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Choice Tracker

Help craft clear explanations of abortion-related bills in Michigan

Educate and motivate people in MI in the fight for abortion rights in the state legislature.

Posted March 4, 2024

Background & Context

Abortion is now protected by the constitution in Michigan, however there are ongoing efforts to both limit and increase access.

Immediate Problem

Bills are complex and nuanced, and it can be difficult for people who care about reproductive rights to truly understand the intricacies of legislation. We want to motivate people in Michigan who care about reproductive rights to actively engage with the legislative process, but first we need to make it easy to "get up to speed".

Work & Deliverables

We're crafting infographics, webpages, and videos that break down current and past legislation impacting abortion rights and access.

You'll help find legislation from the past few years, and translate it into short, everyday language that anyone can grasp. We want to be factual, yet extremely concise and straightforward.

We will provide a examples of language that other states have used as a starting point.

Project Plan

Preparation Phase

  • Intro call with volunteer coordinator
  • Review library of bill descriptions used previously

Collaboration Phase

  • Review bills and summarize into 150 characters or less
  • Review feedback of your summaries and adjust/finalize

Wrap Up

  • Handoff final summaries

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Additional Information

  • Time Commitment: 6-10 hours
  • Training Provided: No
  • Site-Preference: Remote
  • Open to Law Students: No
  • Bar License(s) required: Any Bar License
  • Required Languages: None
  • Required Legal Expertise: None
  • Signup Deadline: April 30, 2024
  • Deliverables Due: June 30, 2024
  • Mentoring Provided: No
  • Supervision Provided: Yes
Choice Tracker

Choice Tracker is an online tool to help people fight for abortion rights in the State Legislature. We track the votes and statements made by each legislator, in order to help educate and motivate them to get involved in state government.

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