AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Michigan's state primaries
While Michigan remains one of the crown jewels of the fall presidential campaign, the focus now turns to state primaries that may play a major role in deciding control of the narrowly divided U.S. Senate, U.S. House and state legislature.
A competitive race for an open House seat is taking shape in a Michigan battleground district
Former Michigan state Sens. Curtis Hertel Jr. and Tom Barrett will face off for the 7th Congressional District.
Milwaukee scraps early voting plans at Fiserv, Miller Park
The commission developed the plan in an effort to provide safe voting sites during the coronavirus pandemic. The Wisconsin Elections Commission said in a memo Monday that all early voting sites were to have been designated by June 12; the plan for Fiserv and Miller Park was implemented Sept. 1. In Atlanta, the Hawks' stadium was used in an August primary and was set to open next week for early voting. Woodall-Vogg noted that the city is still offering 13 in-person early voting locations spread out across the city. ___AP’s Advance Voting guide brings you the facts about voting early, by mail or absentee from each state: https://interactives.ap.org/advance-voting-2020/
Ballot drop boxes seen as a way to bypass the post office
Washington state election officials said that there are 450 drop boxes statewide, and there are discussions about adding more. Typical security measures for drop boxes include video surveillance, locks, tamper-resistant seals and chain-of-custody logs that are completed each time ballots are collected. In Pennsylvania, a federal lawsuit by the Trump campaign and Republican National Committee has cast drop boxes into a legal gray area. Democratic state lawmakers are countersuing to get a judge to clarify that drop boxes are legal. Suburban Delaware County is plowing ahead with its plans for drop boxes without waiting for the outcome of the legal dispute, said County Council member Christine Reuther, a Democrat.
Study ranks Milwaukee as worst city for African Americans
Study points to three key metrics to explain why the disparity between black and white people in Milwaukee is so large: money, joblessness and homeownership. - A new study labels Milwaukee as the worst city for Black Americans. Following eight metrics, Milwaukee ranked as the worst with Racine ranking second. "It's not new to most African Americans who live in Milwaukee," Clayborn Benson, Executive Director of the Wisconsin Black Historical Society said. Benson says redlining done in the 30s has had lasting impacts on African Americans in the city living equally.