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Michigan FIRE Action

Young people should decide Michigan's future.

We are building a year-round political home for Michiganders ages 18 to 35, with BIPOC, working-class, rural, and immigrant young people at the center.

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Michigan FIRE Action. Future. Impact. Resistance. Engagement.
Who we organizeYoung people, ages 18–35
Where we startFour core Michigan regions
What we buildCommunity, leadership, and power

Events

Find your people.

See upcoming events owned by Michigan FIRE Action and RSVP on Mobilize.

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Your priorities

Tell us what matters.

The platform survey helps members choose the issues Michigan FIRE Action organizes around.

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Membership

Build power with us.

Join, choose volunteer interests, and help shape endorsements, campaigns, and actions.

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Our mission

Build community first.
Build power that lasts.

Michigan FIRE Action exists to break the boom-and-bust cycle of youth organizing. We are building civic belonging year-round, then turning that trust into issue advocacy, electoral action, and lasting governing power.

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Community before the ask

We build trust, identity, and real relationships before asking young people to take political action.

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Year-round membership

We are building durable civic infrastructure, not a campaign that disappears after Election Day.

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Local leadership

Young leaders organize their own campuses, neighborhoods, social networks, and communities.

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A ladder to power

Members grow from community events to volunteer leadership, issue advocacy, and electoral action.

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Material wins

Our goal is policy and governing power that improve daily life for young Michiganders.

Neighborhood Captains

Local leaders. Real relationships. Lasting infrastructure.

Michigan FIRE Action's Neighborhood Captains program is built for young leaders who want to organize within their own social networks, campuses, and communities.

Raise my hand

Every campus. Every community. One Michigan.

Member-led priorities

Your life.
Your platform.

Our platform survey asks young Michiganders to name their top priority and the kinds of community spaces they want. Those answers will guide Michigan FIRE Action's issue agenda.

Stable, affordable housingGood-paying jobsAffordable higher educationK-12 education justiceAffordable health careAccessible child careVoting rightsImmigration justiceResponsive governmentEnvironmental justice

The survey takes a few minutes

Help choose what we fight for.

You can also request updates, volunteer, host an event, or ask Michigan FIRE Action to present to your organization.

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2026 voter information

Know the dates.
Make your plan.

Michigan's statewide primary is August 4, 2026. The general election is November 3, 2026. Use official Michigan Secretary of State tools for personalized, current voter information.

Read Michigan FIRE Action's voter guide

Primary election

Aug 4Tuesday · Polls open 7AM–8PM
  • Early voting: July 25–Aug 2
  • Online or mail registration deadline: July 20

General election

Nov 3Tuesday · Polls open 7AM–8PM
  • Early voting: Oct 24–Nov 1
  • Online or mail registration deadline: Oct 19
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Check or register

Check your registration, update your address, or register online. Within 14 days of an election, register in person at your local clerk with proof of residency.

Register to vote
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Find where to vote

Use the Michigan Voter Information Center for your polling place, clerk, early voting site, and sample ballot.

Find my voter information
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Vote early

Statewide and federal elections include at least nine consecutive days of early voting. Dates, hours, and locations vary by community.

Early voting details
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Vote absentee

Every registered Michigan voter can request an absentee ballot without giving a reason. Return deadlines and options are set by the state.

Absentee voting details

Voter information on this page is summarized from the Michigan Department of State. Election rules, deadlines, sites, and ballot details can change. Confirm your information at Michigan.gov/Vote.

Ballot initiative guides

What we're tracking
for 2026.

These positions come from Michigan FIRE Action's supplied organizing brief. Final proposal names, numbers, and ballot language will be added only after official certification.

SUPPORT

Tracking for possible 2026 ballot

End utility company political contributions

The supplied brief supports stopping utility companies from using their power and resources to influence Michigan politics.

Guide status

This site does not claim that the proposal has qualified for the ballot. Michigan FIRE Action will update this guide after official ballot language is available.

OPPOSE

Tracking for possible 2026 ballot

Additional citizenship-document requirement

The supplied brief opposes a proposal that could require citizenship documents such as a birth certificate to register or vote.

Guide status

This site does not claim that the proposal has qualified for the ballot. Michigan FIRE Action will update this guide after official ballot language is available.

Candidates and endorsements

Member power,
not backroom decisions.

Michigan FIRE membership includes voting rights on candidate endorsements and campaign decisions. This site does not publish an endorsement that has not completed that process.

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    Questionnaire and research

    Candidates are evaluated on issues that affect young people.

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    Member review

    Members examine the record and discuss the choice.

  3. 3
    Formal approval

    Guidance is published only after the authorized decision.

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Events

Show up.
Find your people.

Michigan FIRE Action is building social gatherings, service projects, trainings, advocacy events, arts and culture programs, outdoor activities, and community forums.

Events powered by Mobilize
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CommunityKruse's Paint Creek Tavern · Rochester, MI

Meet-Up, Eat-Up: Across Oakland & Macomb Counties

Next available times

  • Tue, Sep 156:00 PM–7:30 PM EDT
  • Tue, Sep 226:00 PM–7:30 PM EDT
  • Tue, Sep 296:00 PM–7:30 PM EDT

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CommunityHopCat Downtown A2 · Ann Arbor, MI

Michigan FIRE Happy Hour in A2!

Next available times

  • Wed, Sep 165:30 PM–6:30 PM EDT
  • Wed, Sep 235:30 PM–6:30 PM EDT
  • Wed, Sep 305:30 PM–6:30 PM EDT

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CanvassRecreation Park · Ypsilanti, MI

Canvassing with Michigan FIRE Action in Washtenaw!

Next available times

  • Sun, Sep 201:00 PM–4:00 PM EDT
  • Sun, Sep 271:00 PM–4:00 PM EDT
  • Sun, Oct 41:00 PM–4:00 PM EDT

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CommunityHamtramck Public Library · Hamtramck, MI

Hamtramack Neighborhood Community Meeting

Next available times

  • Sun, Sep 201:00 PM–3:00 PM EDT
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Get involved

There is a place for you here.

Join as a member, choose the volunteer work that fits you, shape Michigan FIRE Action's platform, or help organize your community as a Neighborhood Captain.

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Become a member

Get insider updates, access to events and leadership opportunities, and a voice in endorsements and campaigns.

Membership application
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Volunteer

The membership application includes volunteer interests, from events and outreach to organizing and campaign work.

Choose volunteer interests
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Set the platform

Name your top issue, request updates, host an event, or request a presentation for your organization.

Take the issue survey
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Donate

Support Michigan FIRE Action's work to build year-round youth organizing and political power across Michigan.

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