State canvassers rescind approval of Invest in My Kids 100‑word summary after questions about amended petition

The Michigan State Board of Canvassers on July 10 rescinded its June 27 approval of the 100‑word summary for the Invest in My Kids petition and directed staff to restart the optional summary‑approval process using a receipt date of July 10, 2025.

The motion to rescind passed on a recorded vote after public commenters and board members raised three central concerns: that the petition sponsor filed amended petitions shortly before the public‑comment deadline, that public comment and the board’s review therefore did not reflect the final petition language, and that the 100‑word summary considered at the June 27 meeting was prepared by a deputy rather than by the acting director of elections.

Attorney Dan Ziegler of Dickinson Wright, speaking for the Coalition to Stop the Business and Family Tax Hike and other commenters, told the board the sponsor filed an amended petition “seven hours before public comment closed” and argued that change “evaded public comment.” He said the summary presented to the board at the…