Over 562K signatures filed for proposal to ban campaign spending by utilities, state contractors

By: Katherine Dailey

Outlets: Michigan Advance

Published: May 27, 2026

Words: 759

Last Updated: 1 month, 4 weeks ago

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Leaders and volunteers from the Michiganders for Money Out of Politics ballot petition campaign gathered outside the Michigan Bureau of Elections Wednesday to turn in over 562,000 signatures to put a proposal on the November ballot to ban utility companies and government contractors from making campaign contributions.

“This systemic corruption that we’re fighting is a bipartisan problem that today we meet with a nonpartisan solution, and the signatures that we turn in today represent …

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