MI state Board of Canvassers recently approved petition language for Ranked Choice Voting. Petitions will soon be circulation to put RCV on the 2026 election ballot.

City of Muskegon Election & Ranked Choice Voting

• If passed, this will drastically change the way we vote.
• Do NOT sign any petition for Ranked Choice Voting!

Rank Choice Voting is a very bad idea for Michigan and the following are some of the reasons why:

• Complex and confusing process– RCV requires voters to rank candidates and triggers multiple elimination rounds. 
• That complexity leads to more spoiled or uncounted ballots if you miss or mis-fill a ranking.
• Voter ballot exhaustion– Many votes go uncounted if someone fails to rank every candidate. So your vote might never count at all...