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Michigan Renewable Energy Standards Initiative (2018)
| Michigan Renewable Energy Standards Initiative | |
|---|---|
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| Election date November 6, 2018 | |
| Topic Energy | |
| Status Not on the ballot | |
| Type State statute | Origin Citizens |
The Michigan Renewable Energy Standards Initiative was not on the ballot in Michigan as an indirect initiated state statute on November 6, 2018.
The measure would have required Michigan electric providers to acquire electricity from a certain percentage of renewable resources per year:[1]
- In 2019 and 2020, providers would have been required to get at least 12.5 percent of their electricity from renewable resources.
- In 2021, providers would have been required to get at least 15 percent of their electricity from renewable resources.
- In 2022 and 2023, providers would have been required to get at least 18 percent of their electricity from renewable resources.
- In 2024 and 2025, providers would have been required to get at least 21 percent of their electricity from renewable resources.
- In 2026 and 2027, providers would have been required to get at least 24 percent of their electricity from renewable resources.
- In 2028 and 2029, providers would have been required to get at least 27 percent of their electricity from renewable resources.
- In 2030, providers would have been required to get at least 30 percent of their electricity from renewable resources.
The measure would have defined renewable resources to include solar, wind, biomass, hydropower, and municipal solid waste or landfill gas.[1]
In May 2018, proponents withdrew the initiative after two of the state's largest utilities—DTE Energy Co. and Consumers Energy Co.—committed to producing 25 percent of their electricity from renewable sources by 2030.[2]
Text of measure
Petition title
The petition language used for circulation was as follows:[1]
| “ | A petition to initiate legislation to increase the minimum wage to $10 per hour on January 1, 2019; to $10.65 per hour on January 1, 2020; to $11.35 per hour on January 1, 2021 and $12 per hour on January 1, 2022; to annually adjust the minimum wage based on the change in the cost of living; to require that gratuities are to be retained by the employee who receives them except as voluntarily shared; and to gradually increase the minimum wage in steps for employees who receive tips or gratuities until it is the same as the minimum wage for other employees. The proposal if adopted would supersede 2014 Public Act 138. If not enacted by the Michigan State Legislature in accordance with the Michigan Constitution of 1963, the proposal is to be voted on at the November 6, 2018 general election.[3] | ” |
Full text
The full text of the measure is available here.
Sponsors
Clean Energy, Healthy Michigan led the campaign in support of the initiative.[4]
Path to the ballot
The state process
In Michigan, the number of signatures required to qualify an indirect initiated state statute for the ballot is equal to 8 percent of votes cast for governor in the last gubernatorial election. Signatures older than 180 days are invalid, which means all signatures must be collected within a 180-day window. Petitions for initiated statutes must be filed 160 days prior to the election. Successful initiative petitions are sent to the legislature, which then has 40 days to pass the proposed law. If the legislature does not approve the initiative, it goes on the ballot. If the legislature approves the initiative, it becomes law without needing the signature of the governor.
The requirements to get an initiated state statute certified for the 2018 ballot:
- Signatures: 252,523 valid signatures were required.
- Deadline: The deadline to submit signatures was May 30, 2018.
Signature petitions are filed with the secretary of state and verified by the board of state canvassers using a random sample method of verification.
If the initiative petition received enough valid signatures, then the state legislature would have had 40 days to adopt or reject the proposal. If the legislature rejected or ignored the initiative, then the measure would have been placed on the next general election ballot.
This ballot initiative
The initiative was filed with the secretary of state on February 12, 2018, and was approved by the Board of State Canvassers for signature gathering on February 13, 2018.[5]
In May 2017, proponents withdrew the initiative after two of the state's largest utilities committed to producing 25 percent of their electricity from renewable sources by 2030.[2]
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Michigan Secretary of State, "Initiative," accessed February 19, 2018
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 New Jersey Herald, "Billionaire Tom Steyer gets Michigan renewable energy deal," May 18, 2018
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Clean Energy, Healthy Michigan, "Homepage," accessed February 19, 2018
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "Statewide Proposals," February 16, 2018
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