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Michigan African American Suffrage Question (1850)
| Michigan African American Suffrage Question | |
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| Topic Race and ethnicity issues and Race and suffrage |
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| Type Constitutional convention referral |
Origin |
Michigan African American Suffrage Question was on the ballot as a constitutional convention referral in Michigan on November 5, 1850. It was defeated.
A “yes” vote supported amending the state constitution relative to suffrage for American Americans. |
A “no” vote opposed amending the state constitution relative to suffrage for American Americans. |
Election results
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Michigan African American Suffrage Question |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 12,840 | 28.62% | ||
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32,026 | 71.38% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for African American Suffrage Question was as follows:
| “ | Constitution: Suffrage Equal suffrage to colored persons? Yes Equal suffrage to colored persons? No | ” |
Path to the ballot
A state constitutional convention referred the amendment to the ballot.
See also
External links
- Detroit Free Press, "Negro Suffrage.," August 24, 1850
- American Academy of Political and Social Science, "The Initiative, Referendum and Recall," 1912
Footnotes
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