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Bill would lower threshold, clarify ballot language to let Hillsdale County voters decide Sunday spirit sales
Summary
Representative Wirtz and three Hillsdale County restaurateurs testified on House Bill 4398, which would ease local ballot access rules so counties such as Hillsdale could place Sunday on-premise spirit sales before voters.
Representative Wirtz introduced House Bill 4398 and brought three Hillsdale County business owners to testify in favor of easing local barriers to on-premise spirit sales on Sundays in Hillsdale County.
Wirtz told the committee Hillsdale County remains the only county in Michigan with a so-called blue law preventing on-premise spirit sales on Sundays. “The ballot language required by law is also confusing and makes the repeal process more complicated,” Wirtz said, explaining that the bill would add clearer ballot options, lower the signature threshold and…
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