Michigan Ranked Choice Voting Campaign Suspends 2026 Ballot Effort
Rank MI Vote fell about 200,000 signatures short of the 446,198 needed, facing political opposition and plans to relaunch signature collection in April 2027.
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Michigan ranked choice voting group ends 2026 ballot effort - BridgeDetroit
A proposed constitutional amendment to overhaul Michigan’s elections is ending signature collection efforts for 2026 Organizers with Rank MI Vote, which seeks to bring ranked choice voting to Michigan, say that work will continue The group needed to collect 446,198 voter signatures but was reportedly short 200,000 as of early December DETROIT — A group seeking to bring ranked-choice voting to Michigan is ending its effort to place a constitution…
Ranked choice voting group pauses 2026 ballot measure efforts in Michigan, looks to future elections
Yin Yang/Getty ImagesUpdated 2:32 p.m. Rank MI Vote, the grassroots organization pushing for a ballot initiative to establish ranked choice voting in Michigan, has paused its statewide efforts to get that measure on the 2026 ballot. Rank MI Vote Executive Director Pat Zabawa wrote in a statement that the pause is happening as the group “builds momentum toward an eventual statewide win for Ranked Choice Voting in Michigan.” Bridge Michigan, who …
Michigan won’t vote on ranked choice voting amendment in 2026
This story was originally published by Bridge Michigan, a nonprofit and nonpartisan news organization. To get regular coverage from Bridge Michigan, sign up for a free Bridge Michigan newsletter here.Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. Sign up for Votebeat Michigan’s free newsletter here.A group seeking to bring ranked choice voting to Michigan is ending its effort to p…
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