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Michigan Voters Pass Proposal 2 Seeking to Limit some Campaign Contributions, Vote Down Prop 1
The measure would bar certain companies and executives from funding candidates and committees while adding disclosure rules for some dark-money ads.
- On Tuesday, Michigan voters approved Proposal 2, banning political contributions from regulated utility companies and government contractors with over $250,000 in state contracts. Unofficial results show the measure passed with 81.2% support.
- Organized by Michiganders for Money Out of Politics, the initiative aimed to curb influence from companies like DTE Energy and Consumers Energy. Proponents described the ban as a needed check on a "pay-to-play system."
- The proposal also enacts new disclosure rules, requiring nonprofits running over $5,000 in issue advocacy ads to disclose donors. Opponents, including the Michigan Chamber of Commerce, argued the proposal unfairly targets businesses.
- Separately, voters defeated Proposal 1, which would have convened a constitutional convention. The measure failed by a wide margin, with 75.5% of votes cast against it.
- Legal challenges to Proposal 2 are anticipated following its implementation. Critics note the ban does not address contributions to super PACs allowed under Citizens United Supreme Court rulings.
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‘Money Out of Politics’ ballot measure passes, constitutional convention fails
Michiganders for Money Out of Politics submitted its signatures in Lansing to make the November 2026 ballot. May 27, 2026. | Photo by Katherine Dailey/Michigan Advance. Proposal 2 on Michigan ballots, the “Michiganders for Money Out of Politics” initiative, has passed. The initiative will alter state campaign finance law to ban campaign spending from “regulated electric and gas utilities, contractors with over $250,000 annually in government con…
Michigan voters pass Proposal 2 seeking to limit some campaign contributions, vote down prop 1
Michiganders have voted to pass Proposal 2, a citizen-led ballot initiative that would restrict campaign contributions from regulated utility companies and government contractors.
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