Chad Livengood

Detroit News Lansing Bureau

Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Kaine is coming to Ann Arbor Tuesday to rally supporters and promote the Clinton campaign’s voter registration efforts in Michigan.

Kaine, a U.S. senator from Virginia, will speak around noon during a Michigan Democratic Party rally with residents and University of Michigan students. The event will be held at the Diag, 500 S. State Street.

Kaine was last in Michigan on Aug. 5 to rally Clinton supporters in west Michigan and open a campaign office in Grand Rapids.

By contrast, Trump has visited Michigan three times since the Republican National Convention in July, including last Saturday’s visit to Detroit. Trump’s running mate, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence, visited the GOP stronghold of Grand Rapids on July 28 as well as Novi.

Oct. 11 is the deadline to register to vote in the Nov. 8 presidential election featuring Clinton, Republican New York businessman Donald Trump, Libertarian Gary Johnson and Green Party nominee Jill Stein.

The Clinton campaign has brought a series of celebrities to Michigan in recent weeks to help with voter registration drives that are part of a nationwide effort to sign up 3 million new voters.

Actress Erika Alexander was in Detroit and Southfield on Aug. 27 helping the Clinton campaign with voter registration drives.

On Wednesday, actor Sean Astin participated in voter registration drives at Eastern Michigan University, the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, UM-Dearborn and Wayne State University.

Actor Harry Lennix was appeared at two Clinton campaign events Friday night in Detroit.

Republicans have been registering voters through multiple “Day of Action” events over the summer and earlier with grassroots volunteers and field staff, said Sarah Anderson, spokeswoman for the Michigan Republican Party.

“We are not bringing in celebrities to push for voter registration as we feel that Republican policies and principles encourage people to vote, especially in Michigan where Republican leadership has had such a tremendous impact on our economy and job growth,” Anderson said in a Friday email.

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