2022 Midterm Election Results: Prop 1: Prop 2: Prop 3:

• Due to Proposal Two passing, it is possible to see an increase in taxes as postal fees for absentee ballots are now covered by the state.

• With the fact that this election predominantly favored the Democratic party, it wouldn’t be shocking if Michigan continued to lean in that direction for the next presidential election, depending on the overall dissatisfaction rate in President Biden.

“I believe we can expect to see a few different changes due to the results of the election. I think we could expect to see traditional democratic priorities come into play. I wouldn’t be suprised to see a change in tax laws, the expansion labor and right to work laws, shifts in the budget to increase funding for education and social services, and an expansion on the civil rights legislation to include gender identity as a protected class,” Social Studies teacher Jake Zimmerman said.

This proposal was in favor of the Michigan constitution being amended to adjust the term limits for state legislators from three 2-year terms allowed in the state house and two 4-year terms in the state senate to instead having a combined 12 years in legislature. This proposal also requires state legislative and executive officials to file annual financial reports on their income, assests, liabilities, agreements, gifts from lobbyists, etc. This proposal was passed in the election.

This porposal was in favor of adding several changes to Michigan’s constitution, including expanding access to absentee voting, continuing to allow registered voters to show up on Election Day without an ID to vote after confiming their identity and ensuring overseas military personel receive an absentee ballot with enough time for them to mail their ballot back to the states for it to be counted. This proposal was passed in the election.

Sources: house.mi.gov, bridgemi.com

This proposal was in favor of amending the state constitution to allow every individual reproductive freedom. This includes maintaining access to contraceptives; carrying out all pregnancy-related decisions such as prenatal care, childbirth, postpartum care, abortion (as long as the fetus is not viable and/or it is medically suggested to protect the life of the pregnant individual); miscarriage management; and infertility care. This proposal was passed in the election.