Order Michigan Supreme Court
Lansing, Michigan
September 5, 2012 Robert P. Young, Jr.,
Chief Justice
Michael F. Cavanagh
Marilyn Kelly
Stephen J. Markman
Diane M. Hathaway
Mary Beth Kelly
Brian K. Zahra,
145755 Justices
THE PEOPLE SHOULD DECIDE,
Plaintiff-Appellant,
v SC: 145755
BOARD OF STATE CANVASSERS,
DIRECTOR OF ELECTIONS, and
SECRETARY OF STATE,
Defendants-Appellees.
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This cause having been brought to this Court by application for leave to appeal
prior to decision by the Court of Appeals on the complaint for mandamus, and having
been argued by counsel and due deliberation having been had thereon, it is ordered that
relief on the complaint for mandamus is granted. We direct the Board of State
Canvassers to proceed as necessary to place the proposed constitutional amendment on
the November 2012 election ballot. Pursuant to MCR 7.317(C)(3), the Clerk is directed
to issue this judgment order forthwith. No motion for rehearing will be entertained.
I, Corbin R. Davis, Clerk of the Michigan Supreme Court, certify that the
foregoing is a true and complete copy of the order entered at the direction of the Court.
September 5, 2012 _________________________________________
Clerk