Voter Citizenship Amendment Blocked from Michigan Ballot
Michigan and U.S. Supreme Courts have denied appeals to place a proposed constitutional amendment requiring proof of citizenship for voters on the November ballot. The proposal failed to advance after state canvassers deadlocked on certifying the petitions due to identified…
Detroit, MI, September 4, 2026 — The path for a proposed constitutional amendment mandating proof of citizenship for voters to appear on Michigan’s ballot has been closed by judicial decisions. Both the Michigan Supreme Court and the U.S. Supreme Court have denied appeals related to the measure, effectively preventing its inclusion on the upcoming November ballot.
The proposal sought to amend the state’s constitution to require voters to provide proof of citizenship. However, the effort to place this amendment before the electorate faced significant hurdles at the state level.
According to reports, the measure did not advance due to a deadlock among state canvassers. This deadlock occurred during the certification process of the petitions submitted to qualify the amendment for the ballot. The canvassers identified issues concerning the validity or sufficiency of the signatures collected, leading to their inability to certify the petitions.
Following the decisions from the state and federal high courts, the constitutional amendment will not be presented to voters in the current election cycle. Further information indicates that the measure is also slated not to appear on the 2026 ballot.
Story summarized from the original created by Hayley Harding on www.bridgedetroit.com, see more information here.
