The straight-ticket voting bill which the governor signed was Senate Bill 13 http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2015-SB-0013 The "gag-order" bill is Senate Bill 571 http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2015-SB-0571 which the governor has not signed. Lots of election related legislative activity going on. Kevin ^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v Kevin Driedger Librarian for Conservation and Digitization Library of Michigan P.O. Box 30007 702 W. Kalamazoo Lansing, MI 48913 517-373-9440 driedgerk@michigan.gov<mailto:driedgerk@michigan.gov> www.facebook.com/conservation.at.lm<http://www.facebook.com/conservation.at.lm> www.michigan.gov/libraryofmichigan<http://www.michigan.gov/libraryofmichigan> From: michlib-l-bounces@mcls.org [mailto:michlib-l-bounces@mcls.org] On Behalf Of Robert P. Holley Sent: Wednesday, January 06, 2016 7:30 AM To: Steven K. Bowers <sbowers@wayne.edu>; Michlib-l ListServ <michlib-l@mcls.org> Subject: Re: [Michlib-l] ALA President Sari Feldman Interviewed on WDET Snyder signs bill eliminating straight-ticket voting Yes, he has. Here is the headline from freep.com Bob Dr. Robert P. Holley Professor Emeritus, Wayne State University 13303 Borgman Avenue Huntington Woods, MI 48070-1005 email: aa3805@wayne.edu phone: 248-547-0306 ________________________________ From: michlib-l-bounces@mcls.org <michlib-l-bounces@mcls.org> on behalf of Steven K. Bowers <sbowers@wayne.edu> Sent: Wednesday, January 6, 2016 6:57 AM To: Michlib-l ListServ Subject: Re: [Michlib-l] ALA President Sari Feldman Interviewed on WDET I believe the law has not yet been signed by the governor. We are still hoping to get him to veto the legislation. More info at: http://www.milibraries.org/mla-urges-governor-snyder-to-veto-sb-571/ [Image removed by sender.]<http://www.milibraries.org/mla-urges-governor-snyder-to-veto-sb-571/> MLA Urges Governor Snyder to Veto SB 571 - General News ...<http://www.milibraries.org/mla-urges-governor-snyder-to-veto-sb-571/> www.milibraries.org Michigan Library Association Urges Governor Snyder to Veto SB 571. Michigan Library Association (MLA) is urging Governor Rick Snyder to Veto SB 571. Please sign the petition asking for a veto! -Steve ________________________________ From: michlib-l-bounces@mcls.org <michlib-l-bounces@mcls.org> on behalf of Robert P. Holley <aa3805@wayne.edu> Sent: Tuesday, January 5, 2016 8:25 PM To: Michlib-l ListServ Subject: [Michlib-l] ALA President Sari Feldman Interviewed on WDET Around 4:45 this afternoon, I heard an interview on WDET with Sari Feldman, ALA President, on the just signed law the prohibits all government bodies from distributing information on elections. She did an excellent job of explaining why this idea went against the public library's role in providing unbiased facts to their users. The interviewer tried to get her to admit that a librarian could try to influence how the person would vote, but she skillfully avoided this trap. She also said that Michigan is the only state that she know of with this prohibition. Bob Robert P. Holley Professor Emeritus, Wayne State University 13303 Borgman Avenue Huntington Woods, MI 48070-1005 email: aa3805@wayne.edu phone: 248-547-0306
