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Laura Berman: Berman: Detroiters, be prepared for a long ballot

How long is the Detroit ballot? It fills two ballots with both sides printed. You can print a copy at home, using the city of Detroit or Wayne County websites, consuming eight pages of legal-size paper. Full News here – Detroit News columnists RSS from The Detroit News

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Snyder’s reinvention plans for Detroit tied up in two ballot props

How voters handle Proposals 1 (emergency manager law) and 6 (international bridge approval) could propel or stall Gov. Rick Snyder’s reinvention plans for Detroit, argues Bridge columnist Peter Luke. Full News here – Detroit News

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Constitutional ballot proposals spur $30 million in Michigan TV advertising

Amy Lane – Groups for and against ballot proposals to amend the Michigan Constitution have spent nearly $ 30 million on TV advertising since August — and the “heaviest yet” is still to come, the Michigan Campaign Finance Network reports. Full News here – Crain’s Detroit Business – News Feeds

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Michigan Gov. Snyder: Bond rating agencies eying November vote on Michigan ballot initiatives

Gov. Rick Snyder says bond rating agencies are keeping an eye on what happens with ballot proposals before Michigan voters next month … Full News here – Click On Detroit News

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Education groups join opposition to union-backed Protect Our Jobs ballot proposal, supporters blast ad saying approval will lead to teacher strikes

MASSP Executive Director Zdeb-Roper: “Proposal 2 threatens critical education reforms that help our kids succeed and we are asking parents to vote no.” Full News here – Detroit News

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Daniel Howes: Ballot proposals hijack real debate

Conrad Mallett is in the hospital business these days. But that doesn't mean the former chief justice of the Michigan Supreme Court can't ask whether the latest fad of government-by-referendum threatens representative democracy as we know it. Full News here – Detroit News columnists RSS from The Detroit News

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Renewable energy standard Proposal 3 proponents say the Nov. 6 ballot issue is all about jobs

Michigan voters will determine Proposal 3 Nov. 6 which would constitutionally mandate 25 percent of the state’s electricity come from renewable sources by 2025. Full News here – Detroit News

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Poll: Michigan voters skeptical about collective bargaining, bridge ballot proposals

Michigan voters appear to be skeptical about ballot proposals to protect collective bargaining rights and to require public approval for international bridge projects, a poll conducted for the Free Press and other news media shows. Full News here – freep

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Clerks defy ballot citizenship rule

Lansing — Some local election officials are resisting Secretary of State Ruth Johnson's demand voting applications in the Nov. 6 general election ask voters to affirm their U.S. citizenship. Full News here – Metro/State News RSS from The Detroit News

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Inside Michigan Supreme Court: Decisions on 4 ballot issues

Local 4′s Rod Meloni is inside the Michigan Supreme Court as the court hears oral arguments on … Full News here – Click On Detroit News

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State Supreme Court hears arguments on 4 ballot issues

LANSING (AP) — The Michigan Supreme Court has heard arguments about whether it should order four questions onto the Nov. 6 ballot. Full News here – Crain’s Detroit Business – News Feeds

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Michigan Supreme Court will hear arguments on 4 disputed ballot proposals

Final decisions on each of the measures are needed quickly in order for the Nov. 6 ballots to be prepared and printed. Full News here – freep

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$38M tax request in Wayne County won’t appear on November ballot

A $ 38 million, .97-mill tax request to help cover shortfalls in funding for Wayne County's public service operations will not appear on the Nov. 6 ballot. Full News here – Metro/State News RSS from The Detroit News

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Anti-bridge proposal kept off Michigan ballot, but Moroun-backed group expected to continue fight

A proposal seeking to block construction of a new Detroit-Windsor bridge is not yet heading to the November ballot, but the ongoing argument likely is heading to court. Full News here – Detroit News

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Board reviews casino, bridge plan ballot status

The State Board of Canvassers meets Monday to vote on placing a casino expansion and an international bridge restricting proposal on the Nov. 6 ballot. Full News here – Detroit Business News

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