Michigan Proposal A, Taxation and School Operating Millage Rates Amendment (March 1994)

Michigan Proposal A
Election date March 15, 1994
Topic Property taxes and Public education funding
Status Approved
Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

Michigan Proposal A was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Michigan on March 15, 1994. It was approved.

A “yes” vote supported raising the state sales tax, establishing taxation limitations, and requiring a 3/4 vote for increasing school operating millage rates beyond the statutorily-set rate.

A “no” vote opposed raising the state sales tax, establishing taxation limitations, and requiring a 3/4 vote for increasing school operating millage rates beyond the statutorily-set rate.

Election results

Michigan Proposal A
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		1,684,541	69.17%
No		750,952	30.83%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Proposal A was as follows:

“

PROPOSAL A A PROPOSAL TO INCREASE THE STATE SALES AND USE TAX RATES FROM 4% TO 6%, LIMIT ANNUAL INCREASES IN PROPERTY TAX ASSESSMENTS, EXEMPT SCHOOL OPERATING MILLAGES FROM UNIFORM TAXATION REQUIREMENT AND REQUIRE 3/4 VOTE OF LEGISLATURE TO EXCEED STATUTORILY ESTABLISHED SCHOOL OPERATING MILLAGE RATES The proposed constitutional amendment would: 1) Limit annual assessment increase for each property parcel to 5% or inflation rate, whichever is less. When property is sold or transferred, adjust assessment to current value. 2) Increase the sales/use tax. Dedicate additional revenue to schools. 3) Exempt school operating millages from uniform taxation requirement. 4) Require 3/4 vote of legislature to exceed school operating millage rates. 5) Activate laws raising additional school revenues through taxation including partial restoration of property tax. 6) Nullify alternative laws raising school revenues through taxation including an increase in income tax, personal tax exemption increase and partial restoration of property taxes. Should this proposal be adopted? Yes No

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Full Text

The full text of this measure is available here.

Path to the ballot

See also: Amending the Michigan Constitution

A two-thirds vote is required during one legislative session for the Michigan State Legislature to place a constitutional amendment on the ballot. That amounts to a minimum of 74 votes in the Michigan House of Representatives and 26 votes in the Michigan State Senate, assuming no vacancies. Amendments do not require the governor's signature to be referred to the ballot.

See also

1994 Measures

• 1994 Measures
• Public education funding on the ballot
• Property taxes on the ballot
• Sales taxes on the ballot
• State legislative vote requirements on the ballot
• 1994 legislative sessions

Michigan

• Michigan ballot measures
• Michigan ballot measure laws

News and analysis

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External links

• Michigan Department of State, "Initiatives and Referendums Under the Constitution of the State of Michigan of 1963," December 5, 2008