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Michigan Changes to Initiative and Legislative Process Initiative (2022)
| Michigan Changes to Initiative and Legislative Process Initiative | |
|---|---|
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| Election date November 8, 2022 | |
| Topic Direct democracy measures and State legislatures measures | |
| Status Not on the ballot | |
| Type Constitutional amendment | Origin Citizens |
The Michigan Changes to Initiative and Legislative Process Initiative was not on the ballot in Michigan as an initiated constitutional amendment on November 8, 2022.
The ballot initiative would have amended the Michigan Constitution to make the following changes:[1]
- require initiative petition signatures to be counted on a statewide basis, effectively prohibiting a distribution requirement;
- repeal the power of the state legislature to adopt or reject initiated state statutes but authorize the legislature to propose an alternative measure;
- prohibit a law concerning the same subject that was previously rejected by voters via referendum to be enacted unless it receives another vote by the electorate or is passed by a three-fourths supermajority vote in the state legislature; and
- change the definition of an "appropriation bill" to exclude bills that deal "with a matter other than an appropriation that requires an appropriation to carry out its purpose."
Text of measure
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Path to the ballot
Process in Michigan
In Michigan, the number of signatures required to qualify an initiated constitutional amendment for the ballot is equal to 10 percent of votes cast for governor in the last gubernatorial election. Signatures older than 180 days are invalid, which means all signatures must be collected within a 180-day window. Amendment petitions must be filed 120 days prior to the election.
The requirements to get an initiated constitutional amendment certified for the 2022 ballot:
- Signatures: 425,059 valid signatures were required.
- Deadline: The deadline to submit signatures was July 11, 2022.
Signature petitions are filed with the secretary of state and verified by the board of state canvassers using a random sample method of verification.
Stages of this initiative
- The campaign Michigan Right to Vote filed a petition with the State Board of Canvassers on January 21, 2022.[1]
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