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1850 ballot measures

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1850 State
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    By state

    Michigan

    See also: Michigan 1850 ballot measures


    November 5, 1850

    Type Title Description Result Yes Votes No Votes

    CCRCA

    African American Suffrage Question Amend the state constitution relative to suffrage for American Americans

    Defeated

    12,840 (29%)

    32,026 (71%)

    CCRCA

    State Constitution Ratification Question Ratify a new state constitution, known as the Michigan Constitution of 1850

    Approveda

    36,169 (79%)

    9,433 (21%)

    Vermont

    See also: Vermont 1850 ballot measures


    Type Title Subject Description Result
    LRSS Question 1 Alcohol Regulates the distribution and sale of alcohol through licensing innkeepers and retailers
    Approveda

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