(from the July 17, 2025 Detroit News article “Johnson: Michigan needs citizen-only voting amendment,” by Michigan State Senator Ruth Johnson)

It’s time for Michigan to act. In 2026, we must adopt a Citizen-Only Voting Amendment to our state constitution. This measure would:

• Require voters to show photo ID to vote, while providing free ID cards for individuals facing hardship, ensuring the law is fair and accessible to all eligible citizens.
• Establish that the secretary of state must verify that only U.S. citizens are eligible to vote in all elections, and
• Mandate that the Secretary of State regularly review and purge voter rolls of individuals whose citizenship status cannot be verified.

Read the entire article here.