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Michigan Compensation of Members of the Legislature Amendment (1884)
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| Topic Salaries of government officials |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Michigan Compensation of Members of the Legislature Amendment was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Michigan on November 4, 1884. It was defeated.
A “yes” vote supported amending the state constitution relative to compensation of members of the legislature. |
A “no” vote opposed amending the state constitution relative to compensation of members of the legislature. |
Election results
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 31,693 | 37.55% | ||
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52,707 | 62.45% | ||
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- Results are officially certified.
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Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Compensation of Members of the Legislature Amendment was as follows:
| “ | An amendment to section 15, article 4, relative to the compensation of members of the Legislature, and to prohibit the use of passes or free tickets on railroads, provided for by joint resolution number 23, laws of 1883. SECTION 15. The compensation of the members of the Legislature shall be a salary of seven hundred dollars for each regular session, and at such regular session the may legislate upon such subjects as are submitted to them by special message of the Governor, after the expiration of fifty days of the session limited for the introduction of bills; when convened in extra session their compensation shall be a salary of one hundred dollars, and they shall legislate on no other subjects than those expressly stated in the Governor's proclamation, or submitted to them by special message. They shall be entitled to ten cents and no more for every mile actually travelled in going to and returning for the place of meeting, on the usually traveled route. Each member shall be entitled to one copy of the laws, journals and documents of the Legislature of which he was a member, but shall not receive at the expense of the State, books, newspapers, or other perequisites of office, or any other perquisite or compensation not expressly authorized by this constitiution; and no member of the Legislature shall acept or use any free pass or free ticekt on any railraod during his term of office. | ” |
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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