The chairman of the Republican Party in Macomb County Michigan, a key swing county in a key swing state, is planning to use a list of foreclosed homes to block people from voting in the upcoming election as part of the state GOP’s effort to challenge some voters on Election Day.
“We will have a list of foreclosed homes and will make sure people aren’t voting from those addresses,” party chairman James Carabelli told Michigan Messenger in a telephone interview earlier this week. He said the local party wanted to make sure that proper electoral procedures were followed.
State election rules allow parties to assign “election challengers” to polls to monitor the election. In addition to observing the poll workers, these volunteers can challenge the eligibility of any voter provided they “have a good reason to believe” that the person is not eligible to vote. One allowable reason is that the person is not a “true resident of the city or township.”
The Michigan Republicans’ planned use of foreclosure lists is apparently an attempt to challenge ineligible voters as not being “true residents.”
One expert questioned the legality of the tactic.
I don't question the legality, I question the sanity of such a maneuver. If you have someone who's been foreclosed upon, and is in desperate times, do you really think it's a good idea to alienate them and make them think that you don't care about their vote?
Think people, I know it's not difficult. I do it all the time. You want EVERY vote to be counted, and only the most egregious voters discounted.
There's a reason why Michigan continues to vote for Democrats, and this is a big one. Just take a look at Detroit. Nothing against them personally, but the place has been run into the ground. They haven't elected a Republican in years. Yet, no one there seems to think "wait a minute, maybe the guys we keep electing are shit heads"?
Travis
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