Citizens-only voting ballot group to turn in 750k signatures to state, well ahead of deadline

The group behind a ballot measure to ensure that only U.S. citizens vote in future elections says they turned in 750,000 petition signatures on Wednesday. The group only needs 446,198 valid petition signatures, or 10% of the total votes cast for governor in the previous election cycle — for the measure to appear before voters in 2026.

Americans for Citizens Voting, spearheaded by Republican operatives Paul Jacob and Kurt O’Keefe and legislative allies like state Sen. Ruth Johnson (R-Holly) and state Rep. Ann Bollin (R-Brighton Township), held a news conference to announce their progress in moving the initiative forward.

The group said it would deliver its signatures to the Michigan Department of State later on Wednesday afternoon, and well ahead of the state’s July 6 deadline.

Jacob said the early delivery and the fact that the group collected nearly 300,000 more signatures than it needs to potentially hit the much lower valid signature threshold, was a show of confidence for the initiative. It also served as a sign that Michigan voters were ready to make things like citizen-only voting and a voter identification requirement an inalienable part of the state constitution.


https://michiganadvance.com/2026/03/04/citizens-only-voting-ballot-group-to-turn-in-750k-signatures-to-state-well-ahead-of-deadline/