Proposal C - Amendment to Modify the Method for Counting Signatures of Nomination Petitions
Ann Arbor · Washtenaw County · November 3, 2026
The question on your ballot
Shall Section 13.9 of the City Charter be amended to specify that if an individual signs multiple candidates' nomination petitions for a single elected office, only the earliest-dated signature shall count, and that if two or more signatures bear the same date, none of those signatures shall count? Currently, if an individual signs multiple candidates' nomination petitions for a single office, every signature of that individual is disregarded, regardless of date.
In plain language
A VoterDecoder summary of the official measure text.
Ann Arbor voters are asked whether to amend Section 13.9 of the City Charter on nomination petitions. Under the amendment, if one person signs the nomination petitions of multiple candidates for a single elected office, only the earliest-dated signature would count. If two or more of that person's signatures bear the same date, none of them would count. The wording says that under the current rule, every signature by that individual is disregarded regardless of date. A YES vote approves Proposal C; a NO vote keeps the current rule.
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