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State Supreme Court will hear case challenging appeal of petition drive law

By • Feb 17, 2020
person signing a petition while another holds a clipboard
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The Michigan Supreme Court will hear arguments on whether a law that makes it more difficult for petition drives to qualify for the ballot is constitutional.

Senate Dems plan attempt to undo controversial lame duck legislation

By • Jan 21, 2019
Sen. Jim Ananich, the next Minority Leader in Michigan's Senate.
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Democrats in the state Senate want to change a controversial law that passed during last year’s lame duck session.

The bill was signed into law by Governor Rick Snyder in late December. It changes the requirements for collecting signatures to get a measure on the ballot. Democrats say it makes the process too difficult.

Do you have a legal right to have your signature counted on a petition?

By & • May 7, 2018

Do you have a right to have your name counted when you sign a petition? Or, can it be thrown out on a technicality that has nothing to do with you?

There are two recent instances in Michigan where, although signatures on a petition were collected, it’s unclear whether those signatures will actually be counted.

Petition circulators can lie to you. Here's how to make sure you know what you're signing

By & • Nov 6, 2017

It is petition signing time in Michigan.

When you go vote tomorrow it is very likely that you will be greeted by a petition circulator.

These circulators look for registered voters because they need to submit enough signatures to the state in order to quality for next year’s ballot. Maybe you’ve already met folks trying to get you to sign onto a petition regarding marijuana legalization, redistricting, or whether Lansing should move to a part-time Legislature.

Handwriting expert to testify in Flint mayor's bid to scuttle November recall election

By • Aug 24, 2017
steve carmody / Michigan Radio

A judge wants to hear testimony from a handwriting expert in the next few days before deciding if a recall election against Flint’s mayor can take place in November.

Mayor Karen Weaver’s attorney launched a final legal attack on the recall petition this week, arguing before a judge that the county clerk’s office certified the petition despite numerous forgeries.