Voters in Michigan will decide whether to protect abortion this November | PBS NewsHour

"Absent an insufficient number of signatures or a petition form that doesn't comply with unambiguous statutory requirements, the Board lacks the authority to refuse to certify a petition. Because the challenger here alleged neither of those defects, the Board had a duty to certify the petition," McCormack wrote. "The Board's failure to do so seems to be disappointing evidence of the weakened state of our polity."

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/voters-in-michigan-will-decide-whether-to-protect-abortion-this-november

Why an obscure Michigan board has the power to reject a ballot initiative on abortion rights | PBS NewsHour

Abortion rights supporters have already said they will ask the state Supreme Court to intervene to place the measure on the November ballot. The organization backing the voting measure is expected do the same…

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/why-an-obscure-michigan-board-has-the-power-to-reject-a-ballot-initiative-on-abortion-rights