Thursday, April 26, 2012

Democracy stopped in Michigan over Font Size: no kidding

LANSING, Mich. (WXYZ) - The State Board of Canvassers deadlocked along party lines 2-2, preventing the measure to repeal the controversial Emergency Manager law from getting on the November ballot.

When the four-member board’s decision came down, supporters of the repeal measure stood up and started chanting, “Shame! Shame! Shame! Shame! Shame!”

A few angry observers even crossed the room and stood right in front of the board’s table shouting, “Shame! Shame on you!”

 The board then took a ten minute recess.

Three votes were needed to certify the repeal measure.

The board could not agree on the validity of a challenge to the measure from a group that said the petitions were not legal because the heading was printed in a smaller type size than required.

Read more: http://www.wxyz.com/dpp/news/political/a-measure-to-repeal-michigans-emergency-manager-law-will-not-be-on-the-november-ballotfor-now#ixzz1tCPYBhta

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