The proposals include measures dealing with abortion rights, election audits and raising Michigan's minimum wage to $15 an hour.
Several petitions are moving forward to get in front of the state Legislature or on the November ballot.
These three most recent petitions are wide-ranging. One would put the right to an abortion in the state Constitution. One would create an audit board to hire contractors to review statewide elections. Another would raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2027.
The summaries for these petitions were approved by the Board of State Canvassers. It’s an optional step, but one campaigns often utilize to prevent legal challenges later in the process. The bipartisan board that has split down party lines in the past, but these controversial petitions got through. Now, the organizations behind them can start gathering signatures.
Since Michiganders are likely to soon start being approached to sign petitions, MichMash hosts Cheyna Roth of Slate and Jake Neher of WDET dive into what these proposals would actually do. It’s important to remember that there is no law prohibiting signature gatherers from lying to you to get you to sign their petition.
First, the Reproductive Freedom for All coalition wants to enshrine abortion rights into Michigan’s constitution. The group is expecting the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade this year. If Roe is overturned, Michigan would revert to an extremely restrictive abortion ban that dates...
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