CORRECTED-U.S. Supreme Court rejects Michigan straight ticket voting request
(Corrects paragraph 2 to say the district court judge was in Michigan, not Ohio)
WASHINGTON, Sept 9 (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday rejected Michigan's bid to reinstate its Republican-backed ban on "straight-ticket" voting - the practice of using one mark to vote for all candidates from one party - for the Nov. 8 general election.
The justices left in place a decision by a district court judge in Michigan who in July suspended a law that abolished straight-ticket voting, finding that it would disproportionately affect black voters. The 6th U.S. Court of Appeals upheld that finding last month, prompting the state to seek a stay from the Supreme Court. (Reporting by Lawrence Hurley)
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