LANSING, MI - Attorney General Bill Schuette has issued a formal legal opinion saying that once a referendum on Michigan's toughened emergency manager law is certified for the November ballot, a previous version of the law will be revived.
The Republican also said Monday that the 1990 emergency manager law will stay in effect if voters agree to repeal the 2011 version.
The opinion, requested by state Treasurer Andy Dillon, is legally binding on state agencies and officers unless reversed by the courts.
On Friday, the Michigan Supreme Court ordered the proposed referendum on the ballot after a dispute over whether supporters printed their petitions in the correct type size.
The Board of State Canvassers - which had deadlocked 2-2 on voting to put the issue before voters - is expected to meet soon to comply with the ruling.
Dillon argued on Friday that it is the Snyder administration's position that all decisions made by emergency managers prior to Public Act 4 being certified for the ballot will remain in effect once the law is suspended.
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