Reports of confusion, frustration over voter ID law after Tuesday primary

Sarah Cwiek — Fri, 10 Aug 2012 23:02:11 +0000

Some Michigan voters were wrongly turned away from the polls last Tuesday after refusing to affirm their US citizenship.

But some other voters—and an elections watchdog group—say they also encountered problems with misguided enforcement of the state’s voter ID law.

Fighting for a Future

Jack Lessenberry — Fri, 22 Apr 2011 17:14:18 +0000

http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/michigan/local-michigan-964789.mp3

Here’s something you may not have thought about: Who are the Michigan Democratic party’s future leaders? The Republican landslide last fall eliminated a generation of politicians.

Today, the Democrats don’t have a single statewide officeholder, other than some judges and school and university board members. Five of the six Democratic congressmen are elderly.

Jocelyn Benson

Reports of confusion, frustration over voter ID law after Tuesday primary

Fighting for a Future