Tag Archives: electoral college

Will Michigan Republicans make a move to rig the 2016 election by changing the way our electoral votes are cast?

By Mark | January 31, 2013

According to Michigan Radio, state Republicans, despite the serious push-back they’ve been getting from voters, and the fact that a similar measure has apparently fizzled in Virginia, have every intention of moving forward with plans to radically change the way our electoral votes are cast for President in hopes of making it more likely for [...]

Posted in Civil Liberties, Michigan, Politics | Also tagged disenfranchisement, election reform, Elections Canada, gerrymandering, Jase Bolger, Michigan House of Representatives, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Peter Lund, Presidential politics, Randy Richardville, Rick Snyder, SB723, Virginia, voting | 14 Comments

The stealing of the next Presidential election, and Michigan’s evolving role

By Mark | January 24, 2013

A week or so ago, in a post about partisan redistricting, I noted that rumors were beginning to circulate concerning a Republican push to change the way Michigan’s electoral college votes are cast in presidential elections. Presently, as I suspect you know, Michigan has 16 electoral votes, and all of them go to the candidate [...]

Posted in Michigan, Politics, Uncategorized | Also tagged disenfranchisement, election reform, Elections Canada, gerrymandering, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Presidential politics, Rick Snyder, SB723, Virginia, voting | 23 Comments

How gerrymandering is killing American Democracy, and why we need to fight for transparent, non-partisan redistricting in Michigan

By Mark | January 3, 2013

Every ten years, the Michigan legislature has an opportunity, after assessing the results of the federal census, to redraw congressional districts to reflect shifts in population. The most recent redrawing of lines took place in 2011, and was approved by the Department of Justice in January, 2012, despite concerns that redrawn districts violated the Voting [...]

Posted in Civil Liberties, Michigan, Politics, Uncategorized | Also tagged 2010 census, census, Citizens Redistricting Commission, David Wasserman, Department of Justice, disenfranchisement, Eric Holder, Gary Peters, gerrymandering, Hansen Clarke, Michigan's 14th Congressional District, Princeton, Proposition 11, Proposition 20, redistricting, right-to-work, Sam Wang, Southwest Detroit, Supreme Court, Voters FIRST Act, Voting Rights Act | 17 Comments

Why can’t Michigan vote like Oregon?

By Mark | November 7, 2012

Remember how, a few months ago, I posted video of myself eating a fried pie on the street in Portland, while talking with a guy about the plotting of the 1994 attack on Nancy Kerrigan? Well, that guy… a former Michigander by the name of Dave Miller… has asked that I share the following article, [...]