Wednesday, May 12, 1976
THE MICHIGAN DAILY
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Poiticos call for closed
LANSING (UPI)-With both
sides fearing the impact of
crossover voting in next Tues-
day's election, Michigan Repub-
lican and Democratic leaders
have called for an end to the
open presidential primary.
Under the state's current set-
up, registered voters can cast
their ballots in either the Re-
publican or Democratic column.
But political leaders said yester-
Senate refuses
consumer auto bill
LANSING (UPI) - The Sen-
ate has turned down a hotly
contested consumer bill that
would have allowed persons who
buy new or used cars on credit
to stop payments if they believe
their vehicle is defective.
The measure fell three votes
short of approval yesterday, 17-
18, on a roll call taken in an
emotion-charged chamber just
before Senators launched a de-
bate on a crucial but unrelated
budget matter.
Sen. Anthony Derezinski, (D-
Muskegon) said he had counted
on a narrow victory for the
House-passed measure despite
intense opposition from auto
dealers and was surprised at its
defeat.
He said, however, he would
call for another vote early next
week.
The measure would repeal the
"holder in due course" doctrine
in time payment contracts that
requires car purchasers to con-
tinue payments regardless of the
car's condition. ,
IT WOULD allow individuals
to argue in court that payments
should be stopped because the
vehicle is defective. That pro-
cess, said opponents, would de-
press car sales and force up
the cost and availability of
credit.
Backers said the measure
would actually boost car sales
by forcing dealers to stand be-
hind their product. In other
states, Derezinski said, repeal
of the holder in due course doc-
trine had no ill effects.
"The results show uniformly
that this does not depress the
sales of autos or raise the cost
of credit," he said.
Several attempts to limit the
effectiveness of the measure
were defeated in the Senate.
Supporters compromised on a
proposal to limit the time period
under which payments could be
stopped.
day that the election should be
closed, with voters requiring to
register by party and allowed
only to vote in their party's
own primary.
REPUBLICANS f e a r t h a t
Democrats may sabotage Presi-
dent Ford in the primary by
crossing over and voting for for-
mer California Gov. Ronald Rea-
gan. Demo'-- on the other
hand, hav 'd Reagan for
openly ap to Democrats
to vote in th spublican race.
Alabama Gov. George Wal-
lace's stunning win in the 1972
Democratic presidential primary
was attributed in some part to
crossover voting by Republicans.
"The Michigan Democratic
Party has stood and will con-
tinue to stand in favor of the
institution of party registration
for Michigan's presidential pri-
mary," Democratic Party Chair-
man Morley Winograd said.
"IT IS just the kind of elec-
toral shenanigans currently be-
ing engaged in by both the Ford
and Reagan campaigns which
we feel should be avoided if
the parties are to indeed put
forth their best in November."
Under the current system, he
said, "the voters will have no
guarantee in November that
they are choosing
best candidates 1
have to offer."
"Our country is
desperate need of
able leadership. A
nation to profit if
system-because it
by crossover voti
a weak candidat
party?"
JERRY ROE, exe
tary of the Michiga
Party, said he and
man William McL
tinue to support a
mary setup.
"We called for it
in February and w
by what we said,
"Bill and I have
very strong for it.
"It is my feelng
you go to organize,
'look, here's the list
start building an
with.' Without it,
progress."
ROE SAID an el
to all but those r
porty would instrer
lic is given "the be
that the party has t
State AFL-CIO P
liam Marshall, said
will have only th
blame if Democra
primary
between the to Ronald Reagan cost Ford a
both parties primary victory in his home
state.
currently in "In the back of their minds, I
strong, cap- am sure was the hope that with
re we as a Wallace running again, they
the primary could repeat their performance
is misused of 1972 and play the crossover
ng-produces game," Marshall said.
e in either "Lo and behold, the fortunes
of politics have a habit of chang-
ing quickly and now the cross-
ccutive secre- over monkey is on the backs of
n Republican the Republicans. The Reagan
Party Chair- challenge has caught them with
aughlin con- their political pants down."
i closed pri- Marshall said he takes "great
pleasure" watching the Repub-
t a year ago licans "squirm over the cross-
e're standing over issue," but said he hopes
Roe said. union members who normally
always been vote the Democratic ticket do
so again this year.
that when
you can say,
t of pleto We have
organizationth
it impedes
fastest machines.
ection closed
egistered b in the West.
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