A special election to fill the vacancy in the Michigan Senate's competitive 35th District could sway the power dynamic in Lansing.

Election lawyers from both sides of the political spectrum said Monday that Michigan Secretary of Jocelyn Benson correctly declined to issue a declarative ruling on whether the major party’s endorsement conventions were constitutional.

House Speaker Matt Hall celebrated the news, calling ranked choice voting a "scheme to complicate and hijack our elections."

A campaign for a 2026 ballot measure to overhaul Michigan elections by allowing voters to rank their preferred candidate in order of preference has halted its signature collection efforts. "Rank MI Vote has paused its statewide signature gathering as it builds momentum toward an eventual statewide win for Ranked Choice Voting in Michigan,

Updated 2:32 p.m. Rank MI Vote, the grassroots organization pushing for a ballot initiative to establish ranked choice voting in Michigan, has paused its statewide efforts to get that measure on the 2026 ballot.

Mike Rogers, a Republican candidate for U.S. Senate, has created a "Faith Coalition" campaign leadership team made up of pastors and political figures who have promoted baseless claims about election fraud and anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric.