Michigan set to combat voter challenges - 28 Oct 08

There is concern in Michigan at the number of votes that may be challenged on election day.

The state has had the highest unemployment rate in the US for three years running.

Many residents are in financial trouble and have had their homes foreclosed on.

Because voter registration is based on where you live, if your home has been seized by the bank, political parties can challenge your ballot.

Al Jazeera's Clayton Swisher reports.

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[mrtdot]

republicans are despicable

[mogilny89p]

It has been part of their party philosophy for 50 years. The less people that vote, the more their vote counts. The republican party is a party of semi-retarded people who are a danger to the survival of everyone. What more proof do we need?

[termite289]

ohh my god. are yall really tht dense. you out of work bums in michigan are still bashing republicans and still voting dem, congratulations by the way on winning, dems keep high tax on buisnes, of which yall's seem to keep leaving, keeping you out of work. when will you realize that republicans want you to prosper just like all the evil rich people the dems keep telling you to hate? the dems have slaves that they give handouts to for votes. and the dems caused the housing crisis.

[FlatulenceFox]

The funny thing about the leaders of the Republican Party is that they do not believe in democracy. The scary thing is that they have the power to enforce this belief.

[0xFE]

meybe the sub-prime crash was set up to help the republicans do just this :)

[TomMarAlem1987]

Submit an Absentee ballot, yes?

[PresidentOfTheBlack]

hell no not in my state!

[Michigan1985]

They do crap like this up here every election cycle. I can only imagine what they're doing in the real battleground states.

[workingclasssociety]

keep your head up