State canvassers approve 100‑word summary for Rank My Vote ranked‑choice amendment

The Michigan Board of State Canvassers approved a 100‑word summary for a proposed constitutional amendment from the Rank My Vote ballot committee that would require ranked‑choice voting for certain offices beginning in 2029.

The board approved the summary after extended legal and public debate about which offices the amendment would affect, whether the change would move primaries in odd‑numbered years, and how to describe the tabulation process so voters understand how winners are determined.

The deputy director of elections and attorneys for Rank My Vote presented competing drafts and answered questions about whether the proposal "requires" ranking or merely permits it and whether the summary should say the change applies to "all primary elections." Proponents asked the board to preserve language making the amendment effective for federal offices,…