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Lincolnhol, Clara, Six groups join growing coalition opposing a Con-Con, State Affairs, May 7, 2026.

Dailey, Katherine, For 110 years, the Citizens Research Council has sought to give Michiganders a shared set of facts, Michigan Advance, May 2, 2026.

Johnson, Sara, Michigan Biz and Labor Bigwigs Join Rare Alliance to Crush Con-Con, Hoodline, April 30, 2026.

Eggert, David, Business groups unite to oppose constitutional convention ballot question, Crain's Detroit, April 29, 2026.

New coalition calls for 'no' vote on constitutional convention, WZZM13, April 29, 2026.

Schuster, Simon D., More dark money flows to Michigan ballot groups, Bridge Michigan, April 27, 2026. Also published by the Civic Media radio chain, Interlochen Public Radio, and Facebook.

Hermani, Jordyn, Michigan petition groups begin final push. What will make the ballot?, Bridge Michigan, April 15, 2026.

Burr, Alyssa, What’s at stake as Michigan voters weigh constitutional convention question, Michigan Independent, April 10, 2026.*

Murphy, Sophia, Michigan voters to decide on constitutional convention in 2026 election, WCMQ, March 31, 2026.

Chartrand, Marsha,Political parties, not voters, to pick key Michigan candidates, The Manchester Mirror, March 30, 2026. "[I]f voters did choose to allow a constitutional convention, whether to continue the political party convention nominating process “would have to be a serious part of the conversation.”

Dailey, Katherine, Michigan Democrats, calling it ‘voter suppression’, formally oppose voter ID ballot proposal, Michigan Advance, March 24, 2026. "Democratic Party leadership also came out in opposition to a state constitutional convention...."

Apel, Elyse, 2026 initiatives on tipped wage, ranked-choice voting, taxes fall short, The Center Stage, March 24, 2026.

Kasben, Alethia, Democratic Party formally urges opposition to a Con-Con, citizen voting initiative, State Affairs, March 23, 2026.

Mauger, Craig, Michigan Democrats oppose proposal to bring new voter ID standards, The Detroit News, March 23, 2026.

Dailey, Katherine, Wide range of Michigan advocacy groups join coalition opposing constitutional convention, Michigan Advance, March 19, 2026. Also published in the Iosco County News-Herald.

Kasben, Alethia, Michigan Chamber, MEA, Business Leaders join Con-Con opposition, State Affairs, March 19, 2026.

2026 Voter Guide, Detroit Public Radio, March 8, 2026.

LeBlanc, Beth, Michigan group claims 750,000 signatures for proof of citizenship proposal, The Detroit News, March 4, 2026.

Lobo, Arpan, When is Michigan's 2026 primary election? Dates to know, Detroit Free Press, March 4, 2026.

Kisner, Kim, Michigan’s Constitutional Convention Question Explained, Detroit is it, March 3, 2026. Note: There are some factually dubious claims in this article.

Isbel, J.P., Blow it Up? Voters to Decide Fate of Michigan Constitution in November, Michigan News Source, March 2, 2026. Note: The author is factually incorrect that a convention would have to propose a new constitution as opposed to one or more amendments.

McCullough, Maxine, 2026 Midterms in Michigan: Who’s running and what you should know about them, Morning Sun, Jan. 18, 2026.

Batcheller, Pat, MI voters to decide if it’s time for a constitutional convention, Detroit Public Radio, Jan. 15, 2026.

Schuster, Simon D., Michigan faces a huge election year. These are the 2026 races to watch, Bridge Michigan, Jan. 2, 2026.

Lennox, Dennis, Michigan, it's time for a constitutional convention, The Detroit News, Nov. 24, 2025.

Saliby, Sophia, Before 2026 constitutional convention vote, book documents Michigan's first women delegates in 1961, WKAR NPR, Oct. 20, 2025.*

Rewrite the state’s constitution? Michigan voters to decide in 2026, The Michigan Independent, Aug. 28, 2025.

Zoe, Clark, and Rick Pluta, A vote to completely rewrite Michigan’s Constitution? What to know about the “Con-Con”, Michigan Public Radio, Aug. 27, 2025.

Kasben, Alethia, Coalition Launches to oppose Constitutional Convention, Detroit Legal News, Aug. 19, 2025.

Davidson, Kyle, With Constitutional Convention vote set for Michigan voters in 2026, bipartisan opposition emerges. Michigan Advance, Aug. 18, 2025. Also published in the Daily Press.

Kasben, Alethia, Coalition launches to oppose Constitutional Convention, State Affairs, Aug. 15, 2025.

Lindstrom, John, This is the most important measure in Michigan's 2026 midterms. Vote like it, Detroit Free Press, June , 2025.

Roth, Andrew, Hall, Nesbitt support convention to rewrite state constitution. Michigan Advance, May 30, 2025.

Emerging issue: constitutional convention ballot proposal, Michigan Farm Bureau, April 9, 2025.

Schuster, Simon D., Time to rewrite the Michigan Constitution? Voters will decide 2026 ballot proposal, Bridge Michigan, June 6, 2025.

King, Jon, What’s a Con-Con? Michigan voters will decide if they want to rewrite the constitution in 2026, Michigan Advance, Feb. 9, 2025.

Lessenberry, Jack, Does Michigan Need a Constitutional Convention?, Blog, Oct. 5, 2023.

Hope, Jamie A., Michigan voters have rejected constitutional conventions since the 1970s. Michigan Capitol Confidential, Jan. 21, 2023.

The Case for Rewriting Michigan’s Constitution, Detroit Public Radio, Dec. 13, 2021.

LaBrant, Bob, Michigan's Constitution needs a rewrite, Crain's Detroit, Dec. 10, 2021.

Lessenberry, Jack, It’s time for a new Michigan constitution, Michigan Radio, December 16, 2014.