Democracy stopped in Michigan over Font Size: no kidding
Board of Canvassers deadlocked along party lines 2-2, preventing the measure to repeal the controversial Emergency Manager law from getting on the November ballot.
When the four-member board’s decision came down, supporters of the repeal measure stood up and started chanting, “Shame! Shame! Shame! Shame! Shame!”
A few angry observers even crossed the room and stood right in front of the board’s table shouting, “Shame! Shame on you!”
The board then took a ten minute recess.
Three votes were needed to certify the repeal measure.
The board could not agree on the validity of a challenge to the measure from a group that said the petitions were not legal because the heading was printed in a smaller type size than required.
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