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Sponsor, lawyers and staff dispute which Invest in My Kids filing triggers the board’s 30‑day deadline
Summary
Attorneys for Invest in My Kids and other public commenters disputed whether the board’s 30‑day review period began with a June 4 filing, a June 16 resubmission, a July 2 revision, or the board’s July 10 motion; bureau staff provided a timeline and said the bureau plans to take the matter up again July 31.
Mister Bridal, an attorney for Invest in My Kids, told the Board of State Canvassers during public comment that the sponsor withdrew an earlier petition and submitted a revised proposal on June 16 and that the board therefore missed a statutory 30‑day deadline to approve or reject the new submission.
Bridal said the group “we withdraw the petition and resubmitted a version” on June 16 and that, from that date forward, the only proposal before the board was the June 16 version. He urged the board to “correct its noncompliance with the statute by acting today to affirmatively approve the previously approved statement, and the form of the petition,” saying the bureau had indicated the form has “no issues.”
Eric Doster, representing Small Business for a Better Michigan, disputed Bridal’s account in…
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