Michigan Elections
House clarifies Michigan ‘gag order’ law on clerks
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By Rene Kiss
MI First Election
The state House approved House Bill 5219 on Feb. 23, which aims to fix a provision of a recently approved law that prohibits public bodies from distributing information 60 days before an election. The law, an amendment to Michigan’s Campaign Finance Act, was stopped by an injunction issued by U.S. District Court Judge John Corbett O’Meara on Feb. 5. Democrats and local government officials were critical of Senate Bill 571, not only for its content but for the manner in which it was approved through a late night-session in December when 12 pages were replaced with 53.