Michigan GOP moves against ranked choice voting as petition drive gears up

Republicans in the Michigan House are pushing to formally ban ranked choice voting ahead of a potential 2026 ballot proposal that would ask voters if they want to adopt the new way of choosing elected officials.

Ranked choice voting would “disenfranchise people” because it’s “confusing,” argued state Rep. Donni Steele, a Bloomfield Hills Republican who is co-sponsoring the new legislation to bar the voting method.

“The election laws and just getting to know the candidates seems like enough of a challenge to make sure everybody participates at a high level,” she told Bridge Michigan in an interview.

Rank MI Vote, a group that plans to launch its petition drive later this month, decried the legislation, arguing Michiganders are “looking for a politics that works for them … not political insiders."






https://www.bridgemi.com/michigan-government/michigan-gop-moves-against-ranked-choice-voting-petition-drive-gears