LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan group has submitted 539,000 signatures to repeal a law that has given Gov. Gretchen Whitmer broad emergency powers during the coronavirus pandemic.
Unlock Michigan is demanding that the veto-proof initiative be put before the Republican-led Legislature before year’s end.
It needs roughly 340,000 valid voter signatures for the bill to qualify and has a 200,000 cushion.
State Attorney General Dana Nessel, a Democrat, is investigating whether the ballot drive used illegal tactics.
The Democratic governor has opposed the initiative, saying a 1945 law allowing her to unilaterally extend a state of emergency has helped her save lives.
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