Protect MI Constitution v. Secretary of State

In this original action, plaintiff, Protect MI Constitution (PMC), seeks a writ of mandamus against defendant Secretary of State (the Secretary). PMC asks this Court to direct the Secretary to reject a ballot question petition for a constitutional amendment filed by intervening defendant Citizens for More Michigan Jobs (CFMMJ). We grant the requested relief.

I. INTRODUCTION

CFMMJ is a ballot question committee that collected more than 500,000 petition signatures for a constitutional amendment proposal to be placed on the November 2012 general election ballot. The CFMMJ proposal would amend art…