Michigan Defunding Presidential Election in Predominantly Democratic Detroit

[jaxx]

Michigan Defunding Presidential Election in Predominantly Democratic Detroit
By: Sarah JonesApril 19, 2012

If Republicans took over the country with the White House and a majority in the House and merely maintaining filibuster ability in Senate, Michigan could be a blue print for what is in store for us.

Detroit is facing a crisis. It may not be able to conduct a Presidential election due to lack of funding in the budget. Detroit spent $1.49 million on the 2008 Presidential election, and this year requested $1.2 million but was only granted $737,000.

<..> The Detroit Free Press reported the clerk as saying, “You can’t do it. You just can’t do it. We’re mandated by law to do certain things, to have certain things in place, to have a certain number of poll workers. There’s no way we can conduct a presidential election.”

<..> Under federal law, it is not legal to refuse to hold an election. Detroit has to hold an election, but if they do, will the election process purposefully disenfranchise Democratic voters by resulting in long lines, short hours, and lack of staff?

http://www.politicususa.com/michigan-ele...detroit-2/

What next? This is absolutely unthinkable.

[pappy]

Time for more organizing and creativity.

Is there a law in MI that would prohibit volunteer poll workers?

Might DOJ have a voice in this process?

[jaxx]

(04-19-2012 09:19 PM)pappy Wrote:  Time for more organizing and creativity.

Is there a law in MI that would prohibit volunteer poll workers?

Might DOJ have a voice in this process?

Those are good suggestions. I am hoping the Detroit Dems are on this.

[Peacetrain]

Rachael Maddow has been reporting on the craziness in Michigan. It is like something out of the middle ages..I wish more information on this was out in other media outlets..

[Still a Democrat]

Huge lines at the polls no doubt.