The Michigan elections bureau has determined that a ballot drive to prohibit discrimination against LGBTQ people failed to collect enough valid voter signaturesLANSING, Mich. -- The Michigan elections bureau has determined that organizers of a ballot drive to prohibit discrimination against LGBTQ people failed to collect enough valid voter signatures. Fair and Equal Michigan gathered nearly 299,000 signatures, short of the roughly 340,000 needed, according to a report released Thursday. Major donors to the ballot drive include Bipartisan Solutions, a nonprofit that does not have to disclose its donors; Dow Chemical; pollster Richard Czuba; Rock Holdings; and billionaire Ronda Stryker. State Sen. Jeremy Moss, who is gay, reacted to the news about the ballot drive in part by referencing the court case. “And I’m incredibly optimistic that MI’s Supreme Court will affirm so.”———Follow David Eggert at https://twitter.com/DavidEggert00

Source: ABC News July 09, 2021 10:30 UTC