Michigan 1978 ballot measures

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In 1978, voters decided on 11 statewide ballot measures in Michigan on November 7.

• One was an automatic ballot referral.
• One was an indirect initiated state statute.
• Five were initiated constitutional amendments.
• Four were legislatively referred constitutional amendments.
• Voters approved seven (63.64%) and rejected four (36.36%).

On the ballot

November 7, 1978

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CCQ	Proposal A	Constitutional conventions	Call a constitutional convention to revise the state constitution		640,286 (23%)	2,112,549 (77%)
IndISS	Proposal B	Parole	Prohibit prisoners convicted of certain crimes from being granted parole prior to serving the minimum sentence imposed for the crime	a	2,075,599 (74%)	711,262 (26%)
LRCA	Proposal C	Banking	Allow the state to deposit state funds into savings and loan associations, credit unions, and banks	a	1,819,847 (66%)	933,101 (34%)
CICA	Proposal D	Alcohol	Prohibit the sale or giving of an alcoholic beverage to anyone under the age of 21 and prohibit the possession for personal consumption of an alcoholic beverage by anyone under the age of 21	a	1,609,589 (57%)	1,208,497 (43%)
CICA	Proposal E	Bonds; Ballot measures; Local government; Revenue and spending limits	Establish limits on taxation and establish funding requirements for local programs	a	1,450,150 (52%)	1,313,984 (48%)
CICA	Proposal G	Labor; Law enforcement	Allow state troopers and sergeants to collectively bargain with binding arbitration and establish procedures for determining promotions	a	1,535,023 (56%)	1,203,930 (44%)
CICA	Proposal H	Public education funding; School choice; Property taxes	Prohibit property taxes for funding school operating expenses, require the legislature to establish a general state tax to provide school funding, and require the legislature to create an education voucher program		718,440 (26%)	2,075,583 (74%)
CICA	Proposal J	Ballot measures; Local government; Public education funding; Income taxes; Property taxes	Establish tax limitations and require the state to fully fund any new or expanded local programs that the state deems required		1,032,343 (37%)	1,737,133 (63%)
LRCA	Proposal K	Bail; Judicial authority	Allow courts, under certain conditions, to deny bail	a	2,307,038 (83%)	458,357 (17%)
LRCA	Proposal M	Transportation; Administrative organization; Transportation; Spending	Require at least 90% of the gas and license tax revenue be used for road purposes, amend other provisions relating to transportation funding, and replace the State Highway Commission with the State Transportation Commission	a	1,478,316 (55%)	1,233,196 (45%)
LRCA	Proposal R	Bonds; Railways; Administrative organization	Require the establishment of the Railroad Redevelopment Authority and authorize such Authority to issues bonds and make loans		1,257,606 (47%)	1,415,441 (53%)

See also

• Laws governing the initiative process in Michigan
• List of Michigan ballot measures
• 1978 ballot measures

External links

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