Voter Caging in Michigan

Two weeks ago, the Michigan Messenger ran a story about the GOP’s plans to use a list of foreclosed homes to stop people from voting. Now the Michigan Republican Party is threatening to sue the Messenger for Libel. The Messenger is holding their ground, but unfortunately this is just one of many stories of voter disenfranchisement appearing as the 2008 election nears.

 

From voter caging and disenfranchisement, to youth organizing, voter registration, suppression and unreliable electronic voting machines, preserving the integrity of the vote is of critical concern this election season.

 

This is why Live From Main Street Columbus will devote an entire week to revealing and discussing these issues, and help prevent 2004 from happening again.

 

Live From Main Street Columbus: Will Your Vote Count? will be a week-long virtual town hall series, hosted by radio personality Laura Flanders, that kicks-off on September 29. Each day, Live From Main Street's virtual town hall will broadcast Ohio-based news on election protection issues to a national audience via television segments, articles, blogs, live chats, radio pieces, short investigative documentaries, panel discussions, one-on-one interviews and a statewide conference call with local leaders.