Michigan Supreme Court: Abortion amendment must appear on ballot

[marmar]

(Detroit Free Press) Tiny spaces and cries of gibberish are not enough to derail an effort to explicitly enshrine abortion rights in the Michigan Constitution, according to a ruling issued Thursday by the state's highest court.

The ruling, the court's first dealing at all with abortion since the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the national constitutional right to an abortion afforded under Roe v. Wade, means Michiganders will have the chance to amend the state Constitution when they cast their ballots this fall.

By a 5-2 decision, the Michigan Supreme Court ruled the Board of State Canvassers must certify a proposed constitutional amendment despite the alleged typographical issues. Chief Justice Bridget McCormack chastised board members and abortion rights opponents who suggested the space between words in a measure that garnered more than 750,000 signatures should be a fatal flaw. .............(more)

https://www.freep.com/story/news/politics/2022/09/08/abortion-amendment-must-appear-on-ballot-michigan-supreme-court/65590156007/

[Johnny2X2X]

1. Voting rights too

https://www.freep.com/story/news/politics/2022/09/08/court-orders-certification-of-voting-rights-proposal/65474712007/?gnt-cfr=1

Both will pass easily and carry Dems across the state.