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1999 to 2000). He was also Treasurer of Michigan Recalls who sought the recalls of several state legislators for their vote in favor of a tax increase during Michigan's spending crisis in 2007. In 2008 he spearheaded an effort by the recall Michigan Speaker of the Michigan house Andy Dillon. While Dillon survived November's recall vote, the effort put Michigan's lawmakers on notice. They now know that any tax increase will be noticed, and there will be political consequences. In the 2006 election he acted as state-wide Chair of the successful Michigan Civil Rights Initiative (MCRI). The Libertarian Party of Michigan was the only party to endorse the initiative. The MCRI used the petition process to place a state constitutional amendment (Proposal 2 of November, 2006) before voters that prohibits governments in Michigan from discriminating against, or giving preferential treatment to, any citizen on the basis of race, gender, ethnicity or national origin in the operation of government hiring, contracting, or state university admissions. The amendment was approved by 58% of voters despite the fact that proponents were heavily outspent in the campaign by opponents who supported race-based government preference programs. During his final term in the state legislature, he co-authored a state constitutional amendment that prohibited governments in Michigan from using their power of eminent domain to seize citizens private property and turn it over to new owners for their private use. This proposed amendment was Proposal 4 in the November, 2006 election and was overwhelmingly adopted by voters. But Mr. Drolet is best known among Libertarians for introducing HB5237 on October 16th, 2001. This bill made it easier for a party to remain on the ballot. Prior law required it to poll the needed number of votes for its candidate who was listed closest to the top of the ballot (president in presidential election years, and governor in mid-term years, are the offices closest to the top of the ballot). The bill now lets a party meet the vote test by the vote for any of its statewide candidates. The bill became law on May 30th 2002. Scotty Boman Producer: Scotty Boman