Ballot Issues 2022

The campaign could have turned in signatures earlier this year to join the 2022 ballot, but it held off to gather what organizers said is a record number of signatures for initiative petitions.

Michigan elections officials — with a new member in the group — are evaluating whether a pair of constitutional amendments should appear on the November ballot.

Abortion rights advocates in Michigan are hoping a wave of newly-motivated activists will turn out this year to override an abortion ban and put broad reproductive rights in the state constitution.

Activists say the information gleaned from abortion- and voting-rights petition-gathering efforts can be a treasure trove used to create new voter networks.

The Reproductive Freedom for All campaign delivered a record-setting 753,759 signatures to the Michigan Secretary of State. This is one of the final steps of a ballot initiative that aims to make abortion a constitutional right in Michigan.

The Reproductive Freedom For All ballot initiative turned in a total of 753,759 signatures to the Michigan Secretary of State Monday morning. If verified, the issue will be on the November ballot.

The coalition behind a ballot question aimed at growing voter access in Michigan says it’s confident it will appear on the November ballot.