the official michigan republican party response...
http://poligazette.com/2008/09/11/ho...right-to-vote/
This story is not true. The Michigan Republican Party is not using foreclosure lists to challenge voters. This has never been discussed. This is not being discussed. This will not be discussed. Period.
UPDATE II: In a later e-mail Mr. Nowling added:
We take this story by the Michigan Messenger to be false. I spoke directly with the chairman of Macomb Country GOP and he says he never said anything to the Messenger as it was reported in the Messenger. The Messenger is a left-leaning blog funded by ultra-Left billionaire George Soros. It is not an independent news source.
That said, there is not now nor has there ever been any plan to use home foreclosure lists to challenge voters. Such a list would be meaningless in determining whether a voter is eligible to vote in a precinct for which they are attempting to vote.
As another note, it is the Michigan Republican Party, the state party, and not the county parties that operates voter integrity programs. County parties have no role in our Election Day Operations programs.