Michigan’s GOP-led Senate on Wednesday passed several bills that, if signed into law, would implement more voter identification requirements for in-person voters and absentee voters, adding Michigan to a growing list of states pursuing more stringient election measures. All Senate Republicans voted in favor of the three bills, while every Senate Democrat opposed them. Current law stipulates that Michigan residents who don’t have photo identification when they vote in person, can still cast their ballot if they sign an affidavit at their designated polling location. More than 11,000 individuals cast ballots in this way during the Nov. 3 election, according to election officials With one bill, which passed in the Senate 19–16, that process would be barred, and voters who don’t have identification would have to cast a provisional ballot and confirm their identity up to six days after casting their vote. The Senate also voted 19–16 to pass a …
Michigan Senate Passes Legislation to Add Voter ID Requirements: ‘Overwhelmingly Popular’
June 16, 2021
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