Selected project · Organization and website
Michigan Initiatives For Action
I founded the organization, developed its Transparency Initiative and created the digital platform that presented its work to the public.
This project brought together citizen-initiative development, petition preparation, public information and a complete website rebuild.
My founding role
Founder and creator of the Transparency Initiative
I founded Michigan Initiatives For Action LLC and developed the Transparency Initiative, a proposed change to Michigan's Freedom of Information Act intended to extend public-records requirements to the governor and lieutenant governor's offices, the Legislature and their employees.
I drafted the initiative proposal, prepared the petition proof and took the proposal through the state petition-form review process. The Michigan Board of State Canvassers approved the petition's form on July 17, 2023, a procedural step that permitted signature collection. It was not enactment of the proposed law.
The initiative was not submitted by the May 29, 2024 deadline to qualify for the November 2024 ballot. I present that status here separately from the petition-form approval.
The initiative · Historical timeline
From proposal to petition-form approval
Developed the FOIA proposal and prepared a petition proof for state review.
The Board of State Canvassers approved the petition's form, allowing circulation to proceed.
The petition was not submitted by the signature deadline for placement on the November 2024 ballot.
My web development work
Rebuilding MichiganInitiatives.org
I redesigned the original WordPress and Elementor site into a lean, responsive HTML5 website while preserving the organization's initiative history, news articles and public information.
The rebuild included restoring About and Get Involved content, migrating media, rebuilding news pages, implementing sequential animated progress indicators, improving responsive layouts and supporting video playback. I deployed the new site from staging to the domain root and corrected navigation and asset paths.
The result is a simpler static front end with project information that can be maintained without the former WordPress page-builder setup.
Project visuals
Website presentation and design
Project videos
Presenting the initiative to the public
These videos are part of the public-facing media created around Michigan Initiatives For Action and the Transparency Initiative.
Use the controls to view each video. If an embedded player is unavailable, use its direct Facebook link.
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Documentation
Initiative record and website
These records document the proposed initiative, petition preparation, review and 2024 ballot status. The portfolio records project work rather than taking a position on the proposal.
- Michigan Secretary of State — petition and John's printer's affidavit
- Michigan Secretary of State — July 17, 2023 meeting agenda
- WGVU — petition form approval coverage, July 18, 2023
- Michigan Bureau of Elections statewide petition status — Michigan Initiatives for Action was not submitted by May 29, 2024
- Michigan Initiatives For Action — project website