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Want to Vote in the August 7, 2018 Michigan Primary Election? July 9, 2018 is the Last Day to Register!
Monday , 2, July 2018 Election 2018 Leave a commentAs of June 30, 2018, there are 7,374,190 registered voters in the state of Michigan. Residents who want to vote in the August 7, 2018 primary have until July 9 to register. What some people may not be aware of yet is that states under GOP control have resorted to various methods of purging voter […]
Voter Apathy Hasn’t Changed in 30 Years and Neither Has the Reason Why
Tuesday , 14, July 2015 Elections, Gerrymandering The Vote, Vote By Mail Petition Leave a commentIn an editorial published in the New York Times on November 25, 1988, entitled, “One Reason Voters Didn’t Vote”, the argument was made that people stayed home simply because they weren’t registered to vote. According to a New York Times/CBS News post-election survey, they tended to be younger, poorer and less educated than voters. Why […]
AN OPEN LETTER TO THE ILLINOIS ATTORNEY GENERAL
Saturday , 13, September 2014 Nerd Problems 1 CommentDear Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan: I realize the state of Michigan is out of your jurisdiction, but I wanted to bring to your attention that one of your citizens has been in our state for nearly four years and frankly, we’re really sick and tired of him. Illinois resident Richard Baird came to Michigan […]