Proposal 2 News Today

Implementing legislation goes far beyond mandate of last year’s voting referendum

Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed a package of bills into law on Tuesday, designed to expand voting rights.

Before Congress or the U.S. Supreme Court, National Popular Vote faces a roadblock: The Michigan Constitution

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed a collection of bipartisan bills Tuesday expanding Michiganders’ voting rights.

Bills HB 4699, 4697 and SB 367, 370 and 373 now head to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, who is expected to sign them into law. When new provisions take full effect is an open question, depending if a provision is constitutionally self executing or must be enabled by legislation.

The passing of Proposal 2 by Michigan voters in November brought with it a new set of rules that give people more options for casting their ballots.

A package of bills that would implement election reforms passed by voters last year got their first hearing Wednesday before the Michigan Senate Elections and Ethics Committee. Chaired by Sen. Jeremy …

In the wake of heightened scrutiny surrounding elections and the harassment of poll workers, a group of Michigan Democrats is working with municipal and county clerks from around the state to pass …

In a last-gasp effort, critics of Props 2 and 3 failed to stop certification of recount numbers on Wednesday.

Voters approved statewide ballot questions in November, ending a multi-year process