1. The described proposal does not have adequate controls on verifying who exactly is voting. The described problem of Grand Rapids voters waiting for 4 hours can be remedied by more poll workers in polls in which there are a lot of registered voters.

2. I am very disappointed in Ruth Johnson not coming up with a remedy to guarantee that military ballots will be processed and received in a way that GUARANTEES that those votes will be counted no later than election day.

3. Here is something that Ruth Johnson needs to deal with. It is not true that the problem of Clerks sending out unrequested absentee ballots has been remedied. Using me as an example in the 2012 Presidential. We requested absentee ballots in the August primary as we were out of town. Then, much to my surprise, we received unrequested November General Election BALLOTS in the mail (yes, ballots; not requests for ballots). I called the SOS Election Division about this and the staffer said that the Clerk had likely  used a form in the primary election in which we were requesting absentee ballots for both the primary and general. I don't think that this occurred and why would it and I would have noticed it. Just because someone will be out of town in August does not mean that they would be out of town in November and there was nothing on the form I signed that indicated multiple dates. This is not the first time that this has occurred with the City of Lansing Clerk's office. Furthermore, primary elections and general elections are separate elections under Michigan election law, including campaing finance law. As absentee ballots are the easiest way  for voter fraud to occur, there needs to be great care that ballots do not go out willy nilly. 

4.. Having a great percentage of voters voting 45 days prior to the election is a bad idea. This really means that  a general election (where there was a contested primary) really only lasts 30 to 45 days - - and it would be non-existent for voters who actually vote at the beginning of the time period. While some voters know very early on exactly who they wish to vote for, most voters wait until close to the actual election to decide and it is a bad idea for people to vote without access to sufficient information to choose and prior to candidates to be able to campaign - - especially when their is a protracted primary, followed by summer when voters won't listen so candidates lay fairly low. The general election doesn't start up until after Labor Day - - so, this would result in a 30 to 45 day general and for those voting absentee at the earliest possible time, they are allowing no time to receive any information that would be revealed during the general election. 