- The opportunistic rush to slip tax votes onto Michigan’s March (DEMOCRAT) presidential primary ballot should trigger lawmakers to put an end to this sleazy practice.
The March 10 vote to award Michigan’s partisan delegates promises to be one of, if not the lowest, turnout election of the year.And this year, participation is likely to skew heavily Democratic, since President Donald Trump will have no real challenger in the Republican primary.
No matter what those pushing the tax measures say about why they chose March to go to voters, there’s only one true answer: They’re trying to sneak their levies through on the path of least resistance.
“Taxing authorities are carefully choosing their voters and placing tax issues on the ballot when they expect the voters they prefer to be voting,” says Macomb County Commissioner Leon Drolet, a former lawmaker and longtime anti-tax activist.
“It’s not about seeking voter approval; its about seeking to minimize voter involvement in tax decisions.”...
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