Ballot measure · Michigan · November 3, 2026

Proposal 2026-2

On Michigan's statewide ballot on November 3, 2026.1,2,3,4,5,6

Research draftCitizen initiativeState law
How it got there
Citizen initiative
Kind of measure
State law
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

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A yes vote

A yes vote would change the Michigan Campaign Finance Act to bar state-regulated electric and gas utilities, government contractors with more than $250,000 a year in contracts, and people and groups tied to them from giving to certain candidates and officials, and would add reporting and paid-for-by rules for ads naming candidates and for internet ads.2,3

A no vote

A no vote would keep the Michigan Campaign Finance Act as it is, without the new limits on giving by regulated utilities, large government contractors and people tied to them, with ads that mention candidates but do not expressly urge a vote kept outside expenditure reporting, and with no express paid-for-by rule for internet ads.2,3

More about it

If approved, the law would take effect 10 days after the official declaration of the vote, and the ban on contributions from government contractors would start 18 months after that.2,4 Art. II, § 9; HFA pp. 2-3 A law approved by voters this way cannot be vetoed by the governor, and the Legislature could change it only with a three-fourths vote of the members of each house.2,4 Art. II, § 9; HFA p. 10 The House Fiscal Agency reports that on September 3, 2026 the Michigan Supreme Court denied a request to overturn the state's certification of the petition.2 HFA p. 10 On July 24, 2026 the Board of State Canvassers found this initiative's petition sufficient and numbered it Proposal 2026-02 or 2026-03, depending on whether a separate constitutional amendment sponsored by Americans for Citizen Voting - Michigan qualified.5 On August 24 the Board split 2 to 2 on that amendment's petition and numbered it Proposal 2026-02 only in case it reached the ballot; the official county list shows this initiative as Proposal 2026-2.1,6

§2How it got on the ballot

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Citizen initiative. Voters proposed it by signing a petition.1,2,3,4,5,6

State law. It would change state law, not the constitution.1,2,3,4,5,6

This is a proposed law started by voter petition; the state House passed it on August 25, 2026, but the state Senate did not act within the 40 session days the constitution allows, so it goes to voters.2,4 HFA p. 10; Art. II, § 9

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

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A majority of the votes on it. The proposed law passes if more than half of the voters who vote on it vote yes.4 Art. II, § 9