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Demovictory9

(32,475 posts)
Fri Aug 19, 2022, 08:50 PM Aug 2022

conservative group tries to keep abortion off the ballot in Michigan

Group Seeks to Block Abortion Vote in Michigan, Citing Typography
The effort is aimed at keeping a constitutional amendment to guarantee abortion rights off the ballot. A voting access measure is also being challenged.

Conservative groups in Michigan filed challenges this week to efforts to put two constitutional amendments on the ballot in November, one that would guarantee abortion rights and the other that would expand voting access.

The challenge to the abortion amendment was based on a lack of spacing between words, which gave some words the appearance of running together. They characterized the typographical errors as “gibberish,” and “incomprehensible argle-bargle.”

One group argued that the Michigan Board of State Canvassers should reject the petition to put that amendment to voters, while a second group took issue with the voting petition, saying it failed to identify every current constitutional provision the amendment would override.
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/19/us/politics/michigan-abortion-amendment.html

The board of canvassers will meet on Aug. 31 to decide whether to certify the petitions.

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conservative group tries to keep abortion off the ballot in Michigan (Original Post) Demovictory9 Aug 2022 OP
The radicalized Republican party does not want voters interfering with their agenda. Hermit-The-Prog Aug 2022 #1
they definitely do not. and they lie about supporting states rights Demovictory9 Aug 2022 #2
Isn't this the state where half of the GOP candidates... MissMillie Aug 2022 #3
It was Michigan Buckeyeblue Aug 2022 #4
Challenges will be denied. roamer65 Aug 2022 #5

Hermit-The-Prog

(33,451 posts)
1. The radicalized Republican party does not want voters interfering with their agenda.
Fri Aug 19, 2022, 08:59 PM
Aug 2022

Roe, Roe, Roe your vote
against theocracy!
Republicans revoke your rights
and kill democracy!

MissMillie

(38,583 posts)
3. Isn't this the state where half of the GOP candidates...
Fri Aug 19, 2022, 09:02 PM
Aug 2022

...couldn't get on the gubernatorial primary ballot because they sent in fraudulent signatures? Or was that WI?


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