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Critics say petition campaign lying to get signatures

Critics say petition campaign lying to get signatures

A voting rights group says a petition campaign to create new voting restrictions is lying to get signatures.

The main complaint is based on a video that caught a petition circulator telling a signer the initiative would put the question on the ballot. But, if the campaign collects enough signatures, the Republican-backed question would go first to the Republican-controlled Legislature, which could adopt it with no threat of a veto by Democratic Governor Gretchen Whitmer and no statewide vote.

Nancy Wang with Voters Not Politicians says it’s not illegal for paid circulators to say things that aren’t true to get signatures.

“Be careful of what you’re being asked to sign by these petition circulators.”

The paid circulator in the video was also gathering signatures for other initiatives and a gubernatorial candidate.