By Ryan Klund:
Today is the day! (I hope) We all did (or will do) our civic duty today and VOTED!
Maybe the most important thing this election is to come to the polls with an open mind and a master's degree. How else could you possibly decipher the ballot proposals on Michigan's ballot this election.
Check these things out.
And it's not like we don't know that they're confusing. Come on. Something is wrong here.
I understand that law uses complex wording and terminology but newspapers and television are written at a sixth-grade level... why wouldn't ballots be written the same way. It's one of the only things we encourage everyone to do in this country.
It doesn't help that media outlets don't seem to spend adequate time explaining these measures. I know it isn't sexy news but it's clearly something we all should be able to make a educated decision about.
Why confuse? Why mislead? Something needs to change.
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