[EL] Michigan news -- "Citzenship Question Ordered off Voter Form"

[Rob Richie]

Here's the link to the article and the lead.
Rob

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http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20121006/POLITICS01/210060356/Citizenship-question-ordered-off-voter-form?odyssey=tab%7Ctopnews%7Ctext%7CFRONTPAGE


October 6, 2012 at 1:00 am
Citizenship question ordered off voter formJudge says imposing inquiry is
'burden,' would lead to 'confusion'

   - By Chad Livengood
   - Detroit News Lansing Bureau
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[image: Secretary of State Ruth Johnson appeared in U.S. District Court in
Detroit on Friday in a hearing over whether check-off boxes that ask state
voters to confirm their U.S. citizenship status on ballot applications
should be allowed in November.]
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Secretary of State Ruth Johnson appeared in U.S. District Court in Detroit
on Friday in a hearing over whether check-off boxes that ask state voters
to confirm their U.S. citizenship status on ballot applications should be
allowed in November. (David Guralnick / The Detroit News)

*Detroit *— A federal judge late Friday ordered Secretary of State Ruth
Johnson to remove a U.S. citizenship question from ballot applications for
the Nov. 6 election, citing inconsistent enforcement and potential
"confusion" at the polls.

"It really is a burden on the right to vote in terms of slowing things
down, in terms of confusion," U.S. District Court Paul Borman said in
ruling from the bench after a six-hour hearing.




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