I almost forgot about ol' Ward Connerly
Prop. 209-Inspired Initiative Hits Snag In MI
By Melissa McRobbie | SACOBSERVER.COM WIRE SERVICES
(BCN) - The drive to gather signatures in Michigan for a ballot initiative modeled after California's Proposition 209 may have hit a bump in the road in the form of a court ruling Thursday, according to plaintiffs in the case.
In the ruling, an Ingham County Circuit Court judge ordered the Michigan State Board of Canvassers to rescind its approval of a petition being circulated by proponents of the ballot measure, titled the Michigan Civil Rights Initiative (MCRI).
The initiative would ban affirmative action at public universities and other public agencies in the state of Michigan.
University of California Regent Ward Connerly, long a foe of affirmative action, is among those spearheading the efforts to put the initiative on the ballot. In order to do so, proponents must gather more than 317,000 signatures by early July.
