Initiative targeting political money from utilities and other monopolies moves to state canvassers

A ballot initiative to ban corporations with large existing or pending government contracts from making political campaign contributions delivered its petition summary and its form to the Michigan Bureau of Elections on Monday, moving it a step closer to potential approval and signature gathering.

Michiganders for Money Out of Politics in a news release announced that its summary and form are now before the Board of State Canvassers, which must meet within the next 30 days to either approve or deny the language for the 2026 general election.

The initiative aims to ban large monopolies, like the state’s regulated utility utilities DTE Energy and Consumers Energy, from influencing Michigan politics and elections via campaign and political action committee contributions.

The ballot committee, backed by the Taking Back Our Power coalition, said in June that an affirmative vote at the initiative at the ballot box from Michiganders would restore the state’s democratic systems by putting people over corporate profits.



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