Republican Justice Mary Beth Kelly provided the crucial vote for Friday’s decision, joining three Democratic justices.
The court was asked to decide a technical issue: Did the petitions used to gather signatures have the right type size?
But its decision means voters will decide whether to keep or kill a law that sends powerful emergency managers into distressed communities and school districts to fix their finances.
The decision is also a major victory for unions, which represent many workers who have been laid off or whose pay has been slashed by emergency managers. It’s a significant loss for Republicans, especially Gov. Rick Snyder, who signed the law.
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