(R-MI) Gov. Snyder snubs large portion of GOP election package
Source: Detroit Free Press
Gov. Rick Snyder vetoed significant portions of a Republican-crafted elections package this morning, a move likely to please critics who viewed the package as a means of voter suppression and infuriating GOP backers who viewed it as common sense reform.
Among the bills vetoed was one requiring photo ID for first voter registration or to obtain an absentee ballot, a requirement that African-American activists claimed was an attempt to deter voting by the urban poor.
Snyder said in a statement that “he appreciates the issue of ensuring voters are eligible and U.S. citizens, however this legislation could create voter confusion among absentee voters.”
Snyder did sign other election measures aimed at removing the names of dead or departed voters from the registration rolls, and several others aimed at providing better ballot security and more transparency for start-up political parties.
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You know the bills were bad when even Rick "Emergency Manager" Snyder vetoed them.
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