Congratulations to Mike VanDenBerg who was elected as chairperson of the Allegan GOP at the December 11 special meeting. Mike has been the chair before and is a tireless worker. His experience and work ethic will be valuable in the crucial state elections in 2026. Mike was the sole nominee and unanimous choice of the members attending.
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Upcoming Events
Upcoming Events
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING, the next meeting is planned for January 15
COUNTY CONVENTION, Thursday, February 26, Griswold Auditorium
Subscribe to our calendar! Executive Committee meetings are usually the 3rd Thursday of the month. County Committee meetings are often the 3rd Tuesday of the month. 2025 meetings are every other month.
RANKED CHOICE VOTING
RANKED CHOICE VOTING
The Allegan GOP hosted a presentation on Ranked Choice Voting on Monday, August 11, 2025. Darlene Hennessy presented the information and answered questions. Find out more about RCV at Pure Integrity Michigan Elections (PIME)
WEBPAGE FOR 2026 ELECTION
Look for 2026 Election Candidates at the Federal & State Level
On left sidebar, select 2026 Election Information
ONLY CITIZENS VOTE
A Constitutional Ballot Proposal is colleting signatures to require proof of citizenship to vote. The Allegan GOP has endorsed this principle. For more information click on:
10X Votes
At the June County Meeting, Lance Griffin presented on 10XVotes.com. The presentation link is below:
Come and learn how to get your conservative leaning friends and relatives to turn out and vote. Republican folks that you know, often fail to make it to the voting booth or get an absentee ballot! This is not about knocking on the doors of strangers, but motivating folks that you know to get to the polls. 10X Votes identifies likely conservative voters. Sign up to find you contacts and encourage them to vote.
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A ➕ means they are likely conservative but not consistently voting
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Contact them to get vote and/or signup for automatic ballot applications
PROPERTY TAX PRESENTATION
At the County Committee Meeting on April 17, a presentation was made "Understanding Property Taxes." Below is a link to the slide show:
BIG NEWS FOR ELECTION INTEGRITY!
A petition drive is being organized to put a Michigan Constitutional ballot proposal before voters. It will take a huge number of signatures. The initiative is worth the effort as we saw a foreign student illegally vote in the last election and the vote counted. The proposal would require photo ID and proof of citizenship in order to participate in Michigan elections. There are many good ideas that could also be included but this is round 1. Find out more, sign up for updates, and/or donate at:
If the petition drive is ready, we'll certainly be collecting signatures at the Allegan Fair!
Ballot Language approved...
MEMBERSHIP MATTERS!
The 2026 election cycle is going to be just as important for Michigan; as 2024 was for the nation.
To turn Michigan RED we must:
flip the State Senate chamber and keep our majority in the State House of Reps.
win the seat Gary Peters opened up for the US Senate.
elect a Republican Governor, Secretary of State and Attorney General.
win the 2 state board of education seats that are up - Dems hold both of them right now
2 Supreme Court seats are also up; keep the conservative and flip the liberal out.
Being an “off year” election, we will not have President Trump’s coat tails to get the needed turn out.
Here is the Trump effect in Allegan County
2024 43,072 turned out to vote for Trump - an all time high
2022 33,590 voted for Dixon; again Whitmer won
2020 41,392 voted for Trump
2018 28,648 voted for Schuette for Governor and Whitmer won
2016 34,183 voted for Trump
How can you help? A first step is to renew your Allegan County Republican Party membership for 2025. Membership funds and other individual contributions can be used to support political candidate campaigns. Corporate and business donations can only be used for certain types of administrative expenditures; they can not be used for political campaigns. Plain and simple, it takes money to get a candidate elected. Let’s build our War Chest for 2026
Please visit our website at: www.allegangop.net and view the various membership options. You can use the links to pay online or if you prefer, send a check to:
Allegan County Republican Party
PO Box 519
Allegan, MI 49010
If you are mailing a check, be sure to download the contribution form so that we have your current information to comply with Michigan campaign contribution requirements.
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