On June 12, the Michigan Senate Elections & Government Reform Committee passed HB 4177. It had already passed the House. It removes party logos from the ballot. Passage of this bill is expected to help the state win the pending lawsuit over whether the U.S. Constitution forbids the state from eliminating the straight-ticket device. The connection between logos and the straight-ticket device may seem nebulous. But evidence from other states has shown that when a state repeals the straight-ticket device, but leaves logos on the ballot, some confused voters think they can cast a straight-ticket vote by drawing a circle around the logo for one particular party. Thus if Michigan removes logos, that will remove one justification for the straight-ticket device to be retained.
If I was one of these representatives my eye-rolling would be so hard I might’ve passed out, this is such a waste to take care of an issue that only effects idiots.
Wipe all the extraneous partisan advertising off the ballot.
If you circle a logo and think that counts as voting, you do not deserve to vote!