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Statewide ballot proposal · November 3, 2026

Proposal 2: Michiganders for Money Out of Politics

A yes vote means

A yes vote adopts the initiated law. Regulated electric and gas utilities such as DTE Energy and Consumers Energy, companies with more than $250,000 a year in government contracts, and people and organizations closely connected to them could no longer make direct or indirect campaign contributions to candidates for, or holders of, offices that affect them. Groups paying for political ads that name a candidate or ballot question would have to disclose their donors, and paid-for disclaimers would apply to internet ads.

A no vote means

A no vote leaves Michigan's campaign finance law as it is. Utilities and state contractors keep their current ability to give, and disclosure rules continue to apply only to ads that expressly urge a vote for or against someone.

Official ballot language

Proposal 2026-2

A proposed initiated law to prohibit campaign contributions from certain regulated utilities and government contractors and apply campaign finance laws and regulations to additional types of political communications

The proposal would:

  • Prohibit regulated electric and gas utilities, contractors with over $250,000 annually in government contracts, and people and organizations with substantial connections to these utilities/contractors from making direct or indirect campaign contributions to those who run for or hold offices that impact them.
  • Expand laws regulating spending on political communications, including those requiring disclosing donor information, to apply to communications clearly identifying candidates or ballot questions, even if they do not expressly advocate voting for/against them.
  • Expressly apply the law requiring disclosure of who paid for political communications to internet political communications.

Should this proposal be adopted?

[ ] Yes[ ] No

Verbatim from the Michigan Bureau of Elections' “2026 November ballot questions” (Board of State Canvassers).

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