Leelanau Indivisible is an informal left-of-center organization based in Leelanau County, Michigan. It is an affiliate of the left-of-center organizing and activism network Indivisible.

Background

The organization is active in supporting and opposing candidates for office and promoting left-of-center causes. It also has a political action committee, Leelanau Citizens for Democracy. ¹

The group’s website has a “land acknowledgment” that points out that Leelanau County was once populated by the Anishinabek and thanked them for being “caretakers” of the land. ²

Activities

In March 2017, the organization held a protest to oppose an attempt to repeal Obamacare. ³

In April 2020, the organization co-signed an op-ed in support of COVID-19 lockdowns and restrictions. The op-ed also criticized opponents of lockdowns as inflaming the people of Michigan and putting lives at risk. ⁴

After the January 6^th U.S. Capitol riots, the organization denounced U.S. Representative Jack Bergman (R-MI) for voting against certifying the election of President Joe Biden. ⁵

In January 2022, the organization signed a letter by Fix Our Senate which called on Democrats to get rid of the Senate filibuster, which is the rule requiring a supermajority vote to end debate and proceed to vote on legislation, to enact a federal takeover of election administration and a weakening of voter security laws. ⁶

In January 2022, the organization signed a letter by Stand Up America that called on Democrats to get rid of the Senate filibuster and enact legislation supporting a federal takeover of election administration and a weakening of voter security laws. The letter also called for the District of Columbia to made into a state. ⁷

In January 2022, the organization held a candlelight vigil for democracy which called for the federal takeover of election administration and the weakening of voter integrity laws. ⁸

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