Minor parties in Michigan are suing to allow fusion voting, calling current law anti-competition

By: Katherine Dailey

Outlets: Michigan Advance

Published: June 2, 2026

Words: 1,087

Last Updated: 1 month, 3 weeks ago

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Two lawsuits filed in state court in mid-May, one in the state’s Court of Claims and the other in Ingham County Circuit Court, are seeking to end Michigan’s longtime ban on a practice known as fusion voting — allowing multiple parties to nominate the same candidate to be listed on the ballot.

Proponents of fusion voting, which is used in just a handful of states, argue that it allows voters to cast their …

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