Ballot Drop Boxes, Private Funding of Elections May Become Constitutional Right in Michigan

A sign pointing in the direction of a ballot drop box at the Schmidt Community Center polling station in Lansing, Mich., on Nov. 3,2020. Seth Herald/AFP via Getty Images

A group in Michigan called Promote the Vote wants to make private funding of elections, early voting, and the use of ballot drop boxes part of the state’s Constitution.

The proposed constitutional amendment reads in part, “A county, city, or township conducting an election may accept and use publicly-disclosed charitable donations and in-kind contributions to conduct and administer elections.”