Ballot question

City of Ypsilanti Proposal B: limit on police budget increases (charter amendment)

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

The question, as printed on the ballot

It is proposed that City Charter Section 5.04 be amended to provide for a limit in the City Council’s provision to budgeted police expenditures above the previous year’s budgeted police expenditures unless such an increase be approved by a majority of voters in a regular city-wide election in a ballot question pertaining to no other issue. Shall this proposed amendment to the Ypsilanti City Charter be adopted?

A “Yes” vote means

A yes vote bars the council from budgeting police spending above the prior year's level unless voters approve the increase in a separate citywide ballot question.

A “No” vote means

A no vote rejects the charter amendment; police budget increases would not need voter approval.

Sources

Sample ballots, November 3, 2026 State General Election: Washtenaw County (every precinct) · Michigan Department of State, Michigan Voter Information Center

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