DATE & TIME October 16, 2018 at 1:00 PM EDT. Proposal 1, a citizen-initiated law on the November 6 statewide ballot in Michigan, would legalize the production, possession, and consumption of marijuana for people over 21 years of age. With approval of the initiative Michigan would join nine other states that have legalized marijuana. The law has...
DATE & TIME October 17, 2018 at 1:00 PM EDT. Proposal 2, a citizen-initiated constitutional amendment on the November 6 statewide ballot in Michigan, would change the way congressional and legislative districts are redrawn after each census. An independent commission would be established and criteria for the creation of districts would be reest...
DATE & TIME October 18, 2018 at 1:00 PM EDT. Proposal 3, a citizen-initiated constitutional amendment on the November 6 statewide ballot in Michigan, would embed a number of voting rights elements in the Michigan Constitution, affecting how people can register to vote, the voting process, and post-election audits. While some of these issues are...
Memorandum 1152 | October 2018 Early arguments for the criminalization of marijuana invoked anti-immigrant sentiments and exaggerated potential harms from the drug, linking it to violent crime, insanity, and widespread social chaos. Under current law...
Memorandum 1153 | September 2018 This paper summarizes the three proposals that will appear on Michigan’s statewide ballot at the November 6, 2018, general election. As they become available, an in-depth analysis of each proposal and corresponding ...
Memorandum 1151 | September 2018 Voting and access to the ballot are fundamental to a thriving, well-functioning democracy. While all citizens have a responsibility to vote on Election Day, it falls to the government to ensure that all aspects of the...
Memorandum 1150 | September 2018 The redistricting process affects the core components of a representative democracy. It determines what candidates people are able to vote for and who an elected representative represents. The term “gerrymanderingâ€...
In a nutshell To vote on November 6, Michigan citizens had to be registered to vote by October 9, 30 days prior to election day Many states allow their citizens to register to vote closer to, including on, Election Day Proposal 3 would lengthen Michi...
In a nutshell: Michigan is one of four states (Colorado, Utah, Missouri) with redistricting reform proposals on the November ballot. The proposals have similar requirements for how maps are drawn, requiring transparent and open processes, and ...
When two of Michigan’s leading female politicians — one Democrat, one Republican — agree on the need for public policies driven by facts, it might have happened at an event sponsored by the Citizens Research Council of Michigan. At leas...
In a nutshell Michigan voters have been able to vote a straight-party option for 127 years A recent federal court decision upheld the state’s 2015 straight party voting ban; voters will not have the option at the November 2018 general election Prop...
