The petitions were full of bogus signatures and, as a result, the candidates didn't have enough valid ones to qualify. No candidate was accused of knowing about the scheme...

https://www.michiganpublic.org/politics-government/2026-03-19/a-man-at-the-center-of-michigans-2022-election-petition-scandal-gets-4-years-in-prison 

 

Colorado pastor: Sign these anti-trans ballot petitions or "you're a traitor to Jesus “

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MX93VpmngE0

 

Montana youth activists who won climate case petition for enforcement

In a groundbreaking legal decision in August 2023, a Montana judge ruled in favor of 16 youth plaintiffs who had accused state officials of violating their constitutional rights by promoting fossil fuels. The state's supreme court affirmed the judge's findings in late 2024. But state lawmakers have since violated her ruling, enshrining new laws this year that contradict it, argue 13 of the 16 plaintiffs in a petition filed on Wednesday...

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/10/montana-climate-youth-activists-petition-law

Arkansas petition to vote on abortion rights amendment is rejected - The Washington Post

"Asserting now that we didn't provide required documentation regarding paid canvassers is absurd and demonstrably, undeniably incorrect," the group said. 

Arkansans for Limited Government said it had emailed the required signed statement to the office "more than a dozen times."…

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/07/11/arkansas-abortion-amendment-petition-rejected/

Turning Point Action official resigns after accusation of election-related fraud - The Washington Post

A top leader of the national conservative group Turning Point Action, which has amplified false claims of election fraud by former president Donald Trump and others, resigned Thursday after being accused of forging voter signatures on official paperwork so that he could run for reelection in the Arizona House...

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/04/18/austin-smith-turning-point-action-election-fraud/

Stop Private School Vouchers – Public Funds For Public Schools - Americans United

Pro-voucher legislators in many states (backed by billionaires like Betsy DeVos) are racing to pass private school voucher bills. Private school vouchers threaten public education and religious freedom by forcing taxpayers to fund religious education. They also lack accountability, fund discrimination, and don’t even improve student achievement. These are a few of the many reasons why we must fight all private school voucher programs — and we need your help to do it!

https://www.au.org/get-involved/actions/endschoolvouchers/#

Statement from Christians Against Christian Nationalism — Christians Against Christian Nationalism

"Conflating religious authority with political authority is idolatrous and often leads to oppression of minority and other marginalized groups as well as the spiritual impoverishment of religion."

https://www.christiansagainstchristiannationalism.org/statement

GOP election audit in Michigan may be ‘imploding’ amid right-wing sniping: report - Raw Story - Celebrating 17 Years of Independent Journalism

… All of the fighting adds up to trouble for the Republicans, the report said. "To get a petition initiative to the Legislature, a group would have to gather 340,047 valid signatures within 180 days, a difficult task that would become more challenging if supporters were feuding among themselves…

https://www.rawstory.com/michigan-gop-election-audit/

Psychiatrists submit warning Trump's mental health deteriorating - Business Insider

A group of 350 psychiatrists and other mental-health professionals are set to submit a petition to Congress on Thursday claiming that President Donald Trump's mental health is rapidly deteriorating amid the impeachment inquiry.....
https://www.businessinsider.com/psychiatrists-submit-warning-trumps-mental-health-deteriorating-2019-12

Impeach Trump Now, Advocates Say, Handing 10 Million Signatures to Congress - Newsweek

The 10 million signatures to impeach Trump represent the biggest online petition campaign in U.S. history, the groups claim.....
https://www.newsweek.com/impeach-trump-now-advocates-say-they-deliver-over-10-million-signatures-1421434

Michigan governor signs bill making ballot drives harder - The Hill

Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder (R) signed legislation on Friday that will make it more difficult for groups to get initiatives placed on the ballot, according to The Associated Press. During the end-of-year lame duck session, Snyder ignored outside pressure to veto the legislation and signed it into law.....
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/423164-michigan-governor-signs-bill-making-ballot-drives-harder

Activist groups deliver 600,000 petitions to FCC demanding halt to Sinclair / Tribune merger

https://youtu.be/E9MytZjIC9g

Support bill to eliminate health care discrimination

Please take action to support a federal bill, introduced this week, that would remove the newly created “Conscience and Religious Freedom Division” of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).....
http://us14.forward-to-friend.com/forward/preview?u=875516bd36f33f4d358b8e1b3&id=c1ed33809f

Petitions to legalize recreational marijuana in Michigan to be submitted

The organization behind an effort to legalize recreational marijuana in Michigan says it has collected enough signatures and will hand over the petitions to Lansing on Monday.....
https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/petitions-to-legalize-recreational-marijuana-to-be-delivered-to-lansing-today

Send a Message

Judge Gorsuch will advance the religious right's agenda from the bench...
http://action.secular.org/secular/app/write-a-letter?0&engagementId=285813

Million-name petition urges Senate to deny Jeff Sessions confirmation (the guardian)

Trump's pick for attorney general 'entirely unfit' say activists, with NAACP president calling Alabama senator's nomination 'deeply troubling' ...
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/feb/08/jeff-sessions-petition-senate-attorney-general-confirmation?CMP=oth_b-aplnews_d-1

Petition Demanding Donald Trump Release His Tax Returns Breaks White House Record

A petition on the White House website asking President Donald Trump to release information about his tax returns has now received more signatures than any other petition in the system’s five-year history....
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-tax-returns-petition-breaks-record_us_588a5a51e4b0c5656a62d5eb?

Send a Message

Today the 115th Congress will be sworn in.

As your voice on Capitol Hill we’re not wasting anytime getting to work in 2017. Over the next few weeks, we’ll be meeting with every member of Congress to advocate for secular and science-based policy, as well as educate them about the one-quarter of Americans who are nonreligious. These meetings provide a valuable opportunity to highlight issues important to secular Americans and there’s one issue in particular we need your help getting ahead of this year...

On the campaign trail, President Donald Trump vowed to push for the repeal of the Johnson amendment, a law passed by Congress in 1954 that prohibits nonprofits (including churches) from endorsing political candidates...
http://action.secular.org/secular/app/write-a-letter?0&engagementId=269893

CNN: Sorry, Lady Gaga, but blocking Trump in Electoral College is mission impossible

A scholar who surveyed presidential electors says some could decline to vote for Trump, but the numbers won't be big enough to deny him the presidency, despite a petition signed by millions. ...
http://www.cnn.com/2016/11/13/opinions/trump-electoral-college-mission-impossible-alexander/index.html