Court to decide if legislative strategy violates the State Constitution : NPR

The "adopt" part involves lawmakers taking advantage of a provision in the state constitution that allows the Legislature to adopt ballot initiative language into law before it has a chance to go before voters. The initiative then comes off the ballot, since it no longer needs a vote on Election Day — it's already law. The "amend" step comes after the election, in the same legislative session, when lawmakers change that new law before it has a chance to take effect...

https://www.npr.org/2023/12/07/1217712561/michigan-supreme-court-oral-arguments-adopt-and-amend-minimum-wage