Michigan 2012 ballot measures

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In 2012, voters decided on six statewide ballot measures in Michigan on November 6.

• Five were initiated constitutional amendments.
• One was a veto referendum.
• Voters approved zero (0%) and rejected six (100%).

On the ballot

November 6, 2012

Type	Title	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
VR	Proposal 1	Establish provisions relating to the appointment of an emergency manager upon the finding of a fiscal emergency		2,130,354 (47%)	2,370,601 (53%)
CICA	Proposal 2	Establish a constitutional right for public and private employees to organize and bargain collectively		1,949,513 (43%)	2,626,731 (57%)
CICA	Proposal 3	Require, by 2025, that 25% of annual sales of electricity to be from renewable energy sources and establish provisions to achieve such requirement		1,721,279 (38%)	2,842,000 (62%)
CICA	Proposal 4	Allow in-home care workers to collectively bargain		1,985,595 (44%)	2,550,420 (56%)
CICA	Proposal 5	Require a two-thirds vote of the Michigan State House and Senate or voter approval at a statewide November election to enact new taxes, increase tax rates, or expand the tax base		1,410,944 (31%)	3,105,649 (69%)
CICA	Proposal 6	Require approval from a majority of voters statewide and in each municipality where a new international bridge or tunnel would be located before the state could spend funds or resources on the project		1,853,127 (41%)	2,699,558 (59%)

See also

• Laws governing the initiative process in Michigan
• List of Michigan ballot measures
• 2012 ballot measures

External links

• Michigan Bureau of Elections, "Initiatives and Referendums Under the Constitution of the State of Michigan of 1963," January 2019