STATE OF MICHIGAN

BUREAU OF ELECTIONS

LANSING

June 27, 2025

Summary of purpose as drafted by the Deputy Director of Elections for the petition for referendum sponsored by Voters to Stop Pay Cuts.

Referendum petition to repeal Public Act 1 of 2025, which amended the Improved Workforce Opportunity Wage Act. A repeal of Public Act 1 would decrease the minimum wage from $13.73 to $13.29 (2026) and from $15.00 to $14.16 (2027), with annual inflation-based increases thereafter; increase tipped-worker wage to 48% of the full minimum wage in 2025, 60% in 2026, 70% in 2027, 80% in 2028, 90% in 2029, and 100% in 2030; and eliminate civil fines for employers failing to pay minimum hourly wage. This referendum petition would suspend Public Act 1 of 2025 and place it on the ballot for voter approval or rejection.