The Lansing State Journal, October 17, 2002

• Voters to decide on straight-party balloting
  Proposal 1 would ban century-old Michigan policy
  Proposal 1 aims at way that Michigan chooses
  https://www.lansingstatejournal.com/news/local/021017_straightparty_1b-2b.html

The Detroit Free Press, October 15, 2002

• ELECTION 2002/BALLOT ISSUES: Little fanfare for a big voting change
  Proposal 1 aims at way that Michigan chooses
  https://www.freep.com/news/politics/nvote15_20021015.htm

Grand Rapids Press, Oct. 6, 2002

• Ballot issues: Straight-ticket voting
  https://www.mlive.com/news/statewide/index.ssf?/xml/story.ssf/html_standard.xsl?/base/news-0/103306920279510.xml

MIRS Capitol Capsule, Oct. 8, 2002

• League of Women Voters Opposes Straight-Party Voting Ban
  https://mackinac.org/4754

The Detroit Free Press, Dec. 8, 2001

• End is near for state's straight-party voting
  Democrats charge a plot; GOP speaks for choices
  https://www.freep.com/news/mich/vote8_20011208.htm

The Detroit Free Press, Dec. 11, 2001

• Bill to ban straight-ticket voting passes Michigan Senate
  https://www.freep.com/news/latestnews/pm6389_20011211.htm

The Detroit News, Jan. 12, 2002

• Governor signs ban on straight-ticket voting
  https://www.detroitnews.com/2002/politics/0201/12/politics-388990.htm

The Detroit News, March 20, 2002

• Straight-line vote pushed
  Democrats drive to restore banned practice
  https://www.detroitnews.com/2002/politics/0203/20/c01-444857.htm