Election info is online

By Alan Madlane
If the upcoming primary and regular elections have you a bit confused, you’re in luck.
There’s another resource in the Hamtramck area to help you sort out all the candidates, districting changes, and more.
It’s CitizenDetroit, and they’ve launched a new campaign to help educate area voters.
They’re partly the brainchild of co-founder and CEO Sheila Cockrel, herself a former Detroit city councilmember.
“At a time when democracy feels as if it’s under attack, it is now more important than ever that voters are empowered to make well-informed decisions,” she said.
To that end, their website, InformDetroit.org, features unedited two-minute videos from more than 50 candidates from both sides of the aisle.
There is no editorializing – the group is dedicated to “providing unbiased information on candidates and issues,” as well as “encouraging civic engagement,” their June 29 press release noted.
The group also has a map of all the new election districts.
They want people to come vote, and to come vote armed with their facts intact.
They have partnered with some heavy hitters, including the League of Women Voters of Detroit and a number of fraternal and sororal organizations, as well as media such as the Detroit Free Press, Detroit News, Michigan Chronicle, El Central, Bridge Michigan and WDET-FM, and corporate partners as well.
Go to InformDetroit.org and, well, inform yourself.
Posted July 15, 2022