2018 Michigan Proposal 3

2018 Michigan Proposal 3 (or just Proposal 3) was a ballot initiative approved by voters in Michigan as part of the 2018 United States elections. The proposal, funded by the ACLU of Michigan, reformed Michigan elections by protecting the right to a secret ballot, ensuring access to ballots for military and overseas voters, adding straight-ticket voting, automatically registering voters, allowing any citizen to vote at any time, provided they have a proof of residency, allowing access to absentee ballots for any reason, and auditing election results.[3] The proposal was overwhelmingly approved with 66.92% of the vote.[2]

Proposal 3
Add Voting Policies to Constitution
Results
Response
 Votes %
Yes 2,772,301 66.92%
No 1,370,662 33.08%
Valid votes 4,142,963 100.00%
Invalid or blank votes 0 0.00%
Total votes 4,142,963 100.00%
Source: MLive,[1] NYTimes[2]

Results
Proposal 3[2]
Choice Votes %
Yes 2,772,301 66.9
No 1,370,662 33.1
Total votes 4,142,963 100.00

The proposal was passed easily, requiring a simple majority. The proposal passed in all of Michigan's 83 counties except for Montmorency, Missaukee, and Huron.

Aftermath

Prior to Proposal 3's passage, Michigan lacked a period for early voting, save for absentee ballots which fulfilled eligibility requirements. Follwing Proposal 3's passage, the first major usage of the new law was the 2020 Democratic and Republican presidential primaries, with early voting provided in both. Following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in the state in 2020, Michigan implemented a formal early absentee voting period for both the August primaries for state and local offices as well as the presidential election, greatly increasing early voting turnout in both events.

See also

References
  1. Mack, Julie. "See how your county voted on legal weed, plus Proposals 2 and 3". MLive. Advance Local Media LLC. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  2. "Michigan Election Results". The New York Times. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  3. Stafford, Kat. "Proposal 3 in Michigan: How it would change the way you vote". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
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