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Michigan House passes bill to prohibit ranked-choice voting statewide and locally
Summary
The Michigan House approved House Bill 4707 on a roll-call vote, banning ranked-choice voting in local, state and federal elections in Michigan; debate featured sharp disagreement over local control and election administration burdens.
LANSING — The Michigan House of Representatives passed House Bill 4707 on a 57-44 roll-call vote on Aug. 19, 2025, moving to prohibit the use of ranked-choice voting in city, township and statewide elections.
Proponents said the bill was needed to protect what they called the integrity and clarity of Michigan elections. Representative Shriver, sponsor of the bill, argued that ranked-choice voting “is not the future of the American republic. It is a distraction,” and warned it could produce winners who did not have majority support of first-place votes.
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