Michigan Legislators Petition Supreme Court for Enforcement of Constitution’s Elections Clause 

US Supreme Court, a Jim Hoft photo

Lawmakers claim standing to sue and argue MI Governor and SOS infringed on their Constitutional rights when ballot initiatives were used to change election laws.  

Two Michigan senators and nine members of the House of Representatives filed a petition with the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS). The federal lawsuit argues that the U.S. Constitution specifically assigns the regulation of federal elections to state legislatures. The legislators...