WEST OLIVE, MI (WHTC-AM/FM) – Could Michigan go through what Wisconsin went through on Tuesday?
The Badger State went ahead with an election as scheduled after that state’s Supreme Court blocked efforts to delay the vote due to the COVID 19 situation. It was the first such balloting in the nation since the pandemic crisis exploded, and scenes of long lines with masked election workers cautiously handling ballots were seen across the country.
With Michigan slated for a May 5 primary date, local clerks such as Ottawa County’s Justin Roebuck are getting ready for an all-mail vote, as ordered by Governor Whitmer, that would prevent a similar situation in this state. “There are some serious elements to it,” he said during a Wednesday interview on “WHTC Talk of the Town.” “I believe that we got a process in place right now where we can safely conduct this election by mail, and that’s definately what we’re working toward.”
The only issues on the Ottawa County ballot on May 5 are renewals of the 18-mill non-homestead levies by the Grand Haven and Hudsonville school districts, along with a 67 million-dollar bond proposal for a portion of the county that is within the Kenowa Hills school district.
In the embedded ZOOM video interview, Roebuck discussed the election and the impact of the COVID 19 situation on his office.
