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Lansing, Michigan, City Charter Revision Commission Question (November 2023)
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Lansing Charter Revision Commission Question was on the ballot as a referral in Lansing on November 7, 2023. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported authorizing a Lansing Charter Revision Commission, which voters would elect. |
A "no" vote opposed authorizing a Lansing Charter Revision Commission, which voters would elect. |
In Lansing, Michigan, the charter required a question be added to the ballot every 12 years, including 2023. Voters rejected the previous three in 2011, 1999, and 1987.[1]
Election results
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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7,211 | 51.61% | ||
| No | 6,762 | 48.39% | ||
Aftermath
Election on May 7, 2024
A special election for charter commission members was held on May 7, 2024.[2]
General election
Special general election for Lansing Charter Commission At-large (9 seats)
The following candidates ran in the special general election for Lansing Charter Commission At-large on May 7, 2024.
Candidate | ||
| Jazmin Anderson (Nonpartisan) | ||
Layna Anderson (Nonpartisan)  | ||
| Dedria Humphries Barker (Nonpartisan) | ||
| Joan Bauer (Nonpartisan) | ||
| Elizabeth Driscoll Boyd (Nonpartisan) | ||
| Ben Dowd (Nonpartisan) | ||
| Randy Dykhuis (Nonpartisan) | ||
| Michéle K. Fickes (Nonpartisan) | ||
| Britt Houze (Nonpartisan) | ||
| Monte D. Jackson II (Nonpartisan) | ||
| Brian C. Jeffries (Nonpartisan) | ||
| Samuel Klahn (Nonpartisan) | ||
| Tim Knowlton (Nonpartisan) | ||
| Jesse Lasorda (Nonpartisan) | ||
| Guillermo Z. Lopez (Nonpartisan) | ||
| Heath B. Lowry (Nonpartisan) | ||
| Erica Lynn (Nonpartisan) | ||
| Derek Melot (Nonpartisan) | ||
| Douglas VanBuren Mulkey (Nonpartisan) | ||
| Jerry Norris (Nonpartisan) | ||
| Ted O'Dell (Nonpartisan) | ||
| Stephen Purchase (Nonpartisan) | ||
| Muhammad A. Qawwee II (Nonpartisan) | ||
| Mitch Rice (Nonpartisan) | ||
| Justin M. Sheehan (Nonpartisan) | ||
| Stan S. Shuck (Nonpartisan) | ||
| Lori Adams Simon (Nonpartisan) | ||
| Corwin Smidt (Nonpartisan) | ||
| Miranda Swartz (Nonpartisan) | ||
| Simon Terhaar (Nonpartisan) | ||
| Julie Vandenboom (Nonpartisan) | ||
| Jody Washington (Nonpartisan) | ||
| Jason Wilkes (Nonpartisan) | ||
| Keith A. Williams (Nonpartisan) | ||
| Ross Yednock (Nonpartisan) | ||
| Nicklas W. Zande (Nonpartisan) | ||
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Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Charter Revision Commission Question was as follows:
| “ | Shall there be a general revision of the Lansing City Charter? | ” |
Path to the ballot
This city added the question to the ballot per the city's charter, which required the question to be asked every 12 years.
How to cast a vote
- See also: Voting in Michigan
See below to learn more about current voter registration rules, identification requirements, and poll times in Michigan.
See also
Footnotes
- ↑ WKAR, "Lansing votes to authorize charter revision for the first time in over 40 years," November 8, 2023
- ↑ WILX 10, "A special election to review and rewrite Lansing City Charter happens next month," May 7, 2024
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "Frequently Asked Questions: Elections and Voting," accessed April 16, 2023
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 Michigan Secretary of State, "Registering to Vote," accessed October 7, 2024
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 NCSL, "State Profiles: Elections," accessed August 26, 2024
- ↑ Under federal law, the national mail voter registration application (a version of which is in use in all states with voter registration systems) requires applicants to indicate that they are U.S. citizens in order to complete an application to vote in state or federal elections, but does not require voters to provide documentary proof of citizenship. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, the application "may require only the minimum amount of information necessary to prevent duplicate voter registrations and permit State officials both to determine the eligibility of the applicant to vote and to administer the voting process."
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Michigan.gov, "Notice to Voters: Voter Identification Requirement in Effect," accessed October 7, 2024
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