Detroit voters on Tuesday shot down by a large margin a contentious ballot measure that would have altered the city s governing document.
Proposal P was struck down with 67% voting against and 33% supporting it, according to Wayne County election results posted at 2:17 a.m. Wednesday morning with 100% of precincts fully reported.
Supporters of the controversial
ballot question sought to revise Detroit s charter in ways that would push toward a more just and equitable Detroit, including better access to broadband internet, greater water affordability, a task force on reparations and justice for African Americans. It shows that Detroiters who were participating in this election were paying attention to the arguments being made for and against Proposal P and decisively rejected the approach that Proposal P was offering, said Sheila Cockrel, a former Detroit city councilmember who was part of the anti-Proposal P Coalition to Protect Detroit s Future campaign. There ma