Citizenship Question Ordered Off Voter Form

Judge: No Citizenship Question On Voter Ballots
FILE - This Nov. 2, 2010 file photo shows a sticker handed out to a voter on Election Day, in Waterville, Maine. Here's something most politicians can click the like button for: Facebook friends played a big role in getting hundreds of thousands of people to vote in 2010 who probably would have otherwise stayed home, a new scientific study claims. It provides scientific evidence showing the real world political power of social media. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File)
FILE - This Nov. 2, 2010 file photo shows a sticker handed out to a voter on Election Day, in Waterville, Maine. Here's something most politicians can click the like button for: Facebook friends played a big role in getting hundreds of thousands of people to vote in 2010 who probably would have otherwise stayed home, a new scientific study claims. It provides scientific evidence showing the real world political power of social media. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File)

Detroit — A federal judge late Friday ordered Secretary of State Ruth Johnson to remove a U.S. citizenship question from ballot applications for the Nov. 6 election, citing inconsistent enforcement and potential "confusion" at the polls.

"It really is a burden on the right to vote in terms of slowing things down, in terms of confusion," U.S. District Court Paul Borman said in ruling from the bench after a six-hour hearing.

Popular in the Community

Close

What's Hot