Michigan elections, with or without citizenship
Seems there are citizens and non-citizens voting in the great state of Michigan. But let’s look a little closer before we start another cycle of rhetoric and fear.
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Voter fraud virtually non-existent
When conservatives claim that voter fraud justifies the odious voter ID laws Republican-run state governments have enacted they invariably bring up ACORN or some other voter registration scandal. The key word is “registration.” This does exist, however, Voter ID at the polls doesn’t prevent it and more importantly the fraud is almost always caught before … Continue Reading →
Payne: Snyder vetoed Voter ID. . . not
“Huuuuge!” raved Michigan Radio’s Tim Skubick. “Stunning!” hyperventilated a WWJ-Radio news anchor. Lansing’s media establishment cheered Governor Snyder sticking it to Republicans this week in vetoing the Legislature’s Voter ID law. Trouble is, Michigan already has a Voter ID law. Since 1996. Affirmed by the Michigan Supreme Court in 2007, Michigan voters have had to show … Continue Reading →