ADVISORY OPINION ON CONSTITUTIONALITY OF 1975 PA 227
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Argued March 5, 1976.
Decided March 29, 1976.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Frank J. Kelley, Attorney General, and Robert A. Derengoski, Solicitor General.
Charles D. Hackney, George M. Elworth, Varda N. Fink, Michael J. Hodge, and Norbert G. Jaworski, Assistants Attorney General, in support of constitutionality.
John D. Pirich, Assistant Attorney General, in opposition to constitutionality.
Amici Curiae:
Kenneth J. Guido, Jr. and Ellen G. Block for Common Cause.
Hyman & Rice for State Bar of Michigan.
Gary L. Cowan, Daniel F. Curran and Dennis R. O'Connell for Michigan Consolidated Gas Company.
Dykema, Gossett, Spencer, Goodnow & Trigg (by James D. Tracy, Nancy C. Kurtz and Ted T. Amsden) for Consumers Power Company.
Lafferty, Reosti, Papakhian & James for Socialist Workers Party and CO DEL.
Keywell & Rosenfeld for Michigan Press Association.
Honigman, Miller, Schwartz & Cohn (by Avern Cohn, Stanley Siegel, and Joseph M. Polito) and Downs & Edwards (McClellan, Schlaybaugh & Whitbeck, of counsel) for Michigan Association of Broadcasters, Michigan State Grange, Michigan Library Association, Michigan Association of School Boards, Michigan Association of State College and University Governing Boards, Michigan Townships Association, Michigan State Building and Construction Trades Council, Michigan Community College Association, Michigan State Chamber of Commerce, Michigan State Farm Bureau, Michigan Association of Counties and County Road Association of Michigan.
Cozadd, Shangle & Smith for Michigan Association of Hospital Authorities, Inc.
Supreme Court of Michigan.
PER CURIAM:
On August 27, 1975, Governor William G. Milliken signed Enrolled House Bill 5250.1 This legislation was designed "to regulate political activity". The Act created the Political Ethics Commission as an autonomous entity within the Department of State and provided for its composition, powers and duties (§§ 31-50); provided requirements for the establishment of candidate committees...
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