LANSING, MI (AP)— The primary funder of a ballot drive to toughen Michigan’s voter identification law and restrict mass mailings of unsolicited absentee ballot applications is Ron Weiser, chairman of the state Republican Party.
Secure MI Vote filed a statement Tuesday showing Weiser donated $80,000 out of roughly $85,000 the committee raised between September 30th and October 26th.
The group needs about 340,000 valid voter signatures for the initiative, which the GOP-controlled Legislature would likely pass into law rather than let it go to the November 2022 ballot.
Democratic Governor Gretchen Whitmer vetoed similar legislation last week but would not be able to veto the new measure.
