Benson, Nessel warn voters not to fall for phony ballot petition pitches

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Benson, Nessel warn voters not to fall for phony ballot petition pitches

Democratic state officials are warning voters to beware of misleading pitches for ballot petitions being circulated throughout Michigan.

Attorney General Dana Nessel and Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson said their offices have received more than a dozen complaints — most focused in the southeast Michigan area — related to circulators incorrectly describing a ballot initiative to get someone's signature....

A handful of the complaints that have come into state officials have mentioned campaigning by Unlock Michigan, a ballot committee seeking to repeal the 1945 Emergency Powers of the Governor Act in an attempt to curb Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's emergency powers, said Ryan Jarvi, a spokesman for Nessel's office....

By operating deceptively the petitioners confess they're corrupt.