Ballot measure · Michigan · November 3, 2026

Proposal 2026-1

Title as the state lists it: A proposal to convene a constitutional convention for the purpose of drafting a general revision of the state constitution1,2,3,4,5

Research draftOtherOther
How it got there
Other
Kind of measure
Other
To pass
A majority of the votes on it
Researched
October 27, 2026

Research draft. We gathered this from official sources on October 27, 2026: election offices, state laws and court records, each linked to its source. Separate reviewers checked a random sample of 48 facts from the ballot-measure research against the cited sources and found no errors. The rest hasn't been reviewed fact by fact yet, so check the linked source before relying on anything here.

§1What your vote means

Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.

A yes vote

A yes vote would call a convention of 148 elected delegates, one from each state House and state Senate district, to meet in 2027 and draft a general revision of the state constitution for voters to accept or reject later.2,3,4

A no vote

A no vote would mean no convention is called, the current 1963 state constitution stays in place without a general revision, and the same question would next go to voters automatically in 2042.2,4

More about it

If the question passes, delegates would be chosen at a partisan election held no later than six months after the result is certified, and they would meet in Lansing on the first Tuesday of October after that election.2,4 Art. XII, § 3; HFA pp. 1-2 Anything the convention proposes would need the votes of a majority of all its delegates and then a majority of the voters who vote on it at a later election before it could take effect.2,4 Art. XII, § 3; HFA p. 2

§2How it got on the ballot

Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.

Other. It reached the ballot another way, explained below.1,2,3,4,5

Other. It is a different kind of measure, explained below.1,2,3,4,5

The Michigan Constitution requires this question to go to voters automatically in 1978 and every 16th year after that, so no petition or legislative vote placed it on the ballot; it asks whether to call a convention, and does not itself change the constitution.2,4 Art. XII, § 3; HFA p. 1

It is on Michigan's list of statewide measures for November 3, 2026.1,2,5,6,7 None of the official sources we read calls the list certified or final, so we don’t either. What we couldn't confirm about the list is in the notes on Michigan's measures.

§3What it needs to pass

Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.

A majority of the votes on it. A convention is called if more than half of the voters who vote on the question vote yes.4 Art. XII, § 3