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City of Lansing: Citizens' Advisory Healthcare Action Board (charter amendment)

On the ballot in
City of Lansing
Vote
Yes or no
Election
Nov 3, 2026

The question, as printed on the ballot

Shall the Lansing City Charter be amended to mandate the creation of a Citizens' Advisory Healthcare Action Board ("Citizens' Action Board") to create a Lansing Healthcare Action Plan and make recommendations to the community to address healthcare costs and healthcare inaccessibility; to prescribe the powers and duties of the Citizens' Action Board; to prescribe the Citizens' Action Board's composition and organization; and to require the publication, a public overview, and recommendations for implementation in the community of the Healthcare Action Plan?

A “Yes” vote means

A yes vote amends the charter to create a Citizens' Advisory Healthcare Action Board that writes and publishes a Lansing Healthcare Action Plan with recommendations on healthcare costs and access.

A “No” vote means

A no vote rejects the amendment; no healthcare action board is added to the city charter.

Sources

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