Why You Should Vote "YES" on Proposal 1

Governor Snyder continued his "Yes on 1, No on the Rest" bus tour in Southeast Michigan today with a town hall in Macomb where he was joined by Allen Park emergency manager Joyce Parker.

Proposal 1 is a referendum on Michigan's emergency manager law, which gives our state the tools to step in and rescue a city from a financial disaster before it's too late. Voters must vote "YES" on Proposal 1 in order to keep the emergency manager law.

Under the law, known as Public Act 4, the state has an early-warning system to alert us of potential fiscal problems in cities, villages and school districts. In especially bad cases, the governor can appoint a manager to take actions to help get that local government get back on its feet.

In a town hall with The Oakland Press today, Governor Snyder explained why Public Act 4 is so beneficial:

The reason I feel strongly about "Yes on Proposal 1" is that Public Act 4 is working. Under the old law, we didnt have an early warning system in place. Now we have one. The second thing we did is that if there is a true emergency, the manager can go in, do their work, fix the problem, and get out. 

Why would an emergency be declared? Two examples would be if cities or school districts are not paying their employees or not paying off their debt. Michigan is already seeing success from Public Act 4. Of the eight communities where there are emergencies, Governor Snyder says progress is being made. "We're actually starting the discussion of how we can transition out of three of the 8 communities already. One we're talking about is Ecorse," he said.

If you want to KEEP Michigan's emergency manager law, vote YES on Proposal 1.