Michigan court clears way for initiative to repeal wage law
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The Michigan Court of Appeals on Friday ordered the elections board to certify a ballot initiative that would repeal the state's law requiring higher wages on state-financed construction projects, rejecting arguments that circulators gave incorrect addresses for their residences.
In a 3-0 ruling, the judges directed the bipartisan Board of State Canvassers to approve the petition because the elections bureau projected that more than enough valid signatures — 268,000 — had been submitted. The board had deadlocked 2-2 more than two weeks ago, when Democrats voted "no" after the opposition raised objections that 18 paid circulators provided fraudulent addresses.