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Universal Healthcare for Michigan Ballot Measure Fails to Acquire Enough Signatures, Other Ballot Proposals May Qualify
Category: Healthcare · State: Michigan · Source: Michigan State University
A universal health care proposal will not be on Michigan's November ballot because supporters fell short of collecting enough signatures from voters. The Healthcare for Michigan Ballot Committee got about 133,000 signatures for a proposal to require the Legislature to pass laws ensuring every state citizen has affordable and comprehensive health coverage. More than 380,000 valid signatures, or 10 percent of the total votes cast in the last gubernatorial election, are needed to put before voters measures changing the state constitution. John Freeman, a former state representative who led the campaign, said Friday that grass-roots support was great with hundreds of volunteers helping circulate petitions. But the group had money woes, a crucial factor because ballot drives often have to pay people to collect signatures. Freeman said it was tough to raise money because potential donors were tapped a lot during the lengthy Democratic presidential primary season. About 450,000 signatures would have been needed by July 7 as a cushion to get the health care proposal on the ballot, Freeman said. "That's a huge challenge," he said.
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