Black lawmakers in Michigan filed a complaint this week calling for an investigation into a Republican U.S. House candidate who allegedly placed an advertisement in a […] ‘Repulsive’: Republican House

Black lawmakers in Michigan are calling for an investigation into GOP House candidate Tom Barrett after he released an advertisement in a Black-owned newspaper that listed the wrong election date.

The Michigan Legislative Black Caucus accused Republican Tom Barrett’s campaign of misleading Black voters with an ad carrying the wrong election date.

The Michigan Legislative Black Caucus filed a complaint accusing Barrett's campaign of suppressing black voter turnout with misleading information.

Tom Barrett, a Republican running for Congress in Michigan, has published a new ad in a Black owned newspaper where he notes the wrong date of the upcoming election. In the ad, his campaign notes that Election Day is on November 6th.

A complaint was filed Sunday against Michigan US congressional candidate Tom Barrett, a Republican, over a full-page campaign ad that appeared to suppress voter turnout, The Washington Post reports. Per the report,

A Michigan Republican is being accused of misleading Black voters in a print ad that shows the wrong election date. State Sen. Tom Barrett, who's running against Democrat Curtis Hertel for the seat left vacant by Rep.