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Board of State Canvassers meeting about to begin. [View all]
Board of State Canvassers meeting about to begin.
It follows court orders last night directing board to place abortion and voting rights measures on the ballot this fall after the two Republican state canvassers defied Bureau of Elections recommendation to certify measures.
Series of events:
-Challenges alleged formatting issues with petitions
-Elections bureau determined proposals collected enough signatures
-Board deadlocked along partisan lines
-Lawsuits were filed
-Michigan Supreme Court ordered board to certify
-Here we are
Republican Chair Tony Daunt kicks off meeting, says it'll be shorter than the last one when public comment lasted about 2.5 hours and canvassers heard back and forth of lawyers before deadlocking on certifying Promote the Vote and Reproductive Freedom for All proposals.
It follows court orders last night directing board to place abortion and voting rights measures on the ballot this fall after the two Republican state canvassers defied Bureau of Elections recommendation to certify measures.
Series of events:
-Challenges alleged formatting issues with petitions
-Elections bureau determined proposals collected enough signatures
-Board deadlocked along partisan lines
-Lawsuits were filed
-Michigan Supreme Court ordered board to certify
-Here we are
Republican Chair Tony Daunt kicks off meeting, says it'll be shorter than the last one when public comment lasted about 2.5 hours and canvassers heard back and forth of lawyers before deadlocking on certifying Promote the Vote and Reproductive Freedom for All proposals.
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