Michigan resisting challenge to ban on straight-party voting

DETROIT (AP) — A year after the 2016 election, the state of Michigan still is in court resisting a challenge to a ban on straight-party voting.

Gov. Rick Snyder and Republicans in the Legislature abolished straight-party voting, but a federal judgesuspended the law last year. He said it would disproportionately burden blacks and cause confusion in cities where the option is popular.

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