5 YEARS AGO October 29, 2020
Leelanau County law enforcement officials say they remain committed to enforcing Michigan laws against any form of voter intimidation even though a judge ruled this week that a recent ban on openly carrying firearms at polling places is not enforceable. On Tuesday, Michigan Court of Claims Judge Christopher Murray granted a motion to stop enforcement of a directive issued on Oct. 17 by the Michigan Secretary of State that would have prohibited the opencarry of firearms at or near election venues on Nov. 3. *** More than half the county’s 21,000 registered voters are expected to vote away from polling places. And more than one third have already cast their ballots. As of Monday, county Clerk Michelle Crocker said that 11,067 absentee ballots had been requested by registered county voters and 8,618 absentee ballots had already been returned to the
local clerks for processing on
