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Republicans pushing changes to Michigan election laws

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Republicans are advancing changes to Michigan’s election laws from a state Senate committee to the full chamber.The bills center on heightened ID requirements for voting, and new requirements for applying-for and voting-by absentee ballot.

The legislation passed through committee along party lines, with Democrat Paul Wojno the lone dissenter.

“Would the clerk please call the roll? Chairwoman Johnson? Yes. Senator McBroom? Yes. Senator Vanderwaal? Yes. Senator Wojno? No.”

GOP legislatures across the country have been making it more difficult to vote following Donald Trump’s loss in the presidential election. Many Republicans have spread false claims of systemic voter fraud to justify the necessity of these bills.