Insider Intelligence

Early this week, the Secretary of State announced the constitutional amendment changing the way we redistrict following a census has enough signatures to move forward. The group, Voters Not Politicians, turned in more than the necessary 315,654 signatures required to get the amendment on the November 2018 ballot. “The Board of State Canvassers was scheduled […]

This week, a group turned in signatures to the Secretary of State’s office to get their citizens initiative placed on the 2018 ballot. The group is seeking to create a commission that would be charged with redrawing districts following a census, in place of the legislature who currently controls the process.  Using updated census data, […]

By now, you’ve heard about Lt. Gov. Brian Calley’s campaign petitioning for an amendment on the 2018 ballot to give Michigan a part-time legislature.

After potential problems were raised with the initial ballot language of his proposal to enact a part-time legislature, Lt. Governor Brian Calley resubmitted his proposal with changed language.  One of the major changes states the legislature must complete session by April 15, instead of the original language which set a cap of ninety consecutive session […]