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Snyder signs bill eliminating [MI] straight party voting
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| Contributor | RP |
| Last Edited | RP Jan 05, 2016 01:06pm |
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| Category | Proposed Legislation |
| Author | Chad Livengood |
| News Date | Tuesday, January 5, 2016 04:30:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Gov. Rick Snyder on Tuesday signed legislation eliminating the straight party ticket voting option on Michigan's general election ballots.
The Republican governor’s signature of Senate Bill 13 makes Michigan the 41st state to eliminate straight party voting — which allows voters, by checking a box at the top of a ballot, to choose all of the candidates from one or the other party.
Snyder and GOP supporters argued it puts the state in line with the great majority of the country and forces voters to consider the merits of individual candidates instead of voting automatically for all Democrats or all Republicans. |
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