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Michigan’s governor says he’s still weighing the pros and cons of signing a bill to end straight-ticket voting in the state.
The bill to do away with the check box for Democrat or Republican at the top of your ballot was passed by both the Michigan House and Senate late Wednesday night.
Governor Rick Snyder says he hasn’t settled on signing the bill just yet.
While he notes straight-ticket voting is outdated he concedes doing away with it could lead to long lines at some polling places.
Snyder says he would have liked the legislature to have also passed a bill allowing people to vote absentee without giving a reason.
However that wouldn’t have guaranteed a wait-free Election Day.
The no-reason absentee bill was intended to offset the long lines that are expected at some polling places as a result of doing away with straight-ticket voting.
