The ballot measure to limit corporate spending in Michigan’s political arena passed by an overwhelming margin on Tuesday and was immediately met with a lawsuit from opponents.
The Associated Press declared the proposal passed at about 9:45 p.m., with 4 out of every 5 votes supporting the measure in early returns.
By 10:10 p.m., the conservative nonprofit Mackinac Center for Public Policy had filed a lawsuit contending the measure is unconstitutional and seeking to block parts of it from being implemented.
Backers of Proposal 2, sponsored by the group Michiganders for Money Out of Politics, called its resounding victory a “mandate for change” that Michigan lawmakers should heed.
“Our representatives failed to deliver on holding corrupt pay-to-play politics accountable, so we said enough,” said Christy McGillivray, executive director of the group Voters Not Politicians. “And tonight, Michiganders delivered.” {read}