ANN ARBOR, MI — A former Ann Arbor City Council member has filed a complaint with the state, alleging council violated campaign finance law with its recent resolution against Proposal E.
Council effectively used public resources to contribute to a campaign against the public power proposal when it put a resolution on its Oct. 5 agenda urging voters to vote no on the proposal, former Ward 4 representative Elizabeth Nelson alleged in her complaint filed with the Michigan Bureau of Elections.
She cited “compiler’s notes” for the Michigan Campaign Finance Act, which state, “It is the policy of this state that a public body shall maintain strict neutrality in each election and that a public body or a person acting on behalf of a public body shall not attempt to influence the outcome of an election held in the state.”…