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Michigan Supreme Court puts Detroit charter revisions back on ballot, pending appeals court decision
Michigan Supreme Court puts Detroit charter revisions back on ballot, pending appeals court decision
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The Detroit City Charter is undergoing a revision process that s been met with legal hurdles.
The Michigan Supreme Court put a halt Tuesday on a recent Wayne County court order that took proposed revisions to Detroit s charter off the Aug. 3 ballot.
So what happens now? Charter revisions are back on the ballot, according to the city. But that could change depending how the Court of Appeals rules. The Supreme Court, ultimately, has put the decision in the appellate court s hands.
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Members of the Detroit Election Commission approved “Proposal P” during a 2-1 vote on Thursday.
Detroiters will have the chance to vote on a new charter, a potential restructuring of the city’s government, during the upcoming August primary municipal election. The Detroit Election Commission approved the ballot question, now dubbed “Proposal P,” during a 2-1 vote on Thursday.
But there’s uncertainty among drafters of the document and election officials on the specific charter they will be voting on.
“The version I provided the true copy certification for is the only one that we considered,” City Clerk Janice Winfrey told WDET. “It was the only one that I put up to vote today.” The city clerk says she received the “true copy” of the charter on May 5.