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Kalamazoo, Michigan, Proportional Representation for City Council Measure (February 1918)

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Kalamazoo Proportional Representation Measure

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Election date

February 4, 1918

Topic
Local elections and campaigns and Local electoral systems
Status

OverturnedOverturned

Type
Referral


Kalamazoo Proportional Representation Measure was on the ballot as a referral in Kalamazoo on February 4, 1918.

A "yes" vote supported adopting a system of proportional representation for the seven-member Kalamazoo City Council.

A "no" vote opposed adopting a system of proportional representation for the seven-member Kalamazoo City Council.


Aftermath

Wattles v. Upjohn

On September 30, 1920, the Michigan Supreme Court ruled that the system of proportional representation, the Hare System, adopted in Kalamazoo "[abridged] the right of elective franchise" and was unconstitutional.[1]

Election results

Kalamazoo Proportional Representation Measure

Result Votes Percentage

Approved Yes

2,403 78.48%
No 659 21.52%
Results are officially certified.
Source



Path to the ballot

The ballot measure was a charter amendment.

See also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Michigan Supreme Court, "Wattles v. Upjohn," September 30, 1920
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