LoginMichMash: Duggan weighs in on citizens-only voting, speaks about gubernatorial campaign
Michigan voters may get a ballot proposal changing the way they are verified to vote. This week on WDET’s MichMash, Gongwer News Service’s Zach Gorchow and Alethia Kasben discuss what this ballot would require. Later, candidate for Michigan governor Mike Duggan joins the discussion.
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In this episode
- What is in the citizens-only ballot proposal?
- How is former mayor Mike Duggan connecting with voters during his gubernatorial campaign?
If the citizens-only voting ballot initiative is passed, the Secretary of State is required to verify all 8.5 million voters in Michigan are U.S. citizens—which all voters already do. This proposal would require both old and new voters to verify with additional requirements involving social security, valid driver’s license number, or identification on absentee ballot.
Earlier this month the citizens-only voting ballot group Americans for Citizens Voting turned in the 750,000 signatures they would need to the state ahead of the deadline. If the signatures are verified, the proposal will appear on the ballot.
Former Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan says this ballot would create another barrier for those looking to vote. “I think anything that makes mail in balloting a bigger problem is wrong. Anything that makes voting harder, I wouldn’t be supportive of.”
There are reports that the Michigan Department of State may verify the votes by April.
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