LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — The Lansing Constitution Fee has up to date and tailored the language on city-run webpage. The webpage and a mailer from the Fee had been topic to criticism.
“Our touchdown web page at www.lansingvotes.gov/yourcharter was up to date to replicate the identical language and wording in our first academic mailer for consistency functions, and was not the results of any current public feedback. The web page is repeatedly up to date with new academic supplies, together with the current addition of a video presentation on the proposed constitution revisions. We encourage residents to evaluate the video and all of the contents of the touchdown web page,’ Constitution Fee Chairman Brian Jeffries stated in an emailed assertion. The assertion was in response to a 6 Information inquiry concerning the language change.
A taxpayer funded mailer from the Lansing Metropolis Constitution Fee has resulted in a proper marketing campaign finance criticism to state election officers. (WLNS) 
A taxpayer funded mailer from the Lansing Metropolis Constitution Fee has resulted in a proper marketing campaign finance criticism to state election officers. (WLNS)
A earlier model of the web site was challenged by members of the Lansing Metropolis Council. These members alleged the webpage and mailer violated state marketing campaign legal guidelines by utilizing taxpayer cash to advocate a specific viewpoint.
First Ward Councilman Ryan Kost filed a proper criticism concerning the web site and mailer with the Michigan Secretary of State.
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Jeffries stated the adjustments weren’t in response to the criticisms or complaints.
“It should be noted that the Charter Commission disagrees with the claim that our recent educational mailer was ‘persuasive’ in any way,” he wrote in his statement. “This piece was carefully developed to provide factual, accurate information to residents about the proposal, its background, and its potential impact on our community. All of our content is strictly educational in nature and provides voters with objective information so they can make their own informed decisions.”
The mailer was despatched to 21,080 Lansing households and price taxpayers $6,116.03 to print and mail, Lansing Metropolis Clerk Chris Swope, who tells 6 Information. It was developed by a public relations agency employed by the Constitution Fee, and the language used was reviewed by an lawyer retained by the fee, Swope says.
Two extra mailings from the Fee are deliberate within the coming weeks.
A political mailer despatched by Vote Sure Lansing 2025 Poll Committee relating to the proposed adoption of a revised Metropolis Constitution. (WLNS) 
A political mailer despatched by Vote Sure Lansing 2025 Poll Committee relating to the proposed adoption of a revised Metropolis Constitution. (WLNS)
Some residents have been confused by a mailer hitting mailboxes this week, believing the mailer is from the town and the Fee. However the mailer was paid for by the Vote Sure Lansing 2025 Poll Committee. The committee’s location is 428 W. Lenawee.
That is the tackle for Lansing’s Future PAC and one other political group, Michigan Vindicated. Each teams have been concerned in current metropolis races.
The mailing for the committee consists of details about the endorsement of the proposed new constitution from a number of labor organizations and the Lansing Regional Chamber of Commerce.
