State v. Wayne County Clerk

Memorandum Opinion. In 2002 PA 432, the Legislature directed the city of Detroit to place on the August 6, 2002, ballot a proposal to change from the current at-large system of electing the city council to a single-member district plan. However, the Detroit Election Commission declined to certify the measure for inclusion on the ballot. The plaintiffs brought this action in circuit court seeking mandamus, and the circuit court ordered the proposition placed on the ballot. Claims of appeal were filed by the Election Commission and by the Detroit City Council and its incumbent members, who had…