By Patrice Johnson, Chair and Co-founder, Pure Integrity Michigan Elections The Michigan Department of State is at it again, offering elaborate procedural handwringing and couched threats against clerks as substitutes for the one straightforward action that would actually solve the problem. Recently, Macomb County Clerk Anthony Forlini did what any responsible elections official would do: he compared jury pool questionnaires — forms where people self-certify they are not U.

Dear friend, This is an all-hands-on-deck moment . The House has passed the SAVE America Act . Now the Senate must act to ensure only U.S. citizens vote in our elections . But instead of moving forward, Senate leadership is signaling delay, even though the policies in this bill have overwhelming public support . The Senate was designed to be a deliberative body . Debate on the floor is their job. The filibuster exists to protect debate, not avoid it. Here’s what must happen:

Call & write elected officials in Washington urging them to support the SAVE America Act and allow the talking filibuster.