Governor Rick Snyder says he’s not on board with changing how Michigan divvies up presidential electors.
A bill that was just rolled out would change Michigan from a winner-take-all state to one that divides the votes between the Democratic and Republican candidates.
The Michigan Public Radio Network’s Rick Pluta reports.
The bill’s Republican sponsor says making Michigan more competitive will mean more attention from presidential candidates. Democrats say Republicans want to change the rules to mitigate the serial drubbings the Michigan GOP’s endured in the last six presidential elections.
And Governor Snyder, a Republican, also says now’s not the time and it’s a question that should wait until later…
“…After the next census when I would consider it kind of a jump ball kind of issue that you don’t have one side or the other considering it kind of favoritism,” he says.
The governor did not say, however, that he would veto the bill if the Republican-controlled Legislature sent it to his desk.