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Election 2012: Photos And Status Updates From Detroit

Detroit gets out to the polls, snaps pictures and uploads to Instagram and Twitpic. We’re scouring the web for interesting status updates and posting them on CBSDetroit.com. Were you quoted?

CBS 62–2012/11/07

Poll Watcher In Detroit Allegedly Threatened With Gun On Election Day

A legally credentialed poll watcher said he was threatened and intimidated while attempting to perform his legally allowed duties of observing the election process at a polling location in Detroit.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2012/11/06

Kim Coonan - Joe Davis (Credit: baycounty-mi.gov)

Commissioners Get Into Fight Outside Polling Place

Two county commissioners in Michigan who are facing off in an election because of redistricting got into a fight outside a church polling place.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2012/11/06

About 100 people stand in line to vote at the Royal Oak Farmers Market. (WWJ Photo/Christy Strawser)

Michigan Voters Line Up Outside Despite Cold Weather

Michigan voters lined up early Tuesday at precincts around the state, bundled against temperatures in the 20s and 30s, to cast ballots in a host of local, state and national races.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2012/11/06

Voting booths (Credit: Jessica Kourkounis/Getty Images)

Make Sure You Know The Election Day Rules

Secretary of State Ruth Johnson is reminding voters of some of the general rules surrounding voter conduct at the polls.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2012/11/03

(Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

The Election Makes Kids Cry

Oh man, I can’t wait for the election to finally get here.

97.1 The Ticket–2012/11/02

Why It Matters: Michigan’s Ballot Proposals

Six contentious ballot proposals are before Michigan voters on Nov. 6, including several well-funded measures backed by special interest groups and five that would require amending the Michigan Constitution.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2012/10/28

Voters Encouraged To View Sample Ballots Before Election Day

Secretary of State Ruth Johnson is encouraging Michigan to view their sample ballot prior to the Nov. 6 general election in order to help shorten lines on Election Day.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2012/10/28

Sign Invites Detroiters To ‘Bend Over And Vote’

A sign on Detroit’s east side is sparking a lot of chatter with the election just two weeks away.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2012/10/23

U.S. President Barack Obama (R) debates with Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney as moderator Bob Schieffer listens at the Keith C. and Elaine Johnson Wold Performing Arts Center at Lynn University on October 22, 2012 in Boca Raton, Florida. (Credit: Marc Serota/Getty Images)

Final Debate: Challenging Each Other Face To Face

The president and his challenger agreed long ago to devote one of their three debates to foreign policy, even though opinion polls show voters care most about economic concerns — and it didn’t take long to bring up the auto industry bailout.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2012/10/23

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