“However, we remain hopeful that the State Supreme Court will overrule the unconstitutional Adopt and Amend Tactics of the 2018 Republican legislature, raising wages for nearly a million Michiganders and protecting the sacred right of citizen referendums,” Jayaraman said.
Michigan Opportunity spokesperson John Sellek said in a statement that the state justices made the right call on Friday, adding that “the Board of Canvassers holds the power” to decide if the initiative could land on the ballot.
Sellek said, “One Fair Wage team’s sloppy, error-filled efforts resulted in hundreds of thousands of Michigan citizens signing petitions with language that would end the state minimum wage for thousands of workers.”
Raise the Wage Michigan is represented by Mark Brewer and Rowan E. Conybeare of Goodman Acker PC.
The Board of State Canvassers is represented by Heather S. Meingast and Erik A. Grill of the Michigan Attorney General’s Office.
Michigan Opportunity is represented by Melissa Malerman and Andrea Hansen of Honigman LLP.
