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POLL OVERVIEW<br />
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Michigan's Constitution allows the people to initiate legislation through a petition drive. There is a current petition being circulated to create Abortion Insurance Opt-Out legislation.<br />
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The advantage of this approach is that the bill</span><span style="font-size: x-large;">'</span><span style="font-size: x-large;">s language cannot be changed by the Michigan Legislature nor can it be vetoed by the governor.<br />
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In order to propose this bill to the legislature, 258,000 valid signatures of registered voters must be gathered within 180 days.<br />
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After petitions are approved by the Board of Canvassers and submitted to the legislature, the legislature has 40 calendar days to say yes or no. If a simple majority in both the House and Senate approves the bill, it becomes law without the governor</span><span style="font-size: x-large;">'</span><span style="font-size: x-large;">s signature. The law would become effective 90 days after the end of the legislative session. If the legislature votes </span><span style="font-size: x-large;">'</span><span style="font-size: x-large;">'</span><span style="font-size: x-large;">no</span><span style="font-size: x-large;">'</span><span style="font-size: x-large;">'</span><span style="font-size: x-large;"> or fails to vote, the issue will be placed before the people as a ballot question in 2014.<br />
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The federal health care reform law (Affordable Care Act), enacted in March 2010, requires insurance exchanges be available in all 50 states by 2014. The ACA contains a special provision allowing the states to exclude abortion as a covered benefit in the health plans operating under the exchange. This is known as </span><span style="font-size: x-large;">'</span><span style="font-size: x-large;">'</span><span style="font-size: x-large;">abortion opt-out.</span><span style="font-size: x-large;">'</span><span style="font-size: x-large;">'</span><br />
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NO Taxes for Abortion Insurance is initiating a petition drive which would place Abortion Insurance Opt-Out legislation before the Michigan House and Michigan Senate. This legislation was passed in December 2012; however, Governor Rick Snyder vetoed it.<br />
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The legislation would exclude abortion coverage from all health plans in the state of Michigan, whether in the exchange or not, allowing abortion coverage to be added only by an optional rider.<br />
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NEW POLL QUESTION:<br />
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Should Michigan pass initiative legislation via a petition drive to allow abortion coverage only as a special insurance rider?<br />
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Yes<br />
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Undecided<br />
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TO VOTE IN THIS POLL CLICK ON THIS LINK<br />
<a href="http://www.clinton-countygop.org/content/should-michigan-pass-initiative-legislation-petition-drive-allow-abortion-coverage-only-spec">http://www.clinton-countygop.org/content/should-michigan-pass-initiative-legislation-petition-drive-allow-abortion-coverage-only-spec</a><br />
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PREVIOUS POLL QUESTION:<br />
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Should the federal government be determining what to serve, serving size, and the content of meals in Michigan schools?<br />
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Yes - 23%<br />
No - 77%<br />
Undecided - 0% <br />
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ONE COMMENT WAS MADE ON THIS POLL QUESTION<br />
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COMMENT #1<br />
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School lunch menus<br />
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What's next? The feds. come into your home and tell you what you can and cannot cook or eat!! This is ridiculous and just like the rest of the liberal, progressive, and communist ideas, it will not work. What should happen is to have all the kids take gym and swim. However, on second thought, do the boys have to shower with the girls anf vice versa? This world has gone completely mad.<br />
Ida S.<br />
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