Elections in Michigan
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Elections in Michigan are held to fill various local, state and federal seats. Special elections may be held to fill vacancies at other points in time.
In a 2020 study, Michigan was ranked as the 13th easiest state for citizens to vote in.{{cite journal |last1=J. Pomante II |first1=Michael |last2=Li |first2=Quan |title=Cost of Voting in the American States: 2020 |journal=Election Law Journal: Rules, Politics, and Policy |date=15 Dec 2020 |volume=19 |issue=4 |pages=503–509 |doi=10.1089/elj.2020.0666 |s2cid=225139517 |doi-access=free }}
General elections
=1980s-2000s=
- 1984 presidential election
- 1988 presidential election
- 1992 presidential election
- 1996 presidential election
- 2000 presidential election
- 2002 gubernatorial election
- 2002 U.S. Senate election
- 2004 presidential election
- 2006 gubernatorial election
- 2006 U.S. Senate election
- 2008 State House elections
- 2008 U.S. House elections
- 2008 U.S. Senate election
- 2008 presidential election
=2010s=
- 2010 U.S. House elections
- 2010 gubernatorial election
- 2012 U.S. House elections
- 2012 U.S. Senate election
- 2012 presidential election
- 2014 Michigan elections
- 2014 gubernatorial election
- 2014 U.S. House elections
- 2014 U.S. Senate election
- 2016 U.S. House elections
- 2016 presidential election
- 2018 Michigan elections
=2020s=
Presidential primaries
Ballot measures
- List of Michigan ballot measures
- 1996 Proposal E
- 2004 Proposal 2
- 2006 Proposal 2
- 2012 ballot proposals
Michigan approved plans to expand Medicaid coverage in 2014 to adults with incomes up to 133% of the federal poverty level (approximately $15,500 for a single adult in 2014).{{Cite journal |last=Ayanian |first=J. Z. |title = Michigan's Approach to Medicaid Expansion and Reform |doi=10.1056/NEJMp1310910 |journal=New England Journal of Medicine |volume=369 |issue=19 |pages=1773–1775 |year=2013 |pmid=24066713 |s2cid=6375184 |url=http://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/ac18/cde266881fd96005600b0cb95bcb9005fa1e.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190303001903/http://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/ac18/cde266881fd96005600b0cb95bcb9005fa1e.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=2019-03-03 }}
In 2018, the state electorate passed proposals to create an independent redistricting commission,{{cite news |last=Gibbons |first=Lauren |title=Voters Not Politicians declares victory for Proposal 2 |url =https://www.mlive.com/news/index.ssf/2018/11/what_the_passage_of_proposal_2.html |access-date = January 8, 2019 |work=MLive Lansing |publisher=Mlive Media Group |date=November 6, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190109011937/https://www.mlive.com/news/index.ssf/2018/11/what_the_passage_of_proposal_2.html |archive-date=January 9, 2019 |url-status=live}} and to legalize the recreational use of marijuana.{{Cite web |url = http://www.house.michigan.gov/hfa/PDF/Alpha/Ballot_Proposal_2018-1_Marijuana_Initiative.pdf |title=Ballot Proposal 1 of 2018 |website=Michigan.gov |access-date=November 7, 2018 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20181107185624/http://www.house.michigan.gov/hfa/PDF/Alpha/Ballot_Proposal_2018-1_Marijuana_Initiative.pdf |archive-date=November 7, 2018 |url-status=live}}{{Cite web |url=https://www.michigan.gov/documents/Statewide_Bal_Prop_Status_145801_7.pdf |title=STATE OF MICHIGAN STATEWIDE BALLOT PROPOSALS NOVEMBER 6, 2018 GENERAL ELECTION |date=September 19, 2018 |website=Michigan.gov |access-date=November 7, 2018 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20181110030233/https://www.michigan.gov/documents/Statewide_Bal_Prop_Status_145801_7.pdf |archive-date=November 10, 2018 |url-status=live}}{{Cite news |url = https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2018/12/06/michigan-marijuana-legalization/2213822002/ |title = Michigan's new marijuana law brings confusion |last1=Noble |first1=Breana |last2=Rahal |first2=Sarah |date = December 6, 2018 |work = The Detroit News |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190811140205/https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2018/12/06/michigan-marijuana-legalization/2213822002/ |archive-date=August 11, 2019 |url-status=live}}
In 2020, voters approved two ballot measures, one to increase the limit of money from sales of gas and oil from state-owned land that can benefit state parks, and another to require a warrant for search or seizure of electronic data and communications.{{Cite web|title=2020 ballot measure election results |url=https://ballotpedia.org/2020_ballot_measure_election_results|access-date=November 6, 2020 |website=Ballotpedia|language=en}}{{Cite web|date=November 5, 2020|title=Election 2020: Ballot Proposals Passed In Michigan|url=https://detroit.cbslocal.com/2020/11/05/election-2020-ballot-proposals-passed-in-michigan/ |access-date=November 6, 2020 |language=en-US}}
See also
Images
File:Thomas Mickell Burnham - First State Election in Detroit, Michigan, 1837 - 57.267 - Detroit Institute of Arts.jpg|"First State Election in Detroit," painting by Thomas Mickell Burnham depicting the 1837 Michigan gubernatorial election
References
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External links
- [http://www.michigan.gov/sos/0,1607,7-127-1633---,00.html Elections in Michigan] from the Secretary of State official website
- {{Ballotpedia|Michigan|Michigan}}
- {{citation |author= Government Documents Round Table of the American Library Association |work=Voting & Elections Toolkits |url= https://godort.libguides.com/votingtoolkit/michigan |title= Michigan }}
- {{citation |work=Vote.org |location=Oakland, CA |url= https://www.vote.org/state/michigan/ |title= Michigan: Election Tools, Deadlines, Dates, Rules, and Links }}
- {{cite web |title= League of Women Voters of Michigan |url= https://www.lwvmi.org }} (State affiliate of the U.S. League of Women Voters)
- {{citation |url=https://www.followthemoney.org/at-a-glance?y=2020&s=MI |title= Michigan 2019 & 2020 Elections |work=OpenSecrets |author1= National Institute on Money in Politics |author2=Campaign Finance Institute }}. (Also: [https://www.followthemoney.org/at-a-glance?y=1996&s=MI 1995 & 1996], [https://www.followthemoney.org/at-a-glance?y=1998&s=MI 1997 & 1998], [https://www.followthemoney.org/at-a-glance?y=2000&s=MI 1999 & 2000], [https://www.followthemoney.org/at-a-glance?y=2002&s=MI 2001 & 2002], [https://www.followthemoney.org/at-a-glance?y=2004&s=MI 2003 & 2004], [https://www.followthemoney.org/at-a-glance?y=2006&s=MI 2005 & 2006], [https://www.followthemoney.org/at-a-glance?y=2008&s=MI 2007 & 2008], [https://www.followthemoney.org/at-a-glance?y=2010&s=MI 2009 & 2010], [https://www.followthemoney.org/at-a-glance?y=2012&s=MI 2011 & 2012], [https://www.followthemoney.org/at-a-glance?y=2014&s=MI 2013 & 2014], [https://www.followthemoney.org/at-a-glance?y=2016&s=MI 2015 & 2016], [https://www.followthemoney.org/at-a-glance?y=2018&s=MI 2017 & 2018]).
- Digital Public Library of America. Assorted materials related to [https://dp.la/search?q=Michigan+election* Michigan elections]
- {{citation |title=State Elections Legislation Database |quote= State legislation related to the administration of elections introduced in 2011 through this year, 2020 |url= https://www.ncsl.org/research/elections-and-campaigns/elections-legislation-database.aspx |publisher=National Conference of State Legislatures |work=Ncsl.org |location=Washington, D.C. }}
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