Michigan campaign finance reform leads in early voting

Michigan voters are strongly supporting a campaign finance proposal that would restrict political donations from regulated utilities and major state contractors. The measure also aims to increase donor disclosure requirements for specific political advertisements.

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Text reading “Vote yes on 2: Michigan’s democracy is not for sale” is projected onto the DTE Energy headquarters building in downtown Detroit on Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2026. Michiganders for Money out of Politics, a group promoting Proposal 2, projected the message.

Michigan voters supported a campaign finance proposal that bans political contributions from monopoly utilities and state-regulated contractors while requiring donor disclosures for political ads. Early voting counts showed 88.5% of voters approving Proposal 2, according to unofficial results across the United States.