Voting

Urged the city to adopt approval voting instead of ranked-choice or plurality voting, arguing it produces more consensus winners.

Called for expanding the green task force, cleaner air, and stronger voter participation, drawing on his 34 years at the wastewater treatment plant.

Described giving hand warmers, bus tickets and free rides to the polls and asked the council to pray on police-related situations.

Encouraged everyone to get out and vote in the upcoming election.

Encouraged voter turnout and reflected on the history of Detroit public schools.

Introduced Detroit Disability Power's new voter toolkit auditing polling-place accessibility and urged council members to audit their own precincts.

Raised concerns about voter assistance terminal placement and a false smoking complaint against her at the CCB.

Highlighted ongoing volunteer efforts to monitor voting machines and transport residents to early voting polls.

Blind advocate described defective VAT machines and untrained poll workers that kept her from voting independently in the primary.

President of Detroit Advocates for the Blind said VAT failures are recurring federal civil rights violations after eight years of advocacy.

Said poll workers aren't trained, headphone audio fails in loud polling places, and he's had to vote absentee.

Retired corporation counsel asked why the reliable AutoMark was replaced with a machine he couldn't use at the Department of Elections.

Blind voter described a 30-minute wait and reliance on assistance after her ID was passed around the polling place.

Elderly blind resident lost in-building AutoMark voting and had to travel between churches without a working machine.

Blind since 14, she spent two hours and tried three machines at the primary without voting independently.

Retired police officer and advocate described machines hauled from multiple sites that never worked, and warned of national scrutiny of Detroit elections.

Detroit Disability Power policy manager described hours-long VAT waits and urged Council members to try the machines before November.

A Detroit People's Platform transit organizer urged voting, described ballot proposals, and thanked the committee for its stance on utility affordability.

Urged the public to use respectful language about people with disabilities and to vote August 4.

Urged votes for the transit and school millages and described suspected contaminated soil at demolition sites in District 5 that blocks her lot from sale.

Expressed concern over long walking distances to voting precincts for seniors and questioned health department outreach outside the city.

Asked whether N95 mask supplies will be replenished, complained about remaining tree debris, and urged voter turnout.

Warned about the smoke given her oxygen and breathing issues, and urged listeners to register and vote August 4 on the Wayne County millage and schools proposals.

Supported Attorney Jerry Goldberg on utility rate accountability and called for defense of voting rights against external monitoring threats.

Voiced sharp criticism of past elections, voting rolls, and city leadership.

Michigan campaigns manager for All Voting Is Local Action, urging council to pass the resolution against the proof-of-citizenship ballot proposal on behalf of 30+ organizations.

United Way for Southeastern Michigan representative supporting the local democracy resolution and opposing documentary proof-of-citizenship requirements.

District 2 resident urging support for the local democracy resolution, noting document costs and transportation barriers hit Detroiters hardest.

Voters Not Politicians education manager urging support for Santiago-Romero's resolution against the ACV ballot proposal.

Detroit Disability Power policy manager urging a yes vote, explaining passport/birth-certificate requirements harm disabled voters.

Urged the council to proactively defend Detroit voting rights in response to national efforts to take over election procedures.