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

A federal lawmaker questioned what role the Small Business Administration has in elections.

People cast their early ballots for the 2022 general election at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor on Nov. 7, 2022. Eff Kowalsky/AFP via Getty Images

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.