(The Center Square) – The U.S. Supreme Court declined to take up a Michigan citizens-only voting proposal, just hours after the state Supreme Court denied a petition also seeking to force the initiative onto the ballot.

Those decisions effectively doomed the initiative’s chances of appearing on the November ballot, as Friday is the day Michigan’s ballot will be finalized by the state Board of State Canvassers.

Elyse Apel, a graduate of Hillsdale College, is a reporter for The Center Square covering Minnesota and Michigan. Her work has appeared in a range of national outlets, including the Washington Examiner, The American Spectator, and The Daily Wire.

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