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Related: About this forumMichigan abortion-rights ballot measure has 800k signatures, organizer says
LANSING Supporters of Michigans abortion rights ballot initiative have collected nearly 800,000 signatures almost double the required number of eligible signatures ahead of a Monday deadline to qualify for the November ballot, campaign co-chair and Ann Arbor Councilwoman Linh Song announced.
Reproductive Freedom for All, a statewide campaign sponsoring a ballot proposal to enshrine abortion rights into the Michigan Constitution, must turn in at least 425,059 valid signatures by Monday to present the issue before voters in November. The groups efforts took on urgency following the U.S. Supreme Courts decision overturning Roe v. Wade was first leaked in May.
(I) was relieved to hear the news that nearly 800,000 signatures had been gathered, the most in any ballot effort history in the state of Michigan, Song said during a City Council meeting Tuesday.
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If true, that would mean that 1-in-10 Michigan voters has signed onto the effort, voter registration data shows. The signatures still must be reviewed by the state Bureau of Elections and certified by the Board of State Canvassers before the measure appears on the November ballot.
https://www.bridgemi.com/michigan-government/michigan-abortion-rights-ballot-measure-has-800k-signatures-organizer-says
Reproductive Freedom for All, a statewide campaign sponsoring a ballot proposal to enshrine abortion rights into the Michigan Constitution, must turn in at least 425,059 valid signatures by Monday to present the issue before voters in November. The groups efforts took on urgency following the U.S. Supreme Courts decision overturning Roe v. Wade was first leaked in May.
(I) was relieved to hear the news that nearly 800,000 signatures had been gathered, the most in any ballot effort history in the state of Michigan, Song said during a City Council meeting Tuesday.
...
If true, that would mean that 1-in-10 Michigan voters has signed onto the effort, voter registration data shows. The signatures still must be reviewed by the state Bureau of Elections and certified by the Board of State Canvassers before the measure appears on the November ballot.
https://www.bridgemi.com/michigan-government/michigan-abortion-rights-ballot-measure-has-800k-signatures-organizer-says
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Michigan abortion-rights ballot measure has 800k signatures, organizer says (Original Post)
demmiblue
Jul 2022
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tiredtoo
(2,949 posts)1. As an added bonus
The promote the vote petition got overwhelming response the weekend after the supreme court decision. People were lined up to sign petitions. They would come up and ask what is this petition for? And sign with joy!
marmar
(78,025 posts)2. I loudly signed it the other day.
Sky Jewels
(8,819 posts)3. The GOP has no idea what a hornet's nest they've poked.
None at all.
I predict on Nov. 9 they're going to look like this sting victim.