A group aiming to have voters decide on raising Michigan's minimum wage to $15 an hour in the 2024 election submitted signatures to the state Bureau of Elections Tuesday.
One Fair Wage Michigan says it delivered more than 610,000 signatures, which will have to be validated by Bureau of Elections staff.
The ballot measure seeks to gradually increase the state's minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2027, per the petition summary approved by the Board of State Canvassers in January.
It also would call for a single minimum wage for all workers, regardless of age, ability or apprentice status. Finally, it would phase out the tipped minimum wage in Michigan.
Legislative initiatives need around 340,000 valid signatures to get on the ballot, or 8% of the total votes cast in the most recent gubernatorial election.
After the Bureau of Elections determines how many valid signatures the proposal has it goes to the Board of State Canvassers, which will decide if it's eligible for the ballot. From there, the Legislature can choose to send it there, adopt it into law or send it to the ballot along with its own proposal.
Michigan's hourly minimum wage, for tipped and non-tipped workers alike, have come into the spotlight after Court of Claims Judge Douglas Shapiro ruled last week the state Legislature acted unconstitutionally in 2018 when it adopted and amended laws proposed by One Fair Wage to raise the state's minimum wage to $12 an hour by 2022 and eliminate the tipped minimum wage.
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