Protecting the Ballot Initiative Process
Reproductive Freedom for All (RFFA) and partner organizations organized a ballot initiative to amend the Michigan state constitution and guarantee the right to reproductive freedom. The Michigan Board of State Canvassers deadlocked 2-2 on party lines and failed to certify the initiative and place it on the November ballot. The amendment had received substantially more signatures than needed to qualify for the November 2022 ballot. RFFA filed a complaint for relief with the Michigan Supreme Court, asking it to order the Board to place the amendment on the ballot. LWV of Michigan filed an amicus brief supporting RFFA.