From the Associated Press — The Michigan Supreme Court has unanimously ordered the state elections board to certify a veto-proof initiative that would let Republican legislators wipe from the books a law Governor Gretchen Whitmer used to issue sweeping pandemic orders. The decision Friday came after two Democrats on the Board of State Canvassers opposed ratifying the ballot measure in April, despite a finding from the elections bureau that enough signatures had been collected. The justices say the four-member panel “has a clear legal duty to certify the petition.” The canvassers are expected to meet soon to certify the petition.
