Time to rewrite the Michigan Constitution? Voters will decide 2026 ballot proposal
Want to rewrite the Michigan Constitution? Your chance may be coming up.
Michigan voters in November 2026 will decide whether to convene the state's first constitutional convention since the 1960s. The question will appear as Proposal 1 on the ballot under a provision in the current constitution that gives voters the option every 16 years.
While Michigan voters rejected calls for convention rewrites by wide margins in 1978, 1994 and 2010, next year's proposal already has a prominent champion: House Speaker Matt Hall, who last week publicly endorsed the concept.
The Richland Township Republican noted that Michigan voters have approved individual amendments to the current constitution by ballot proposal, which lawmakers cannot unilaterally revise even if there are acknowledged flaws.
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