A bill to ban ranked choice voting in Michigan sailed 57-44 through the House on Wednesday, August 20. Rep. Rachelle Smit, R-Martin, chair of the House Election Integrity Committee and a former ...
In Michigan, we believe in a simple, fair principle: one person, one vote. Period. Every eligible voter gets a single vote, which is counted equally. The highest vote-getter is declared the winner.
LANSING — The Michigan House voted to ban ranked choice voting this week, though the proposal is unlikely to make it through the state Senate. Ranked choice voting allows voters to rank candidates ...
A series of town hall-style presentations in Livingston County kicks off this weekend. The events are focused on Ranked ...
The Michigan Association of County Clerks has voted unanimously to oppose a potential ballot measure that would change how voters in the state pick their candidates. The association in a resolution ...
Advocates for ranked choice voting in Longmont are already discussing what the next two years of outreach and campaigning could look like, with Rankin highlighting the group’s upcoming work with ...
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — All 83 of the state’s county clerks have come out as opposed to a ballot initiative to implement ranked choice voting in Michigan. Normally, the Michigan Association of ...
Ranked-choice voting allows voters to rank candidates in order of preference — first, second, and third choices. When counting, if a candidate gets more than 50% of first-choice votes, they win. If ...
LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — A bill to ban the use of ranked choice voting in the state of Michigan has passed the state House of Representatives 57-44, with 9 not voting. House Bill 4707, introduced by ...