what is Michigan voting model?
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What exactly do you mean by VOTING MODEL ????\n\nThe Help America Vote Act (HAVA) was signed into law by the president on October 29, 2002.  It creates many mandates for state and local governments.  To date, nearly $1.5 billion has been appropriated by Congress to assist state and local governments in meeting the requirements of HAVA.  Michigan is eligible to receive approximately $45 million this fiscal year – with an estimated $33 million in additional grant funds coming over the next two fiscal years.  The federal funding will allow Michigan to replace outdated voting equipment.  It will also help to improve access for voters with disabilities and those who are living outside the country, including military personnel stationed overseas. \n\nMore information regarding the Help America Vote Act is available on the Web site maintained by the Federal Election Commission at www.fec.gov/hava/hava.htm.
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I think here in Michigan the biggest issue is whether we are going to allow a person to buy the office of Governor. I think restoring checks and balance to the federal government is also important. Dove hunting has become an issue as well as equal rights.
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Ugh, yes.\n\n\nI recently moved counties and had to re-register. I followed the information listed on my voter's registration card today--to a defunct polling location. It was a high school that is completely under construction--there was no voting going on there at all. Funny that there wasn't a sign or anything directing people to the right place--I had to call 411 to connect with the voter registration office, was on hold for twenty minutes, finally found out my correct polling location--went to vote, mentioned they might want to put a sign up at the other location. They said they had sent out a mailing detailing the new polling location and all eligible voters had received it. Hmmm. . . funny. Not this registered voter. I stuck with it until I found out where I was supposed to vote--but I have no doubt that other people just went back home. \n\n grrrrr.
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You make an excellent point first of all. There are indeed many people who vote with minimal knowledge of the issues and of what's at stake. I can attest to being one of those people myself, but the fact of the matter is, I know the basics of whom I will vote for and whom I will not (I live in Michigan), and to propose a test to qualify to vote is essentially stripping people of their right to vote all over again. I blame the Government Officials (I do not use the term 'Politician') because they make it into a popularity contest. I also blame the media because they egg it on, but I digress.
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Here is one online site that seems to have some info, but it doesn't seem to let you know what YOUR ballot will look like:\nhttp://www.sos.mo.gov/elections/upcomingElections.asp
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I'm not sure. Let me ask my mommy.   ....................(5 minute temporary pause)............\nShe says it's a temporary system where temporary people cast temporary votes in temporary ballot boxes with temporary 'hanging tabs' in a temporary election to temporarily elect a temporary President for a temporary period. \nOooh, isn´t my mommy smart?
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the truth?  If you forgot, you forgot.\n\nTheir website isn't very helpful, but here is the link:  http://michigan.gov/uia.
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Excellent question.  Any proposed change that would violate our State Constitution, must be presented to the people so the majority can decide whether or not that constitutional change should be made.  Proposed laws, that don't change the constitution can be voted on in Lansing by our lawmakers.  Hope this helps you understand.
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A combination. There are as many motivations for voting a certain way as there are people voting. Maybe more.
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You can search for the bill and then download the PDF of it. \nhttp://www.legislature.mi.gov/(0blvfm55r5tapl55gmyawf45)/mileg.aspx?page=home
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It's been Minnesota the last 3 elections. (hooray for my state!) -- I would bet its us again, just based on the past. I have no hard figures available yet though.....
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Here's the book, you'll have to read the pages for yourself.\n\nhttp://www.legislature.mi.gov/(tewjvp552nyjgviws4tcwc55)/mileg.aspx?page=GetMCLDocument&objectname=mcl-Act-62-of-1956
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authors of Presidential elections: Strategies of American electoral politics
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I think you mean early voting.  They can only use exit polls to give you a feel for that.  Absentee votes are usually last after election day.
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From NBC's Lisa Daniels\nPennsylvania's Republican Party says it has filed an official complaint with the state government, alleging failures in voting machines. One aide to Republican Sen. Rick Santorum just told me they believe "hundreds" of votes are affected by these machine malfunctions.\n\nThe complaint claims that votes for Santorum were not counted - that they were either met with a "malfunction" signal or incorrectly cast as votes for Democratic challenger Bob Casey. Santorum's aides say they are waiting for an official response from the state.\n\nThe response from Casey's campaign? The Democrats say there is no evidence of voting problems, aside from one or two isolated incidents unrelated to Santorum's claims. One said privately that the complaints were "an early attempt to explain away a Casey victory."\n\nMeanwhile, the Santorum camp contends that the most commonly cited polls, showing Casey with a double-digit lead over Santorum, are inaccurate. "Get ready for his grassroots campaign to kick in ... and we will win," one campaign official said. \n\nCasey's folks say they are very happy with the voter turnout, especially in the Philly suburbs. Stay tuned...
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The effectiveness of this suggestion varies by jurisdiction to jurisdiction.\n\nThe information is publicly available in the united states because any one can verify a voters privilege to voting rights.\n\nThe problem is how, sometimes one needs to go the the registrar or clerk and ask to see the records.\n\nIn many cases it can be found on line.\n\nGo to the Internet site for the jurisdiction, sometimes a state, sometimes a county, sometimes a city / township, sometimes a congressional district etc and look for voter information.\n\nIf you are lazy write a letter to the federal or state Representative for the area asking where to search for the information on line.\n\nThe information that you can expect your manual or automatic search to return is\nName of the voter\nAddress of the voter\nPrevious place (district) registered\nWhen registered (sometimes)\nLast voted (sometimes)\nDeclared primary party (sometimes)\n\nYou should not find things like phone numbers or social security numbers, date of birth etc etc.\n\nThere are a few states where voter information is maintained by the DMV  but this is not true of all states that have motor voter laws.\n\n\nHave you tried a phone directory like\nwww.anywho.com?
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Here are the candidates by state (League of Women Voters, an unbiased political information organization):\nhttp://www.vote411.org/candidateinfo.php?CFID=157952&CFTOKEN=51523100