In 2023, seven local jurisdictions voted on local ballot measures to adopt or repeal ranked-choice voting, which is the second-highest number of measures in a year behind 2022 which had nine.
Voters in East Lansing, Kalamazoo, and Royal Oak, Michigan, approved measures on Nov. 7 to adopt ranked-choice voting for local offices. The voting system would take effect if the state passes a law authorizing its use at the local level. Currently, local jurisdictions in Michigan are not authorized to conduct their elections using RCV.
- Kalamazoo approved it by the widest margin with 70.9% of voters supporting the measure according to unofficial results.
- East Lansing Ballot Question 3 was approved with 52.5% of the vote.
- Royal Oak voters approved Proposal B with 50.5% of the vote.
