(AP) -- Gender designation on driver's licenses couldb become an issue in the race to become Michigan's new secretary of state. Republican Paul Scott of Grand Blanc says people who have undergone gender change operations shouldn't be able to change their licenses to reflect their new identities.
Scott, state Sens. Michelle McManus and Cameron Brown and Calhoun County Clerk Anne Norlander are running for the GOP nomination. Detroit City Clerk Janice Winfrey and Wayne State University law professor Jocelyn Benson are seeking the Democratic nomination.
Scott's idea has drawn ire from transgender advocacy groups and praise from conservative activists. Gender change requests for driver's licenses are rare and the secretary of state's office doesn't track them.
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