Opposition to Ranked Choice Voting Brings Election Deniers, Michigan County Clerks Into Same Sphere

Michigan Association of County Clerks takes opposing stance to ranked choice voting

The Michigan Association of County Clerks voted unanimously this week to oppose a ballot measure intended to introduce ranked-choice voting to Michigan ballots.

Opposition to ranked choice voting brings election deniers, Michigan county clerks into same sphere

Angela Breck/States NewsroomPolitics can at times make for strange bedfellows, and the resistance to ranked choice voting taking root in Michigan is just the latest example, bringing so-called far-right election deniers and the county clerks who have questioned them under the same umbrella. Members of the bipartisan Michigan Association of County Clerks on Wednesday said they unanimously voted to oppose the pending 2026 ballot measure, which wou…

County clerks unanimously oppose rank choice voting proposal, citing added ‘inconsistency, voter confusion, voter fatigue’

Michigan’s county clerks typically don’t weigh in on ballot proposals, but they’re making an exception for a 2026 proposal to shift some elections to a convoluted ranked choice voting system. Members of the Michigan Association of County Clerks voted unanimously on Tuesday to approve a resolution condemning the proposal from Rank MI Vote, which is gathering signatures to put ranked choice voting on the ballot. “Michigan voters are used to knowin…