Michigan Bonds for Public Wagon Roads Amendment (1914)

Michigan Bonds for Public Wagon Roads Amendment
Election date November 3, 1914
Topic Bond issue requirements and Highways and bridges
Status Defeated
Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

Michigan Bonds for Public Wagon Roads Amendment was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Michigan on November 3, 1914. It was defeated.

A “yes” vote supported allowing the state to issue bonds for the improvement of public wagon roads.

A “no” vote opposed allowing the state to issue bonds for the improvement of public wagon roads.

Election results

Michigan Bonds for Public Wagon Roads Amendment
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		164,333	44.85%
No		202,087	55.15%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Bonds for Public Wagon Roads Amendment was as follows:

“

To amend Sec. 10 of Article 10, of the Constitution of the State of Michigan authorizing the state to issue bonds for the construction and permanent improvement of the public wagon roads.

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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

1914 Measures

• 1914 Measures
• Bond issue requirements on the ballot
• Highways and bridges on the ballot
• 1914 legislative sessions

Michigan

• Michigan ballot measures
• Michigan ballot measure laws

News and analysis

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

External links

• The L'Anse Sentinel, "Election Notice.," October 24, 1914
• University of Michigan Press, "The Initiative and Referendum in Michigan," 1940