Michigan Democratic chair blasts GOP for fighting voting rights suits

During a voting rights roundtable held in Detroit on Friday, Michigan Democratic Party (MDP) Chair Lavora Barnes called out the GOP and the Republican National Committee (RNC) for “rigging the game.”

This comes after the RNC announced $10 million for a motion to intervene and challenge several voting-related lawsuits.

As the Advance previously reported, Priorities USA, a Washington, D.C.-based Democratic SuperPAC, has filed three lawsuits in Michigan over voting issues, including one challenging the Secretary of State rule that absentee ballots are only valid if the signature you have on file with the state matches that on your ballot.

The second lawsuit is over restrictions in transporting voters to the polls and helping them apply for absentee ballots. The third lawsuit challenges voting restrictions signed into law by GOP former Gov. Rick Snyder in the 2018 Lame Duck session.

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