Michigan Civics: How Your State Government Works

by bam

A practical, non-partisan guide to how the state of Michigan governs itself, and how you take part where you live. You'll learn Michigan's Constitution of 1963; its strong direct democracy (initiative, referendum, and recall); the three state branches; how a bill becomes a Michigan law in a Legislature of 38 senators and 110 representatives; local government across Michigan's 83 counties, cities, villages, and townships; and Michigan's elections, including two recent, voter-approved changes flagged prominently: the Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission (Proposal 2 of 2018), which took district-drawing away from the Legislature, and the expanded voting access of the 2018 and 2022 proposals (no-reason absentee, automatic and same-day registration, nine days of early voting). It closes on how to get involved. Cited to Michigan's own official sources (legislature.mi.gov, michigan.gov/sos, courts.michigan.gov).