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Proposal 2026-2: Campaign contributions by utilities and government contractors, and political ad disclosure (initiated law)

On the ballot in
Michigan
Vote
Yes or no
Election
Nov 3, 2026

The question, as printed on the ballot

The proposal would: • Prohibit regulated electric and gas utilities, contractors with over $250,000 annually in government contracts, and people and organizations with substantial connections to these utilities/contractors from making direct or indirect campaign contributions to those who run for or hold offices that impact them. • Expand laws regulating spending on political communications, including those requiring disclosing donor information, to apply to communications clearly identifying candidates or ballot questions, even if they do not expressly advocate voting for/against them. • Expressly apply the law requiring disclosure of who paid for political communications to internet political communications. Should this proposal be adopted?

A “Yes” vote means

A yes vote adopts the initiated law: bans campaign contributions from regulated utilities and large government contractors, and widens political ad and donor disclosure rules.

A “No” vote means

A no vote rejects the initiated law; current campaign finance and disclosure laws stay as they are.

Ballot heading: "A proposed initiated law to prohibit campaign contributions from certain regulated utilities and government contractors and apply campaign finance laws and regulations to additional types of political communications." The Bureau of Elections published the ballot wording without a separate explanatory statement.

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