Michigan Amendments to City and Village Charters Amendment (1912)

Michigan Amendments to City and Village Charters Amendment
Election date November 5, 1912
Topic Local government organization
Status Approved
Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

Michigan Amendments to City and Village Charters Amendment was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Michigan on November 5, 1912. It was approved.

A “yes” vote supported amending constitutional provisions relating to the amendment of city and village charters.

A “no” vote opposed amending constitutional provisions relating to the amendment of city and village charters.

Election results

Michigan Amendments to City and Village Charters Amendment
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		285,373	67.41%
No		137,972	32.59%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Amendments to City and Village Charters Amendment was as follows:

“

TO AMEND Section 21 of Article 8 of the Constitution of the State of Michigan relative to the amendment of the charters of cities and villages.

”

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

1912 Measures

• 1912 Measures
• Local government organization on the ballot
• 1912 legislative sessions

Michigan

• Michigan ballot measures
• Michigan ballot measure laws

News and analysis

• Ballot measure lawsuits
• Ballot measure readability
• Ballot measure polls

External links

• Lansing State Journal, "GENERAL ELECTION," October 24, 1912
• University of Michigan Press, "The Initiative and Referendum in Michigan," 1940