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Public Forum “What is Ranked-Choice Voting & the Michigan Rank MI Vote Ballot Proposal?”
Keweenaw Unitarian Universalist Fellowship will present a public forum online titled “What Is Ranked-Choice Voting & the Michigan Rank MI Vote Ballot Proposal?” from 10:30-11:30 AM on Sunday, November 9.
The speaker will be Lisa Nelson, a Copper Country League of Women Voters member and a member of the UP Rank MI Vote team. She will explain ranked-choice voting, a system which gives voters more choices and power by allowing voters to rank candidates in order of preference. She will also talk about the proposed statewide ballot measure to adopt ranked-choice voting for all state and federal elections. There will be time for Q&A after the presentation.
As of February 2024, ranked-choice voting has been approved in East Lansing, Royal Oak, Kalamazoo, Ann Arbor and Ferndale. However, a potential 2026 ballot proposal to amend the state constitution must be passed before ranked choice voting can be implemented in Michigan.
Nelson served in the Air Force for 8 years as a communication officer, taught math at a variety of levels, worked 8 years at Michigan Tech in office administration before joining the Mi-STAR team to develop a hands-on middle school science curriculum which blends science with math, technology and engineering. Since retiring, she has focused her energy on making our election process as democratic, as possible. the forum is open to the public. It will only be on Zoom:
Meeting ID: 839 7576 2265
Passcode: KUUFForums are recorded. Recordings of past forums can be found at keweenawuu.org