As Michigan followed trend and was declared a blue state shortly after 9 p.m., members of Michigan’s Republican Party attending the election party for U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers are not surprised.
Chicago — Tens of thousands of people are camped out in Chicago’s Grant Park to witness history as the presidential election is decided.
The Associated Press reported that Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama has won Michigan’s 17 electoral votes.
Election workers are still waiting for ballots at the East Lansing city clerk’s office, an hour after polls closed.
Although election inspectors at on-campus precincts said lines are expected to shrink as the night goes on, other polling locations are ready for an increase of voters as they head to the polls after work.
The MSU Democrats and Students for Barack Obama are putting in their last effort today to get students to cast their ballots before the polls close at 8 p.m.
Chicago — Universities in downtown are preparing to lock down for the night, as the city anticipates a flood of people for Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama’s election night rally this evening in Grant Park.
By 1 p.m., the influx of students at the polls in Brody Hall increased after a slow period as students attended classes, bringing in a total of 784 votes, said election officials.
It has been a busy morning at the polling station at All Saints Episcopal Church, 800 Abbot Rd. Election officials said at 9:30 a.m.
Republican presidential candidate John McCain can count the red states, gray states and light blue states, but it is unlikely he will overcome one of the more sizable election-eve gaps in the last quarter century, experts said.
When voters step into the booth today, they’ll see the names of nine MSU Board of Trustees candidates, each with a party affiliation next to his or her name. However, many board members said party politics dissolve once the election is over and they’re in the board room.
If students have a long to-do list today, voting could make it even longer with record turnout expected at the polls. The city of East Lansing received about 10,000 new voter registrations this year, City Clerk Nicole Evans said. The influx of voters has led to at least a 50 percent increase in some campus precincts, she said. To avoid long lines, Evans suggested voting as soon as the polls open. “If you really want to be able to vote, you want to try voting at off-peak hours and for campus, that’s right when polls open at 7 a.m.,” she said.
East Lansing residents who were petitioning for the right to vote on financing the public portion of the City Center II project through municipal bonds fell short of their goal by 98 percent, said Ted Staton, East Lansing city manager.
A visiting MSU research associate was sentenced Monday to between one and 20 years in the Michigan Department of Corrections for illegal use of the Internet.
Four MSU students took first place Sunday at the International Design Competition of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. Mechanical engineering seniors Emily Duszynski and Jonathan Luckhardt, operational engineering graduate student Kyle Koepf and MSU alumnus Joshua Thomet won the competition with a robot that washes windows.
Recent nationwide raids conducted by Immigration and Customs Enforcement to apprehend immigrants illegally working in the U.S. have prompted immigrant rights groups across the nation to take a stand.
A 19-year-old man with no MSU affiliation was sentenced Monday to six months probation for his involvement in April’s Cedar Fest riot.
With candidates facing issues of health care, minimum wage and small business taxes, local small business owners said they’ll be glad when they actually see action.
A 21-year-old student was arrested Oct. 27 for delivering marijuana, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said.
Three people involved in April’s Cedar Fest riot were sentenced Friday to 80 hours of community service and 24 months probation.