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

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Presidential primaries

Ballot measures

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

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