The Metro: Why Michigan’s clerks are against the ranked choice voting initiative
Last week, the campaign to implement ranked choice voting took a hit. That’s because the Michigan Association of County Clerks came out against it. Oakland County Clerk Lisa Brown explains why.
FILE - Dawn Stephens, right, and Duane Taylor prepare ballots to be mailed at the Mecklenburg County Board of Elections in Charlotte, N.C., Sept. 5, 2024.
There are several initiatives to get on the 2026 ballot. One of them is to help implement ranked choice voting in the state, which is being run by the group Rank MI Vote.
Last week, the campaign to implement ranked choice voting took a hit. That’s because the Michigan Association of County Clerks came out against it.
What are clerks’ concerns from around the state? And, how would the work of Michigan clerks change if ranked choice voting were implemented, according to the Rank MI Vote ballot measure?
Oakland County Clerk Lisa Brown spoke to Robyn Vincent about this and more.
The Metro contacted the leaders of the Rank MI Vote campaign for comment. They had many things to say about the clerks’ decision to be against their campaign. We have included some of their comments in the interview.
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