Members of the Detroit Election Commission approved “Proposal P” during a 2-1 vote on Thursday.
Detroiters will have the chance to vote on a new charter, a potential restructuring of the city’s government, during the upcoming August primary municipal election. The Detroit Election Commission approved the ballot question, now dubbed “Proposal P,” during a 2-1 vote on Thursday.
But there’s uncertainty among drafters of the document and election officials on the specific charter they will be voting on.
“The version I provided the true copy certification for is the only one that we considered,” City Clerk Janice Winfrey told WDET. “It was the only one that I put up to vote today.” The city clerk says she received the “true copy” of the charter on May 5.
Detroit’s Election Commission voted Thursday to put the question of a revised city charter on the August ballot.
The charter revision question has been controversial, and sparked a battle between Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan and charter commissioners. Duggan argues some of the proposed changes would drain city finances, and put it back under state control.
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The election commission voted 2-1 to advance the question, known as Proposal P, to the ballot. Detroit City Council President Brenda Jones and City Clerk Janice Winfrey voted yes, with corporation counsel Lawrence Garcia voting no.
Garcia argued the question shouldn’t make the ballot because Governor Gretchen Whitmer objected to certain provisions as being in conflict with state law. And he said charter commissioners failed to submit their final revisions before the May 11 deadline.
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Detroit The city s Election Commission voted Thursday to place controversial proposed revisions to the city s charter before Detroit voters on Aug. 3.
The Detroit Charter Revision Commission s plan, coined Proposal P, has faced criticism from the administration of Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan and Gov. Gretchen Whitmer who have warned that costs associated with implementing its various provisions would send the city back into bankruptcy and prompt active oversight by its Financial Review Commission.
The commission voted 2-1 in favor of adding the proposal to the ballot as submitted to Detroit City Clerk Janice Winfrey on March 11. Detroit City Council President Brenda Jones and Winfrey voted yes. Detroit Corporation Counsel Lawrence Garcia voted no.
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The Detroit City Clerk said as of Wednesday, her office had not received the final charter document. Commissioners plan to take the matter to court if the question is left off the August ballot.
The Detroit Charter Revision Commission missed its deadline to submit the final version of the document it had spent the last three years drafting in time for the August primary, according to City Clerk Janice Winfrey. The announcement comes as the city’s election commission prepares to approve the municipal primary ballot on Thursday.
According to a letter authored by Winfrey, the Detroit Charter Revision Commission successfully submitted a ballot question proposing the new charter on May 6.
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