Ann Arbor Proposal C: Amendment to Modify the Method for Counting Signatures of Nomination Petitions
Ann Arbor city, Michigan
My vote power
High
Election date
November 3, 2026
How do we calculate my vote power?
What goes into the rating for ballot measures: Representation: how much weight one vote carries here compared with a statewide vote — the smaller the district, the more each vote counts. You have more power in ballot measures because you vote directly on the policy.
Representation: High · 70 out of 100
This district is a small slice of its state, so each vote here carries much more weight than a vote in a statewide race. About 122,036 people live here.
Show the representation math
score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(10,077,761 ÷ 122,036) ÷ ln(50,000) = 70.4, measured against a statewide vote in MI (grades: 66+ high, 55+ above average, 33+ average, otherwise low; a statewide race is the 50 baseline)
High representation + a direct vote on the policy → My vote power: High.
Ballot Measure
Supports: Election Integrity
Ann Arbor would change what happens when a voter signs nominating petitions for more than one candidate for the same office. Today all of that voter's signatures are thrown out. Under the change, the earliest-dated signature would count; if the dates match, none would count.
A YES vote means
A voter's earliest signature counts even if they signed for other candidates too.
A NO vote means
All of that voter's signatures keep being thrown out.