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NEW POLL OVERVIEW:<br />
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State Senator Darwin Booher (R) has introduced Senate Bill 803 that would require voters to affirm that they are a U.S. citizen when voting or applying for an absentee ballot.<br />
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The bill would amend the Michigan Election Law to do the following:<br />
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-- Require an application to vote to include an affirmative statement by the elector that he or she was a citizen of the United States.<br />
-- Require an elector who did not affirmatively state that he or she was a U.S. citizen to be challenged, and prohibit issuance of a ballot to an elector who did not make the statement under oath.<br />
-- Require an application for an absent voter ballot to question whether the applicant was a U.S. citizen.<br />
-- Prohibit a clerk from issuing an absent voter ballot to a person who indicated that he or she was not a U.S. citizen.<br />
-- Require a clerk to issue an absent voter ballot to a person who did not answer the citizenship question, and include a prominent notice that the person had not answered the question and that the ballot would not be counted unless he or she answered it before the polls closed on election day.<br />
-- If an election were contested in court, allow an absent voter ballot that was not counted due to a failure to answer the citizenship question to be counted if the court determined that the voter was a citizen at the time of the election.<br />
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NEW POLL QUESTION:<br />
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Should the state require voters to affirm they are a U.S. citizen when voting or applying for an absentee ballot?<br />
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Yes<br />
No<br />
Undecided<br />
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PREVIOUS POLL QUESTION:<br />
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Should a proposed Casino in Lansing be built?<br />
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Yes . . . . . . . . . . . 31% <br />
No . . . . . . . . . . . .61% <br />
Undecided . . . . . . .8% <br />
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TWO COMMENTS WERE MADE ON THIS POLL QUESTION:<br />
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COMMENT #1<br />
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My daughter works for the casino in Mount Pleasant. The casino does not give students any breaks. It is a mandatory 32 hours and they do not work with class schedule changes. Knowing she is a student, they schedule her third shift hours and then she has a full day of classes, then the next night is second shift forcing her to work and go to school arround the clock for 36 hours at least once per week. There are no benefits for 32 hours and because jobs are limited and because she is building a resume, she stays. How many times do we have to pay for America? What is happening is just plain greed. Spendable income needs to be spent on other types of entertainment. Casinos put other businesses at risk. Please don't let this be rammed down our throats. We have more than our share of casinos in Michigan.<br />
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COMMENT #2<br />
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Many non-profit organizations in Clinton County benefit from Texas Hold'em events at Trippers. A Lansing casino would dry up this source of income for our non-profits.<br />
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