{"id":2050,"date":"2025-07-28T10:29:11","date_gmt":"2025-07-28T14:29:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/michigan\/?post_type=press&p=2050"},"modified":"2025-08-11T14:07:40","modified_gmt":"2025-08-11T18:07:40","slug":"common-cause-nis-fushaten-reklamuese-per-refuzimin-e-nenshkrimit","status":"publish","type":"press","link":"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/michigan\/sq\/press\/common-cause-launches-decline-to-sign-ad-campaign\/","title":{"rendered":"Common Cause nis fushat\u00ebn reklamuese "Refuzimi p\u00ebr t\u00eb n\u00ebnshkruar""},"template":"","class_list":["post-2050","press","type-press","status-publish","hentry","press_type-press-release"],"acf":{"details":{"summary":"Common Cause Michigan is launching a significant ad campaign warning Michiganders that signing their name to any voting-related ballot initiative puts their vote at risk.","featured_image":"","press_type":152,"authors":"","related_issues":[97,109,403],"related_work":[410,394],"location":25},"sidebar":{"helper_enable_sidebar":false,"helper_media_contact":{"heading":"Media Contact","manually_enter_person":true,"person":null,"name":"Kenny Colston","role":"","phone":"","email":"kcolston@commoncause.org"},"helper_links_downloads":{"heading":"Links & Downloads","links":null}},"page_layout":[{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_wysiwyg","_acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_wysiwyg":{"content":"Common Cause Michigan is<\/span> launching a significant ad campaign warning Michiganders that signing their name to any voting<\/span>-related<\/span> ballot initiative puts their vote at risk. <\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\r\n\r\nCurrently, two ballot initiatives are approved for signature gathering<\/span> that<\/span>,<\/span> if approved, would mean eligible U.S. citizens would <\/span>likely lose<\/span> their right to vote<\/span> in Michigan. The ads <\/span>are<\/span> running statewide on digital platforms to start. If needed, the campaign will move to in-person organizing, <\/span>and more direct and digital advertising. <\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
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<\/span>\"<\/span>The vast majority of Michiganders believe our elections are fair, but an extreme minority <\/span>wants<\/span> to take away our right to vote <\/span>and is misleading us on their targets.<\/span> It's<\/span> a trap. <\/span>Don\u2019t<\/span> fall for it<\/span>,<\/span>\u201d <\/span><\/span>said<\/span> Q<\/span>uentin Turner<\/span>, <\/span>Michigan Executive Director of <\/span>Common Cause<\/span><\/strong>. <\/span>\u201c<\/span><\/span>Both of these <\/span>poorly named<\/span> ballot initiatives would take away U.S. <\/span>citizen's<\/span> right to vote unless they <\/span>slogged through tons of <\/span>costly<\/span> red tape<\/span>. <\/span>This is not <\/span>abstract;<\/span> w<\/span>e know <\/span>from our members <\/span>directly that<\/span> some<\/span> would <\/span>lose their right to vote as U.S. citizens<\/span>. <\/span>We will educate as many Michiganders as needed that their friends and neighbors would be affected if this makes the ballot. <\/span>Don\u2019t<\/span> sign your name.\u201d<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
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<\/span>You can see the ad here<\/span><\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/span>\r\n\r\nIt is paid for with regulated funds by the Voters Not Politicians Ballot Committee. <\/span>Common Cause does not reveal direct ad strategy or campaign budgets.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n[video width=\"720\" height=\"720\" mp4=\"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/michigan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Quentin-Turner-Michigan-Ads-.mp4\"][\/video]\r\n\r\n
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