Group says heading is printed in type that's smaller than required
LANSING -- Opponents of the effort to overturn Michigan's emergency manager law say petitions supporting the repeal effort are flawed.
Bob LaBrant of Citizens for Fiscal Responsibility says the petitions aren't legal because the heading is printed in a type that's smaller than required.
The group that turned in the petitions is called Stand Up for Democracy. It's trying to give voters a chance to overturn Michigan's 2011 emergency manager law during the November election.
A printer's affidavit says the heading size is correct.
The petitions contained 225,885 signatures, with at least 161,305 valid voter signatures needed to make the ballot.
Opponents say the petitions themselves are flawed, so the proposal should be kept off the ballot.
State election officials are expected to make a decision by late April.
