LANSING, MI (AP)-- State officials say they can't reject the nearly 700,000 signatures filed recently to get a measure protecting collective bargaining rights on the November ballot.
Elections Director Chris Thomas has sent a letter to Gary Gordon of Citizens Protecting Michigan's Constitution saying that Michigan election law doesn't give his office the authority to decide whether the “Protect Our Jobs” ballot proposal is unconstitutionally broad.
The group last month asked the Secretary of State to reject the signatures. It says the union-backed petition language doesn't make it clear that up to 80 Michigan laws could be changed if voters approve the measure.
The next move could be to challenge it in court.
