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Rank MI Vote, the grassroots organization pushing for a ballot initiative to establish ranked choice voting in Michigan, has paused its statewide efforts to get that measure on the 2026 ballot.

16 counties in Michigan are requesting taxpayer dollars this upcoming election in order to support ambulance operations. Emergency Medical Service departments in Michigan have been struggling to keep up with rising service costs.

Michigan bills expected to move from the House Elections Committee Tuesday could change how candidates and proposals make the ballot.

Michigan’s laws around election recounts could be in for some big changes.

The Michigan Supreme Court turned down a request Friday to order that a petition to raise the state’s minimum wage be certified to the November ballot.

Michigan voters will not be seeing any ballot initiatives when they head to the polls this November. Wednesday’s 5 p.m. deadline for initiative petitions to submit signatures to the state Bureau of Elections came and went without any filings, according to the Michigan Department of State.

Citizens for Local Choice wants local governments to decide whether solar or wind farms can be built instead of state government.

Voters in Chippewa and Mackinac counties will decide on Feb. 27 if they want to increase funding for the Superior District Library system, a collection of eight libraries across the region.

If Republicans nominate Donald Trump for president... a self-described bipartisan political group plans to offer another choice.

The Michigan Board of State Canvassers will meet Monday to start the process for a partial recount of the votes cast for two ballot proposals.