Small Business Admin Makes First-of-Its-Kind Voter Registration Agreement With Michigan

In a first-of-its-kind agreement, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and the Michigan Department of State have partnered through a memorandum of understanding to “to promote civic engagement and voter registration in Michigan.” This collaboration, announced on March 19 by SBA Administrator Isabel Casillas Guzman and Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, will focus on voter registration through a new website as well as in-person small business events in the state, according to press releases. “Protecting and strengthening our democracy is critical to our economic success and a core goal of the Biden-Harris Administration,” Ms. Guzman said in the SBA announcement. “Through this memorandum of understanding, the SBA will help connect Michiganders to vital voter registration information from the State of Michigan so that more small business owners can exercise their right to vote. Small businesses are busy working on and in their businesses, and by meeting them where they are—on our website and at our small business outreach events—we can help facilitate voter registration and civic engagement so their voices are heard.”...