A group working to put abortion protections in the Michigan Constitution turned in over 750,000 signatures today to get the amendment on the November ballot.
The submission from Reproductive Freedom For All comes as state courts weigh in challenges to Michigan's 1931 abortion ban.
Attorney Steve Liedel is with the campaign. At an event following the signature drop-off, he said the proposed amendment would override that law if approved by voters. "Folks in an executive or administrative capacity have an oath to faithfully uphold the constitution if this amendment is adopted, including this amendment. And they're prohibited by that oath and other laws of the state from acting inconsistent with this constitutional amendment," Liedel said.
Now that Reproductive Freedom For All has turned in signatures for the proposal, the state Bureau of Elections must check them for validity. There's also an opportunity for opponents of the measure to issue a challenge.