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Ranked Choice Voting

Michigan Republicans Look to Ban Ranked Choice Voting as Petition Drive Revs Up

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Aug 25, 2025

House lawmakers are trying to counter a statewide campaign aimed at getting the method enshrined in the state constitution. by Hayley Harding, Votebeat Just as efforts to add ranked choice voting to the Michigan Constitution are…

Elections

Ranked Choice Voting in Ann Arbor? What to Know About an Upcoming Statewide Ballot Initiative

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Jul 15, 2025

by Hayley Harding, Votebeat Michigan could become the most populous jurisdiction in the country to adopt a complex and controversial voting method under a proposal headed to the Board of State Canvassers for review. An initiative led…

Letter to the Editor

Letter to the Editor: The Taylor Machine Must Be Defeated

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Jul 27, 2022

by John Smith I view the Taylor Machine as an existential threat to effective, vibrant Democracy in this town. This Machine must be defeated. So, what is to be done? I believe it is essential to do two things, 1)…