Michigan 1920 ballot measures

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In 1920, voters decided on five statewide ballot measures in Michigan on November 2.

• One was an initiated constitutional amendment.
• Four were legislatively referred constitutional amendments.
• Voters approved two (40%) and rejected three (60%).

On the ballot

November 2, 1920

Type	Title	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Compensation of State Officers Amendment	Allow the legislature to set the salaries of certain state officers		348,311 (43%)	463,959 (57%)
CICA	Compulsory Public School Attendance Initiative	Require children between ages five and sixteen to attend public school until they have graduated from eighth grade		353,817 (37%)	610,699 (63%)
LRCA	Condemnation of Excess Property Amendment	Authorize the legislature to allow municipalities to condemn excess property when making certain public improvements		360,668 (45%)	439,373 (55%)
LRCA	Extend Absentee Voting and Require Naturalization for Foreign-Born Residents to Vote Amendment	Extend absentee voting to teachers and legislators' families and require foreign-born residents who can vote to naturalize by January 1, 1924, to continue voting	a	415,780 (54%)	359,749 (46%)
LRCA	Hours and Conditions for Work Amendment	Allow the legislature to create regulations on the hours and conditions for employment	a	420,085 (50%)	413,362 (50%)

See also

• Laws governing the initiative process in Michigan
• List of Michigan ballot measures
• 1920 ballot measures

External links

• University of Michigan Press, "The initiative and referendum in Michigan," 1940