Little Traverse Township Clerk Sherry Duntley was bound over to Circuit Court last month for attempting to influence voters’ preferences on three ballot proposals in the 2022 election cycle.
“The Court finds that certain phrases included in the Secretary’s summary statement are problematic in that they are either argumentative or do not fairly describe the purposes or probably effect of the initiative,” the judge ruled Monday.
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comprehensive immigration reform, to make sure our nation is competitive, long term. let me raise this, abortion rights proponents in ohio have about a month to collect the 413,000 signatures needed to get a constitutional amendment protecting various reproductive rights on a november ballot. they scored a legal victory this week, the state supreme court declining a request from an anti abortion activist. that would force the ohio ballot board to split their proposal into two or more parts. he s brought requiring 413,000 signatures to get on the ballot. still, in all this special election could make it harder to pass the ballot proposals for constitutional amendments. as state gop lawmakers want to raise the threshold required to pass an amendment, to 60% instead of a simple majority.
district here in northern michigan, gave us a much more level, fair playing field, and we do see the results in 2022. i have the honor to be part of the first democratic trifecta the governor, senate and house controlled by democrats. and i was elected to the statehouse in my home county. maybe the first democrat elected from my county ever, but we did, we got fair district lines, and it was a tight and tough race. i was the only house candidate who flipped. it was a lot of help, but it has made a huge difference here in michigan. michael? yes, that ballot proposal and there s 26 states now that can do ballot proposals, and i highly reck this to other states. this was led by a 20-something-year-old woman who just went on facebook and instagram one night and said she was just learning about