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      2012 Analysis: Ballot Propositions | 4 comments (4 topical, 0 hidden)
      I'm thinking . . . (none / 0) (#1)
      by Kevin Rex Heine on Fri Nov 09, 2012 at 11:53:52 AM EST
      . . . that we can (if we get enough legislators onboard) take the signature requirements for a citizen initiated constitutional amendment (Article XII § 2), citizen initiated legislation or referendum (Article II § 9), or a recall of a statewide elected official (Article II § 8) and force a county-by-county distribution for the signature requirement.  Thus:

      • a citizen-initiated constitution amendment would require 10% of the total gubernatorial vote from each of Michigan's 83 counties

      • a recall of a statewide elected official (such as the Governor, Secretary of State, or Attorney General) would require 25% of the total gubernatorial vote from each of Michigan's 83 counties

      • citizen-initiated statewide legislation would require 8% of the total gubernatorial vote from each of Michigan's 83 counties

      • a citizen-initiated statewide referendum (such as Proposal 12-1) would require 5% of the total gubernatorial vote from each of Michigan's 83 counties

      . . . and that's as far as you can go without amending the aforementioned sections of the constitution.  This is something that we can accomplish legislatively, because any signature count meeting the county-by-county distribution benchmark will necessarily comply with the relevant constitutional standard.

      This alone should create a sufficiently high hurdle to keep the nonsense off of Michigan's ballot, and discourage all but the truly serious from even trying.  And if something should happen to meet the county-by-county benchmark to warrant an appearance on the state ballot, then I submit that that fact alone ought to be an indicator that the matter in question warrants the consideration of the statewide electorate.

      2012 Analysis: Ballot Propositions | 4 comments (4 topical, 0 hidden)
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