Michigan · November 3, 2026 general election · Statewide ballot measure
Proposal 26-2: what your vote means
Campaign contributions by utilities and contractors; political ad disclosure. On every Michigan ballot. Official sources checked October 21, 2026.
Proposal 26-2 · Initiated state statute
Campaign contributions by utilities and contractors; political ad disclosure
A proposed initiated law to prohibit campaign contributions from certain regulated utilities and government contractors and apply campaign finance laws and regulations to additional types of political communications. The proposal would: Prohibit regulated electric and gas utilities, contractors with over $250,000 annually in government contracts, and people and organizations with substantial connections to these utilities/contractors from making direct or indirect campaign contributions to those who run for or hold offices that impact them. Expand laws regulating spending on political communications, including those requiring disclosing donor information, to apply to communications clearly identifying candidates or ballot questions, even if they do not expressly advocate voting for/against them. Expressly apply the law requiring disclosure of who paid for political communications to internet political communications. Should this proposal be adopted?
Ballot wording as certified by the Michigan Bureau of Elections.
A YES vote means:
Regulated electric and gas utilities and government contractors with more than $250,000 a year in contracts, and those closely connected to them, could not contribute to certain candidates and committees, and disclosure rules would expand to more political communications, including internet ads.
A NO vote means:
Michigan’s Campaign Finance Act stays as it is.
What it would change
- Who is affected: regulated utilities, government contractors, candidates, committees, and people who pay for political ads.
- Penalties: utilities could face civil fines up to 10 times the contribution; contractors could lose contracts for 12 months.
- Reporting: people spending $5,000 or more a year on electioneering communications would have to file reports.
- Fiscal impact: The Senate Fiscal Agency projects minor or indeterminate costs for the Attorney General, Department of State, and courts, and indeterminate fine revenue for local libraries, depending on the number of violations.
Who supports it and who opposes it
These lists come from official campaign filings (registered committees) and public endorsements, each linked to its source. They are not complete, and SaveYourState does not endorse anyone listed. Lists checked October 30, 2026.
Who supports it
- Clean Water Action Michiganders for Money Out of Politics: Yes on Proposal 2 (campaign and coalition list)
- Climate Cabinet Michiganders for Money Out of Politics: Yes on Proposal 2 (campaign and coalition list)
- Detroit Action Michiganders for Money Out of Politics: Yes on Proposal 2 (campaign and coalition list)
- Hip Hop Caucus Action Fund Michiganders for Money Out of Politics: Yes on Proposal 2 (campaign and coalition list)
- Michigan League of Conservation Voters Michiganders for Money Out of Politics: Yes on Proposal 2 (campaign and coalition list)
- Michigan United Action Michiganders for Money Out of Politics: Yes on Proposal 2 (campaign and coalition list)
- Michiganders for Money Out of Politics Michiganders for Money Out of Politics: Yes on Proposal 2 (campaign and coalition list)
- MOSES Action Michiganders for Money Out of Politics: Yes on Proposal 2 (campaign and coalition list)
- Voters Not Politicians Michiganders for Money Out of Politics: Yes on Proposal 2 (campaign and coalition list)
Who opposes it
- Protect MI Free Speech The Mining Gazette: About Proposal 2 (Oct. 26, 2026)
Official sources
- Michigan Bureau of Elections: November 2026 ballot questions
- Full text: initiative petition (Michiganders for Money Out of Politics), Michigan Bureau of Elections
- Senate Fiscal Agency: Ballot Proposal 26-2 overview and fiscal impact
- House Fiscal Agency: Ballot Proposal 2 of 2026 analysis
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