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Michigan Condemnation of Excess Property for Road Improvements Amendment (1926)
| Michigan Condemnation of Excess Property for Road Improvements Amendment | |
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| Topic Bond issue requirements and Debt limits |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Michigan Condemnation of Excess Property for Road Improvements Amendment was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Michigan on November 2, 1926. It was defeated.
A “yes” vote supported allowing municipalities to take excess property when condemning property for road improvements. |
A “no” vote opposed allowing municipalities to take excess property when condemning property for road improvements. |
Election results
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 204,859 | 46.93% | ||
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231,672 | 53.07% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Condemnation of Excess Property for Road Improvements Amendment was as follows:
| “ | Condemnation of excess land and property for boulevards, streets, etc. Amendment to Article XIII of the Constitution relative to condemnation of excess land and property for boulevards, streets, etc. Sec. 5. Subject to this Constitution the Legislature may authorize municipalities, subject to reasonable limitations, to condemn and to take the fee to more land and property than is needed in the acquiring, opening and widening of boulevards, streets and alleys, or for any public use, and after so much of the land and property has been appropriated for any such needed public purpose, the remainder may be sold or leased with or without such restrictions as may be appropriate to the improvement made. Bonds may be issued to supply the funds to pay in whole or in part for the excess property so appropriated, but such bonds shall be a lien only on the property so acquired and they shall not be included in any limitation of the bonded indebtedness of such municipality. | ” |
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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State of Michigan Lansing (capital) |
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