ballot initiative

The Reproductive Freedom for All ballot initiative campaign to secure abortion rights in Michigan’s Constitution has been getting a surge of signatures and volunteers since Roe v. Wade was overturned Friday.

The initiative would let donors get a tax break for contributions to a Student Opportunity Scholarship program that could be used for tuition at nonpublic schools.

Michigan state law makes providing abortions a felony. But for nearly five decades, that law was rendered moot by Roe v. Wade. And Michigan advocates on both sides of the issue are already gearing up for a fight.

The Michigan Supreme Court has ordered the Board of State Canvassers to certify a petition that would repeal the 1945 Emergency Powers of the Governor…

Pro-voting rights groups are suing to try to strike down a 2018 law they argue makes it harder to gather signatures for a citizen petition drive.Lonnie…

The Michigan Supreme Court has sent a lawsuit over a 2018 ballot initiative law back to the Court of Appeals, saying the lawsuit should be dismissed.That…

The state cannot restrict the number of signatures a ballot initiative can get from a single Congressional district.That is part of the ruling out of the…