Michigan 1888 ballot measures

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In 1888, voters decided on two statewide ballot measures in Michigan on November 6.

• One was a legislatively referred constitutional amendment.
• One was a legislatively referred state statutes.
• Voters approved two (100%) and rejected zero (0%).

On the ballot

November 6, 1888

Type	Title	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Allow for Multiple Detroit and Saginaw Circuit Judges Amendment	Provide for the election of more than one circuit judge in the judicial circuits covering Detroit and Saginaw County	a	21,221 (52%)	19,382 (48%)
LRSS	Department of Banking Measure	Establish a department of banking	a	48,531 (71%)	20,300 (29%)

See also

• Laws governing the initiative process in Michigan
• List of Michigan ballot measures
• 1888 ballot measures

External links

• American Academy of Political and Social Science, "The Initiative, Referendum and Recall," 1912