"(democrat Lt. Gov.) Gilchrist joined Tiffany Muller, executive director of the liberal PAC End Citizens United during a Thursday, April 1 media availability to discuss what they’re calling “voter suppression” laws from Michigan Republicans.
- “We have the power to veto this legislation should it ever pass the Legislature,” Gilchrist said. “As (Muller has) alluded to, Republicans are so afraid of voters, so willing and eager to avoid the will of the people...and run toward their own small, petty, political and partisan goals that they are now working to take advantage of loopholes to completely undermine the integrity of the voting process by going against the will of the people, as was so clearly stated three years ago.”
- Some of the proposed measures in the (GOP) Senate package include pre-registering 16-year-olds to vote if they have some form of state ID, easing electronic voting for active duty overseas military, overhauling county canvassing of election results and not allowing Benson or future secretaries of state to use their likeness on election material paid with public money.
- “It’s a gross abuse of the system,” said Muller, “especially given its goal to prevent people, particularly Black and brown people from voting.”...Read all.
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