Vote ‘No’ on Prop 1 to Avoid Constitutional Chaos

Some special interest groups are plotting to rewrite the Michigan Constitution. 

A Constitutional Convention (“Con-Con”) opens a Pandora’s box where special interests can completely overhaul and rewrite our state’s constitution with potentially devastating consequences for Michigan businesses and residents for decades to come. It’s just too risky. 

Wealthy special interest groups want to take advantage of the absence of campaign finance rules governing Constitutional Convention delegate elections, removing power from Michigan voters by locking them out of the process and advancing their own agendas. 

Wealthy donors could use a Con-Con as an opportunity to spend hundreds of millions of dollars to help elect delegates who would rewrite the constitution to promote their agendas — and not the will of everyday Michiganders. 

Everyday Michiganders need to stay in control of the Michigan Constitution — it can’t be left to politicians with their own agendas and motives.

Michigan’s constitution works because voters have a voice. A “Con-Con” would allow politicians and lobbyists in Lansing to take power away from the people of Michigan.

Politicians in Lansing could exploit a “Con-Con” to lock out the voices of Michigan voters and rewrite the state constitution without accountability.

“Con-Con” delegates will write their own rules and agendas with little transparency or oversight from voters.

A broad coalition, including the Detroit Regional Chamber and 30 other prominent policy and advocacy organizations representing a wide range of interests and priorities, is coming together to show Michiganders the importance of voting no on Proposal 1 to provide stability for business owners and keep in place hard-fought rights.

Michigan voters have said no to a “Con-Con” by huge margins since 1963 because opening up our entire constitution is too risky, and we already have a proven amendment process for targeted updates to our constitution.

At a time of rising gas prices and skyrocketing inflation, a “Con-Con” would cost Michigan taxpayers nearly $80 million, wasting money that could be used to help solve real problems in our state.