Three former Michigan secretaries of state issued a joint statement this week urging a “No” vote on a citizen-initiated ballot proposition called Proposal 2.
If approved by voters on Nov. 8, Proposal 2 would, among other things, amend the state constitution in order to legalize private funding of elections, require absentee ballot drop boxes in every community, and effectively do away with mandatory photo identification for in-person voters.
Proposal 2 would allow a would-be voter to present a signed affidavit attesting to his or her identity instead of a state-issued photo ID.
For 24 years prior to the 2018 election of Democrat Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, the office was held by Republicans….