LANSING, Mich. (AP) — As promised, Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Friday vetoed Republican-sponsored legislation that would toughen in-person voter identification rules and require people to include additional information such
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer vetoed Friday three more bills from the Republicans’ 39-bill election package that would have imposed stricter ID requirements for voters. Senate Bills 303 and 304, as well as House Bill 5007, would eliminate the state’s current option for voters to submit an affidavit attestin…
The fight has just begun as Republicans circulate a petition for identical legislation to tighten Michigan’s voter identification law, limit absentee ballot application mailings and bar private grants for election administration.
