Those wanting ballot questions will have to organize earlier

It just got harder to put a question to voters via annual township meetings.

Some local activists who have used the technique aren't too happy about that, calling it a "sad direction" for government. But others are just fine with it, saying it will end the "hijacking" of meetings.

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