LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) -- A bulk mailer from the Lansing City Charter Commission has resulted in a Lansing councilmember filing a formal campaign finance violation complaint.
First Ward Councilman Ryan Kost, who is currently president of the legislative body of the city, filed with the Michigan Secretary of State Tuesday, claiming the mailer was "not just informational but persuasive in supporting a yes vote."
Municipalities are allowed under Michigan law to provide purely factual information to voters on "issues related to the function of the public body." • A taxpayer funded mailer from the Lansing City Charter Commission has resulted in a formal campaign finance complaint to state election officials. (WLNS) • A taxpayer funded mailer from the Lansing City Charter Commission has res