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Michigan Proposal 2026-2: Utility and contractor campaign contributions

Michigan · Statutory measure · Elections · Statewide decision

Explanation reviewed 2026-10-27. AI-written and checked against linked official evidence; not an election-office summary.

AI-written summary

Would restrict contributions from regulated electric and gas utilities, certain government contractors and substantially connected people or organizations. It also expands disclosure rules to some communications that name candidates or questions without expressly advocating a vote, and covers online political communications.

What applies now

Existing campaign-finance rules do not include all the proposed contributor restrictions and expanded communication rules.

If yes / for

Adopt the new contribution and disclosure restrictions.

If no / against

Keep existing campaign-finance law.

Costs and funding

No verified fiscal estimate recorded in this baseline. This does not mean there is no cost.

Timing

Implementation date not independently established in this baseline.

Passage rule

Threshold not independently established here; consult the official text.

Official wording and evidence

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