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August 13, 2012
August 10, 2012
"They acted above the law, as if it didn’t apply to them"
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Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette about four former staffers for former U.S. Rep.Thaddeus McCotter (R).
The staffers were charged with falsifying election petitions and are charged with misdemeanors, including election law forgery, conspiracy to commit a legal act in an illegal manner and falsely signing a nominating petition.
Schuette said the same cut/paste method and forging of signatures could have occurred during the petition for the 2008 election.
McCotter, who resigned in July in light of the scandal, has not been linked to the fraud and was not charged.
(via 2012swingstates)
(Source: freep.com, via 2012swingstates)
August 10, 2012
Newark Mayor Cory Booker to campaign for Obama in Michigan
Cory Booker is here to campaign for Obama: He says: “This president has been the most accessible White House I’ve ever seen.”
— FreepOpinion (@FreepOpinion) August 9, 2012Booker campaigned in Detroit on Thursday and will host a roundtable in Flint on Friday.
(Source: nj.com)
August 10, 2012
August 9, 2012
"They acted above the law, as if it didn’t apply to them"
—
Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette about four former staffers for former U.S. Rep.Thaddeus McCotter (R).
The staffers were charged with falsifying election petitions and are charged with misdemeanors, including election law forgery, conspiracy to commit a legal act in an illegal manner and falsely signing a nominating petition.
Schuette said the same cut/paste method and forging of signatures could have occurred during the petition for the 2008 election.
McCotter, who resigned in July in light of the scandal, has not been linked to the fraud and was not charged.
(via 2012swingstates)
(Source: freep.com, via 2012swingstates)
August 3, 2012
The 12 | Tumbling the 2012 campaign: Voter Voices from Michigan: Are you better off financially than you were four years ago?
Would you say you, yourself are better off financially than you were when Obama became president, not as well off, or in about the same shape as then financially?
“I’m about in the same shape financially now as I was before he became president,” said Carinna Dennis. a Wayne State University…
(Source: Washington Post)
August 3, 2012
Ruling on too-small type could derail 7 ballot initiatives
A petition to repeal the state’s emergency manager law and another to strengthen collective-bargaining rights are among the seven Michigan ballot initiatives that could be ruled invalid because of their type size.
A law that has been in place for 47 years requires the wording on petitions to be 14-point type; however, the petitions in question measure closer to a 12-point type.
If the law is upheld, it would prevent the initiatives from being on the Nov. 6 ballot.
August 3, 2012
New Michigan poll shows Obama back in lead
President Obama leads Romney in Michigan, 48-42, in a poll released Wednesday by Lansing-based EPIC-MRA. The poll of 600 likely voters was conducted in late July.
In June, an EPIC-MRA poll showed Romney leading Obama 46-45.
In the past week, Rasmussen Reports and Public Policy Polling showed Obama leading in Michigan, while Mitchell Research had Romney with a one point lead, within the margin of error.
July 27, 2012
Costly primary to replace Rep. McCotter in Michigan will go forward
A special primary election, which will cost taxpayers $650,000 in Wayne and Oakland counties as well as the communities in the 11th Congressional District, is on for Sept. 5 after none of the five Republican candidates withdrew from the race.
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By the time the vote is certified, and figuring in the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays, the person who actually wins the special general election likely will serve for less than a month.
