Citation guidance

Make the evidence reproducible

Cite the immutable release, the specific record or query you used, and the linked official source. Those three layers let another reader retrace the claim.

Recommended citation

Dataset release

Release 2026-07-28.3 · data through 2026-07-27

Michigan Legislative Activity Ledger. Michigan legislative activity and evidence dataset, release 2026-07-28.3 (data through 2026-07-27). https://michiganledger.com/data/?release=2026-07-28.3 (accessed July 28, 2026).

BibTeX

@dataset{mi_legislative_activity_2026_07_28_3,
  author       = {{Michigan Legislative Activity Ledger}},
  title        = {Michigan legislative activity and evidence dataset},
  year         = {2026},
  version      = {2026-07-28.3},
  url          = {https://michiganledger.com/data/?release=2026-07-28.3},
  note         = {Data through 2026-07-27; accessed July 28, 2026}
}

For a chart, fact, or quotation

Use a three-part citation

Project record or query.Link the canonical member, sitting, meeting, vote, evidence, or search URL. Preserve all filters and the release identifier.
Dataset release.Include 2026-07-28.3, its data-through date, and your access date.
Official source.Follow the record’s source link and identify the issuing body, document title or recording, date, and locator such as a page or timestamp.

Source-aware template

A claim-level example

Michigan Legislative Activity Ledger, “[record or query title],” release 2026-07-28.3, [stable project URL] (accessed [date]); derived from [issuing organization], “[official source title],” [source date], [page, section, or timestamp], [official URL].