Three localities voted to adopt ranked choice voting. But additional roadblocks remain. (Michigan Advance)
Three cities in Michigan voted on Tuesday to move to a ranked choice voting system for local elections. But whether the proposals passed by voters will take effect remains uncertain.
Voters in East Lansing, Kalamazoo and Royal Oak approved initiatives placed on the ballot by Rank MI Vote, a nonprofit organization modeled after Voters Not Politician, which previously led statewide ballot initiatives introducing Michigan’s independent redistricting commission in 2018 and expanding voting rights in 2022.
But the proposals acknowledge upcoming hurdles to their implementation, saying they will only take effect “in the event state law allows for the use of ranked choice voting … and voting machine equipment capable of implementing ranked choice voting is available and obtained by the city, and such equipment is approved by the city election commission.”
