2012

Michigan
Ballot Measure

Voter Guide

Official Information from the Independent, Non-Partisan Michigan League of Responsible Voters
PROPOSAL

EmErgEncy managEr Law

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Gives non-elected gubernatorial appointees the power to change laws and contracts passed by locally elected officials that voters have chosen.
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Independent Tea Party Patriots ReTakeOurGov Tea Party Bank of America

Michigan AFSCME Council 25 Sierra Club Michigan Chapter United Auto Workers (UAW)

PROPOSAL

ProtEct coLLEctivE Bargaining

Levels the playing field and gives us a voice to negotiate fair wages and benefits, so CEOs arent the only ones benefitting from a companys success.
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SuPPORted by:

Michigan Parent Teacher Association (PTA) Michigan NOW (National Org. of Women) International Association of Fire Fighters

Michigan Tea Party Alliance Amway Billionaire Sheldon Adelson

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PROPOSAL

michigan EnErgy, michigan JoBs

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Requires utilities to obtain at least 25% of electricity from renewable sources by 2025. Limits rate increases and creates local jobs.
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SuPPORted by:

Michigan League of Conservation Voters NAACP Michigan Nurses Association

Michigan Oil & Gas Association Consumers Energy Enbridge Energy, Inc.

PROPOSAL

KEEP homE carE a safE choicE

Ensures seniors and people with disabilities have an affordable, safe choice of living at home, rather than at more-expensive nursing homes.
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SuPPORted by:

Alliance for Retired Americans Michigan Paralyzed Veterans of America SEIU State Council

Independent Tea Party Patriots Amerisure Insurance Huntington Bank

PROPOSAL

sPEciaL intErEst tax initiativE

Gives a small minority of just 13 state senators the power to protect tax loopholes or hold up funding for education and public safety.
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SuPPORted by:

Ambassador Bridge Owner Matty Moroun Rattle With Us Tea Party Washington Lobbyist Grover Norquist

Michigan Chamber of Commerce Michigan Education Association Michigan Municipal League

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