--- title: "What is the solution?" url: "https://mopupmichigan.org/learn/solution/" type: "page" published: "2025-10-06T13:37:58-04:00" modified: "2026-09-18T13:55:17-04:00" author: "mmop" --- ## The Solution ## How Do We Fix It? # Together, let's get money out of politics in Michigan. We turned in more than 560,000 signatures to get a proposal on the November 2026 ballot that will: - [**Ban regulated utilities and corporations with large state or local government contracts**](#ban) from making political contributions. - [**Close the “issue ad loophole”**](#close) by mandating disclosure of ad spending and modernizing Michigan’s campaign finance disclosure requirements. 81% of Michigan voters support prohibiting political contributions from regulated monopolies and corporations seeking government contracts1. **Michiganders across party lines are ready to reduce the influence of corporate money in politics and make their elected officials more accountable to the people.** Too many Lansing politicians refuse to fix a problem that they can profit from, so Michiganders for Money Out of Politics launched a [**citizen-led ballot initiative**](#initiative). Now, voters are going to fix the problem. [**Read the proposal language here.**](#language) 1 [Voter support for Taking Back Our Power proposal](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1PGq-6wmpVzlvgiDDCzZoTqu2oKwJ8MAE/view) [Learn About Proposal 2](https://mopupmichigan.org/learn/proposal/) Ban Contributions Modernize Campaign Finance Ballot Initiative Proposal Language Part of our solution is to ban regulated utilities from contributing to state officeholders and political party committees. Our proposal will also ban corporations with state or local government contracts ($250,000+ annually) from contributing to candidates for state or local offices in the jurisdiction of the contract. 15 states and the Securities Exchange Commission have passed similar prohibitions on political spending from corporations that hold or are seeking a contract with the state. ![Animated graphic of money being exchanged with an X over it](https://mopupmichigan.org/wp-content/uploads/Money-Politics.gif) ## [Allowing regulated utilities and corporations with state contracts to spend in politics is an inherent conflict of interest.](#loophole) We can close the “issue ad loophole” by mandating disclosure of ad spending of $5,000 or more by dark money groups 100 days before a general election and 30 days before a primary election. Our proposal will modernize Michigan’s campaign finance disclosure requirements to expressly apply to political ads on the internet and digital platforms. Groups that reference a candidate or ballot issue in political ads will have to report their spending totals and donors to the state. ![TV animated graphic](https://mopupmichigan.org/wp-content/uploads/solution-2-compressed.gif) ## [Voters deserve to know who is spending money, and where that money comes from.](#loophole) Politicians won’t risk big donations from the very corporations that they regulate, so we’re taking this issue to the voters. We collected more than the required **356,958 valid signatures within 180 days** to get our proposal on the November 2026 ballot so voters can weigh in. Why are we doing this as a ballot initiative? Because too many Lansing politicians refuse to fix a problem that they are able to profit off of. ![Animated image of a woman holding a petition clipboard showing a man where to sign Yes on Proposal 2 Michiganders for Money Out of Politics](https://mopupmichigan.org/wp-content/uploads/solution-3.gif?t=1789754132) ## [If we wait for politicians to act, we’ll be waiting forever. That’s why we’re taking this fight directly to the people.](#loophole) There are two parts to the proposal language: 1. The 100-word summary that appears on each petition sheet, and 2. The full text of the proposed initiated law You can [**read the full 100-word summary**](https://mopupmichigan.org/learn/proposal#100words) that voters can read before signing the petition here. You can [**read the full text of the proposed initiated law here.**](https://mopupmichigan.org/learn/proposal#language) Note that added language is in capital letters and deletions are struck out with a line. [Read the Language Here ›››](https://mopupmichigan.org/learn/proposal#language) ![Animated graphic of money being exchanged with an X over it](https://mopupmichigan.org/wp-content/uploads/Money-Politics.gif) ## [Our proposal addresses a fundamental issue: the need for elected officials to be accountable to the people, not corporations that are trying to line their own pockets.](#loophole)