Michigan Additional Compensation of Circuit Court Judges Amendment (April 1907)
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| Topic Salaries of government officials |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
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Michigan Additional Compensation of Circuit Court Judges Amendment was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Michigan on April 1, 1907. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported allowing certain counties to provide additional compensation to circuit court judges. |
A “no” vote opposed allowing certain counties to provide additional compensation to circuit court judges. |
Election results
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94,595 | 60.58% | ||
| No | 61,550 | 39.42% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Additional Compensation of Circuit Court Judges Amendment was as follows:
| “ | The proposed amendment to Article VI, section 6, of the constitution, if adopted, empowers the board of supervisors in the counties of Ingham and Jackson and the counties in the judicial circuit in which the county of Isabella is or may be situated to give and pay the circuit judge of the judicial circuit to which such county is attached such additional salary or compensation as may be fixed and determined from time to time by such board of supervisors. | ” |
Path to the ballot
- See also: Amending the Michigan Constitution
A two-thirds vote is required during one legislative session for the Michigan State Legislature to place a constitutional amendment on the ballot. That amounts to a minimum of 74 votes in the Michigan House of Representatives and 26 votes in the Michigan State Senate, assuming no vacancies. Amendments do not require the governor's signature to be referred to the ballot.
See also
External links
- The Times Herald, "APRIL ELECTION," March 25, 1907
- American Academy of Political and Social Science, "The Initiative, Referendum and Recall," 1912
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