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Michigan Allow for Multiple Kent County Circuit Judges Amendment (April 1889)
| Michigan Circuit Courts and Compensation Amendment | |
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| Topic Salaries of government officials and State judicial selection |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
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Michigan Circuit Courts and Compensation Amendment was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Michigan on April 1, 1889. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported authorizing the legislature to provide for the election of more than one circuit judge in the judicial circuit covering Kent County. |
A “no” vote opposed authorizing the legislature to provide for the election of more than one circuit judge in the judicial circuit covering Kent County. |
Election results
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Michigan Circuit Courts and Compensation Amendment |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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49,478 | 71.38% | ||
| No | 19,834 | 28.62% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Circuit Courts and Compensation Amendment was as follows:
| “ | An amendment to Section 6 of Article 6 relative to Circuit Courts, provided for by Joint Resolution No.1, Laws of 1889. Section 6. The State shall be divided into judicial circuits, in each of which the electors thereof shall elect one circuit judge, who shall hold his office for the term of six years, and until his successor is elected and qualified. The Legislature may provide for the election of more than one circuit judge in the judicial circuit in which the city of Detroit is or may be situated, and in the judicial circuit in which the county of Saginaw is or may be situated, and in the judicial circuit in which the county of Kent is or may be situated. And the circuit judge or judges of said circuits, in addition to the salary provided by this constitution, shall receive from their respective counties such additional salary as may from time to time be fixed and determined by the boards of supervisors of said counties. And the board of supervisors of each county in the Upper Peninsula is hereby authorized and empowered to give and pay to the circuit judge of the judicial circuit to which such county is attached, such additional salary or compensation as may from time to time be fixed and determined by such board of supervisors. This section as amended shall take effect from the time of its adoption. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
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.
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