Welcome to the Updated MichiganVotes.org

If you’re a longtime friend of the Mackinac Center for Public Policy, you might be familiar with MichiganVotes. We launched the website MichiganVotes.org in 2001 to make it easier for people to see how lawmakers voted on any given bill. It also translated complex legislative language into a concise, plain-English description.

Jack McHugh, our senior legislative analyst, wrote the summaries for more than 40,000 new bills.

When Jack retired in 2022, it was time to reinvent the website.

Now, more than 20 years after MichiganVotes began, it has a new look and purpose.

MichiganVotes users have access to:

• Every bill, amendment and vote in the Michigan Legislature since 2001


• Voting records for all lawmakers, whether for bills or amendments to bills


• More than 50 different categories of legislative topics


• E-mail notifications for actions on any bill or subject area of interest

MichiganVotes includes Mackinac Center analyses of bills that fall under our area of expertise, helping you cut through the political jargon and find out what the legislation would do. The site will no longer offer the plain-English analysis Jack was known for, but you can stay current with an abundance of information on what bills are being debated and voted on in Lansing.

MichiganVotes has remained an important resource for state residents who want to stay informed and hold lawmakers accountable. We hope you enjoy exploring the refurbished MichiganVotes website. Visit www.michiganvotes.org to learn more.