petition drives

Proposal 1 is a question on whether to convene a new state constitutional convention. Proposal 2 asks whether to limit political donations from some utilities and large government contractors.

Both the U.S. Supreme Court and the Michigan Supreme Court declined to force the state to add a constitutional amendment regarding voter ID and proof of citizenship to the November ballot.

House Republicans are creating a committee to investigate a state elections board after the board members deadlocked on whether to advance a petition campaign aimed at tightening Michigan's voter ID laws and requiring proof of citizenship to register to vote.

A review of petition signatures by Bureau of Elections staff finds Americans for Citizen Voting likely came up short in its submission for a constitutional amendment.

The challenge says a ballot measure to limit political donations from Michigan’s public utilities and large government contractors didn’t collect enough valid signatures to make the ballot.

The Michigan Senate approved bills to outlaw per-signature payments to professional circulators gathering signatures for political candidates and ballot campaigns.

Bills adopted Wednesday by a state Senate committee would outlaw political petition circulators being paid by the signature.

The Board of State Canvassers will now make sure everything is in order with the petition language before supporters start gathering signatures.

The Board of State Canvassers will now make sure everything is in order with the petition language before supporters start gathering signatures.

A Michigan ballot campaign to tax people more if they make over half a million dollars a year faced a setback Thursday at a state elections board meeting.