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Michigan's ballot this year included Proposal 2: ban political contributions by utility companies (which always have business before the Public Service Commission) and any other company that has more than $250k in contracts with the state.
"We The People" approved Proposal 2 with over 80% of the vote.
Within minutes, the "JCs" went running for their lawyers, crying about infringement of their corporate "free speech rights".
Michigan elections: Voters approve Proposal 2 Money Out of Politics question
The Associated Press declared the proposal passed at about 9:45 p.m., with 4 out of every 5 votes supporting the measure in early returns.
By 10:10 p.m., the conservative nonprofit Mackinac Center for Public Policy had filed a lawsuit contending the measure is unconstitutional and seeking to block parts of it from being implemented.bridgemi.com - Michigan elections voters decide on proposal money out of politics questionSteve
