A new fight about voting rights in Lansing pits Republicans against Democrats. The bills include I-D requirements for in-person and absentee voting.
A 39-bill package sponsored by Republicans is up for a hearing and floor votes as soon as this week.
Republican majorities could adopt the bills over the objection of Democrats, but that’s not the end game.
Governor Gretchen Whitmer told The Washinton Post during an online interview that she’s waiting to see if the Legislature sends her the bills.
“If and when that does happen, I will veto the package.”
But state GOP leaders say, in that case, they’ll launch a petition drive that would allow the Legislature to adopt a veto-proof law.
