Ballot Petition Project Update
The ballot petition project has ended. Thank you to all of our amazing distributors and circulators! We couldn’t have done it without you.
Pending final approval by the Board of Canvassers, Reproductive Freedom for All and Promote the Vote will be on the ballot in November. We surpassed the required number of valid signatures for both initiatives. In fact, we collected more signatures for Reproductive Freedom for All than any other citizen-led ballot initiative in Michigan history!
Unfortunately, the Good Time initiative did not get enough signatures to get it on the ballot.
Raise the Wage did not have enough signatures in time to get it on the ballot this year, but they have enough now, and it may be on the ballot in 2024. A decision will be made at a later date, as there has been a Court of Claims ruling that the legislature illegally amended the 2018 initiative for a $12/hour minimum wage and that it should go into effect. There is still litigation going on around this ruling, so we will have to wait to see what will happen.
Support Women in Texas
How can our members help abortion providers and advocacy groups in Texas?
Now more than ever, abortion funds need our support. Chip in to ensure Texans can get abortion care!
This fund directly helps 8 local organizations who advocate for abortion rights in Texas. Your contribution will be split evenly between 8 organizations that have been on the ground fighting for a woman’s right to choose in Texas every day.
https://secure.actblue.com/donate/txfunds
Another option to help:
Donate to the legal team, Center for Reproductive Rights, that has taken every damn case to SCOTUS for us, including this one.
Vote Against All Politicians Who Support Extreme Bans on Abortion
FEMS is proud to stand beside our sisters in Ohio from Red, Wine & Blue in pledging to VOTE AGAINST ALL POLITICIANS WHO SUPPORT EXTREME BANS ON ABORTION!
Join us in making it abundantly clear to politicians, pundits and media that we WILL NOT STAND FOR ANY CANDIDATE WHO SUPPORTS CRIMINALIZING ABORTION OR HUNTING DOWN ANYONE HELPING SOMEONE WHO NEEDS ONE!
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Sign the pledge by clicking the button below.
Help Us Repeat Election Night 2018
We need all hands on deck to help re-elect our amazing governor, Gretchen Whitmer, and lieutenant governor, Garlin Gilchrist. Gretchen has been doing an incredible job as governor through a ton of adversity. She’s kept us as safe as possible throughout COVID, constantly fighting for the health of all Michiganders, and we need her back in office for a second term.
Thank you to everyone who helped collect signatures to get Gov. Whitmer back on the ballot. Please sign up to volunteer for her campaign.