Reproductive Freedom for All, known as Proposal 3, will be on the Nov. 8 ballot. Expect an expensive campaign for and against the measure to enshrine abortion rights into the state constitution.
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Stella Yu is a former capitol reporter for Bridge Michigan.
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Proposal 1 Michigan: What term limits ballot measure would change
What to know about Voters for Transparency and Term Limits, known as Proposal 1 of 2022, to change the state’s term limits and financial disclosure rules.
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Supreme Court clears abortion, early voting proposals for Michigan ballot
Two Republican-nominated justices dissent. The measures could be a boost to Democratic turnout in November.
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Future of Michigan 1931 abortion law may hinge on when words become gibberish
Michigan’s highest court could decide this week whether a ballot petition ensuring abortion rights should be presented to voters in November. Abortion rights and anti-abortion forces are flooding the court with legal briefs over word spacing.
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Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has 28-1 cash edge over Tudor Dixon, reports show
The Democratic governor had $14 million in the bank as of last week. Her Republican challenger had just over $523,000.
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735K signed abortion-rights petition. How word spaces may keep it off ballot
It’s a kerning kerfuffle caused by the word ‘the.’ A debate about whether formatting should derail a constitutional amendment ballot measure is headed to the Michigan Supreme Court.
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Michigan abortion, early-voting measures off ballot for now. Court fight next.
The state Board of Canvassers splits along partisan lines, refusing to move forward constitutional amendments to guarantee abortion rights and begin nine days of early voting.
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Term limits backers broke Michigan campaign finance law, complaint claims
A group fighting to keep Michigan’s current limits should register with the state, the League of Women Voters contends.
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Michigan abortion ballot proposal: Effect on parent consent, other laws murky
Michigan Bureau of Elections staff on Thursday recommended that Reproductive Freedom for All, a proposal to enshrine abortion rights in the state constitution, make the November ballot. However, staff also raised questions about what it could mean for related regulations, if approved.
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Men convicted in Whitmer kidnapping trial to be sentenced in December
Potterville resident Adam Fox and Barry Croft of Delaware face sentences of up to life in prison when they are sentenced in federal court.