Supreme Court Spurns Michigan Republicans on Straight-Party Vote
- Thomas, Alito dissent in U.S. Supreme Court election case
- State officials had sought to revive ban for November election
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Rejecting calls from Michigan Republicans, the U.S. Supreme Court refused to let the state enforce a new voting law that would outlaw straight-party ballots and make voters choose individual candidates.
With Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito dissenting, the court said it wouldn’t block a ruling that requires the state to keep the straight-party voting it has used for 125 years. A federal trial judge said the new law would mean longer lines at predominantly black voting sites.