Michigan Votes

Prohibits cities, counties, townships, and villages in Michigan from banning the use of natural gas.

Eliminates the state licensing requirement for butter graders.

Sets the 2025-2026 school-aid budget, appropriating about $22.3 billion for K-12 public education.

Prohibits the use of ranked-choice voting (RCV) in Michigan elections.

Allows individuals and businesses to deduct certain government grants used for broadband expansion from their taxable income.

Prohibits Michigan state and local governments from granting economic-development incentives or subsidies to foreign entities from designated "countries of concern."

Bans discrimination in real estate based on religion, race, gender, sexual orientation, familial status, and income source, including rental assistance. It applies to brokers, landlords, and others in property transactions.

Expands the state's prevailing-wage law to cover private-sector solar, wind, and energy-storage projects over two megawatts, and mandates a registration system for contractors.

Raises weight limits for natural gas or electric vehicles and makes other adjustments.

Revises Michigan's election-recount process by increasing per-precinct recount fees and setting a 48-hour deadline for filing recount petitions after vote certification.

Mandates extensive training hours and a department-approved exam for cosmetology and electrology instructors, requires manicurists and estheticians to meet higher age, education, and training standards, and offers limited licenses for those specializing in certain services.

Requires Michigan insurers to cover telemedicine the same as in-person visits and cannot demand face-to-face visits if telemedicine is suitable.

Requires each city or township to have at least one absent voter ballot drop box that registered electors in that city or township may use to return voted absent voter ballots and completed absent voter ballot applications.

Designates Juneteenth a public holiday on June 19th.

Prohibits the use or handling of a mobile electronic device while driving on public roadways.

Proposes amendments to the handgun licensure act, mandating specific safety measures for individuals who leave firearms unattended in places they control or on others' premises where a minor may be present.

Abolishes "right-to-work" provisions for private employees, eliminating their ability to refrain from labor organization and collective bargaining.

Repeals criminal sentencing guidelines for administering an abortion.

Provides $19.6 billion to public school districts, as part of the state's education omnibus appropriation bill for FY 2022-23.

Would amend the Michigan Constitution to reduce current term limits for state legislators to a combined total of 12 years and require state elected officials to file an annual public financial disclosure report.

Would amend the state's handgun licensing law to provide that an executive emergency order does not affect the issuance or renewal of a concealed pistol license (CPL).

Would require that a voter without his or her identification for election purposes vote with a provisional ballot to be processed after the election.

Would limit the effectiveness of an emergency public health order to control an epidemic to 28 days unless an extension is approved by the Legislature.

Appropriated $1.3 billion in federal COVID-19 funding for FY 2020-21, including $600 million to support Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits.