Michigan "Fair Use of Ballot Referendum" Amendment (2014)
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The Michigan "Fair Use of Ballot Referendum" Amendment was not on the November 4, 2014 statewide ballot in Michigan as an initiated constitutional amendment. The measure would have allowed bills containing appropriations to be the subject of referendums.[1]
Support
The measure was sponsored by Voters for Fair Use of Ballot Referendum.[2]
Arguments
- Bill Lucas, founder Voters for Fair Use of Ballot Referendum, argued that the amendment is needed because "politicians are adding token amounts of spending into otherwise non-budgetary laws in order to keep them referendum-proof. This is side-stepping voters’ rights that have been in our constitution for 100 years."[3]
Path to the ballot
Supporters were required to gather 322,609 signatures and submit them by July 7, 2014.
They did not submit any signatures on the petition drive deadline.[4]
See also
- 2014 ballot measures
- Michigan 2014 ballot measures
- Laws governing the initiative process in Michigan
Footnotes
- ↑ Oakland Press, "Michigan ballot issue would allow voters to repeal more laws, including right-to-work," February 15, 2013
- ↑ Voters for Fair Use of Ballot Referendum, "Homepage," accessed July 1, 2014
- ↑ Macomb Daily, "Petition drive seeks to ease ballot prop process," April 18, 2013
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "Personal communication with Melissa Malerman of the Michigan Board of Elections," July 8, 2014
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