Republicans push ranked choice voting ban through Michigan House along party lines
A Republican bill to ban ranked choice voting in the state of Michigan, which was introduced in the House of Representatives last month and rammed through committee on Tuesday after just one hearing, was passed in the lower chamber Wednesday with opposition from the chamber’s Democrats.
House Bill 4707, sponsored by state Rep. Rachelle Smit (R-Martin), would ban the voting method if signed into law. The measure passed 55-44 with nine members of the House not voting.
Each vote affirming the passage of the bill came from a Republican member of the House, while each no vote came from the chamber’s Democrats. Eight Democrats and just one Republican – state Rep. Phill Green of Watertown Township – did not vote on the bill.
In a statement following the bill’s passage, Smit said her years as a township clerk taught her that clear, straightforward election rules were “the only way to maintain public trust.”
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