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  • Gov. Snyder vetoes election bills denounced as 'voter suppression' by critics

    07/03/2012 2:56:07 PM PDT · by cripplecreek · 29 replies
    Mlive ^ | July 03, 2012 | Dave Murray
    GRAND RAPIDS, MI – Gov. Rick Snyder vetoed election reform bills that sparked angry protests and cries of voter suppression during committee hearings. Snyder, in one day doubling the number of bills vetoed during his tenure, nixed bills that aimed to prevent voting fraud by requiring a voter to reaffirm U.S. citizenship before receiving a ballot and requiring photo ID when picking up an absentee ballot from a city office. He also rejected a bill that would have required training for people, companies and organizations participating in voter registration drives. Snyder in a release said he appreciates the issue of...