Attorney General
(Michigan)
The chief legal officer and lawyer for the state of Michigan. Establishes the official legal position for the state and renders opinions on questions of law when requested to do so by the governor, legislature, or any other state officer.
✎
Candidates
(1 Seat)
Governor and Lieutenant Governor
(Michigan)
The head of state, head of government, and chief executive of the state of Michigan.
✎
Candidates
(1 Seat)
Governor of Wayne State University
(Michigan)
Elects the president of the university, has general supervision of the university, and the control and direction of all expenditures from university funds.
✎
Candidates
(2 Seats)
Justice of Supreme Court
(Michigan)
Hears cases appealed to them from the Court of Appeals. As a justice on highest court in the state, they are responsible for the general administrative supervision of all courts in the state and establishe rules for practice and procedure in all courts.
✎
Candidates
(2 Seats)
Member of the State Board of Education
(Michigan)
Serves as the general planning and coordinating body for all public education, including higher education, and shall advise the legislature on financial requirements.
✎
Candidates
(2 Seats)
Regent of the University of Michigan
(Michigan)
Provides general supervision of the institution and the control and direction of all expenditures from the institution's funds.
✎
Candidates
(2 Seats)
Secretary of State
(Michigan)
The third-highest official in the State of Michigan. Responsible for elections, but also oversees vehicle registration and the licensing of automobile drivers.
✎
Candidates
(1 Seat)
Trustee of Michigan State University
(Michigan)
Provides general supervision over the university and its funds.
✎
Candidates
(2 Seats)
Representative in Congress
(3rd District)
Charged with the passage of federal legislation, which, after concurrence by the Senate, are sent to the president for consideration. In addition to this basic power, the House has certain exclusive powers, among them the power to initiate all bills related to revenue and the impeachment of federal officers, who are sent to trial before the Senate.
✎
Candidates
(1 Seat, 2 Year Term)
State Senator
(29th District)
Works alongside the governor of Michigan to create laws and establish a state budget. Responsibilities of the Michigan State Senate of Representatives include passing bills on public policy matters, setting levels for state spending, and raising and lowering taxes.
✎
Candidates
(1 Seat)
Representative in State Legislature
(82nd District)
Works alongside the governor of Michigan to create laws and establish a state budget. Responsibilities of the Michigan House of Representatives include passing bills on public policy matters, setting levels for state spending, and raising and lowering taxes.
✎
Candidates
(1 Seat, 2 Year Term)
County Commissioner
(Kent County, 16th District)
Acts as the executive of the local government, levying local taxes, administering county governmental services such as correctional institutions, courts, public health oversight, property registration, building code enforcement, and public works.
✎
Candidates
(1 Seat)
Comptroller
(City of Grand Rapids)
Maintains all the financial records of the city in an orderly fashion and to ensure that the fiscal integrity is maintained.
✎
Candidates
(1 Seat)
Library Board Member
(City of Grand Rapids)
Makes important decisions and provide oversight and direction for a library. Sets policy while implementation is left up to the library's director and staff.
✎
Candidates
(2 Seats, 4 Year Term)
Library Board Member
(City of Grand Rapids)
Makes important decisions and provide oversight and direction for a library. Sets policy while implementation is left up to the library's director and staff.
✎
Candidates
(1 Seat, Partial Term Ending 12/31/2024)
Council Member by Ward
(City of Grand Rapids, Ward 1)
Council members vote on various zoning matters, oversee city agencies and programs to determine if and how money is being budgeted optimally, and they vote to approve the budget created by the mayor as well.
By Ward - A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Wards are usually named after neighbourhoods, thoroughfares, parishes, landmarks, geographical features and in some cases historical figures connected to the area. It is common in the United States for wards to simply be numbered.
✎
Candidates
(1 Seat)
Judge of Circuit Court
(17th Circuit Court)
Hears the more serious criminal cases. Circuit courts are also the appellate court for cases heard in the district courts. They have original jurisdiction over all civil suits where the amount contended in the case exceeds $25,000 and all criminal cases involving felonies.
✎
Candidates
(4 Seats)
Judge of Circuit Court
(17th Circuit Court)
Hears the more serious criminal cases. Circuit courts are also the appellate court for cases heard in the district courts. They have original jurisdiction over all civil suits where the amount contended in the case exceeds $25,000 and all criminal cases involving felonies.
✎
Candidates
(4 Seats, Incumbent Position)
Judge of Court of Appeals
(Court of Appeals District 3)
Hears all appeals from the district courts and the other lower level courts. They examine the application of the law and not the facts of the case, unless there has been grievous error pertaining to questions of fact.
✎
Candidates
(1 Seat, Partial Term Ending 01/01/2025)
Judge of Court of Appeals
(Court of Appeals District 3)
Hears all appeals from the district courts and the other lower level courts. They examine the application of the law and not the facts of the case, unless there has been grievous error pertaining to questions of fact.
✎
Candidates
(1 Seat, Incumbent Position, 6 Year Term)
Judge of Court of Appeals
(Court of Appeals District 3)
Hears all appeals from the district courts and the other lower level courts. They examine the application of the law and not the facts of the case, unless there has been grievous error pertaining to questions of fact.
✎
Candidates
(1 Seat, Incumbent Position, Partial Term Ending 01/01/2025)
Judge of Court of Appeals
(Court of Appeals District 3)
Hears all appeals from the district courts and the other lower level courts. They examine the application of the law and not the facts of the case, unless there has been grievous error pertaining to questions of fact.
✎
Candidates
(1 Seat, Non-Incumbent Position, 6 Year Term)
Judge of District Court
(61st District Court)
Hears cases involving less serious criminal offenses. District courts are trial courts of limited jurisdiction, handling most traffic violations, small claims, misdemeanors, and civil suits where the amount contended is below $25,000. District courts are often responsible for handling the preliminary examination and for setting bail in felony cases.
✎
Candidates
(2 Seats, 6 Year Term)
Judge of District Court
(61st District Court)
Hears cases involving less serious criminal offenses. District courts are trial courts of limited jurisdiction, handling most traffic violations, small claims, misdemeanors, and civil suits where the amount contended is below $25,000. District courts are often responsible for handling the preliminary examination and for setting bail in felony cases.
✎
Candidates
(1 Seat, Partial Term Ending 01/01/2027)
Judge of District Court
(61st District Court)
Hears cases involving less serious criminal offenses. District courts are trial courts of limited jurisdiction, handling most traffic violations, small claims, misdemeanors, and civil suits where the amount contended is below $25,000. District courts are often responsible for handling the preliminary examination and for setting bail in felony cases.
✎
Candidates
(2 Seats, Incumbent Position, 6 Year Term)
Judge of District Court
(61st District Court)
Hears cases involving less serious criminal offenses. District courts are trial courts of limited jurisdiction, handling most traffic violations, small claims, misdemeanors, and civil suits where the amount contended is below $25,000. District courts are often responsible for handling the preliminary examination and for setting bail in felony cases.
✎
Candidates
(1 Seat, Incumbent Position, Partial Term Ending 01/01/2027)
Judge of Probate Court
(Kent County Probate Court)
Ensures estates are distributed correctly afer someone's death.
✎
Candidates
(1 Seat, Incumbent Position, 6 Year Term)
Judge of Probate Court
(Kent County Probate Court)
Ensures estates are distributed correctly afer someone's death.
✎
Candidates
(1 Seat, New Judgeship, 6 Year Term)
Community College Board of Trustees Member
(Grand Rapids Community College)
Trustees have general supervision over the university and its funds.
✎
Candidates
(3 Seats, 6 Year Term)
Community College Board of Trustees Member
(Grand Rapids Community College)
Trustees have general supervision over the university and its funds.
✎
Candidates
(1 Seat, Partial Term Ending 12/31/2024)
Local School District Board Member
(Grand Rapids Public Schools)
Establishes policy for the district and shares in policy development. Recruits, hires and evaluates the performance of the superintendent. Reviews the budget submitted by the superintendent and aligns the funding priorities with the district goals.
✎
Candidates
(5 Seats)
Proposals
Proposal 22-1 A Proposal to Amend the State Constitution to Require Annual Public Financial Disclosure Reports by Legislators and Other State Officers and Change State Legislator Term Limit to 12 Total Years in Legislature
(Michigan)
This proposed constitutional amendment would:
- Require members of legislature, governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, and attorney general file annual public financial disclosure reports after 2023, including assets, liabilities, income sources, future employment agreements, gifts, travel reimbursements, and positions held in organizations except religious, social, and political organizations
- Require legislature implement but not limit or restrict reporting requirements
- Replace current term limits for state representatives and state senators with a 12-year total limit in any combination between house and senate, except a person elected to senate in 2022 may be elected the number of times allowed when that person became a candidate
Should this proposal be adopted?
Approve
Proposal 22-2 A Proposal to Amend the State Constitution to Add Provisions Regarding Elections.
(Michigan)
This proposed constitutional amendment would:
- Recognize fundamental right to vote without harassing conduct
- Require military or overseas ballots be counted if postmarked by election day
- Provide voter right to verify identity with photo ID or signed statement
- Provide voter right to single application to vote absentee in all elections
- Require state-funded absentee-ballot drop boxes, and postage for absentee applications and ballots
- Provide that only election officials may conduct post-election audits
- Require nine days of early in-person voting
- Allow donations to fund elections, which must be disclosed
- Require canvass boards certify election results based only on the official records of votes cast
Should this proposal be adopted?
Approve
Proposal 22-3 A Proposal to Amend the State Constitution to Establish New Individual Right to Reproductive Freedom, Including Right to Make All Decisions About Pregnancy and Abortion; Allow State to Regulate Abortion in Some Cases; and Forbid Prosecution of Individuals Exercising Established Right
(Michigan)
This proposed constitutional amendment would:
- Establish new individual right to reproductive freedom, including right to make and carry out all decisions about pregnancy, such as prenatal care, childbirth, postpartum care, contraception, sterilization, abortion, miscarriage management, and infertility
- Allow state to regulate abortion after fetal viability, but not prohibit if medically needed to protect a patient’s life or physical or mental health
- Forbid state discrimination in enforcement of this right; prohibit prosecution of an individual, or a person helping a pregnant individual, for exercising rights established by this amendment
- Invalidate state laws conflicting with this amendment
Should this proposal be adopted?
Approve