FBI Goes To Court Over Detroit Ballots

WDIV TV Detroit reports: DETROIT -- The Federal Bureau of Investigation has headed to court to try to get a ruling on Detroit's absentee ballots, Local 4 reported. FBI officials want the absentee ballots to be separated from other ballots, so that in the instance of a challenge they can be carefully scrutinized, the station reported. Last week, Chief Wayne County Circuit Judge Mary Beth Kelly ordered state and Wayne County election officials to oversee absentee voting after ruling that City Clerk Jackie Currie has been breaking state law in how she handles the ballots and supervises the ambassadors who help elderly and disabled voters fill them out. MORE.....