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Michigan Proposal A, Constitutional Convention Question (1994)
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| Topic State constitutional conventions |
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| Type Automatic constitutional convention question |
Origin |
Michigan Proposal A was on the ballot as an automatic constitutional convention question in Michigan on November 8, 1994. It was defeated.
A “yes” vote supported convening a constitutional convention to revise the state constitution. |
A “no” vote opposed convening a constitutional convention to revise the state constitution. |
Section 3 of Article XII of the Michigan Constitution mandates that Michigan's voters be asked every sixteen years whether they want a constitutional convention. The next time the question was on the Michigan ballot was in 2010.[1]
Election results
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Michigan Proposal A |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 777,779 | 27.92% | ||
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2,008,070 | 72.08% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposal A was as follows:
| “ | PROPOSAL A A PROPOSAL TO CONVENE A CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION FOR THE PURPOSE OF DRAFTING A GENERAL REVISION OF THE STATE CONSTITUTION Shall a convention of elected delegates be convened in 1995 to draft a general revision of the state constitution for presentation to the state's voters for their approval or rejection? YES NO | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
- See also: State constitutional conventions
According to Section 3 of Article XII of the Michigan Constitution, a question about whether to hold a state constitutional convention is to automatically appear on the state's ballot every 16 years starting in 1978. Michigan is one of 14 states that provides for an automatic constitutional convention question.
The table below shows the last and next constitutional convention question election years:
| State | Interval | Last question on the ballot | Next question on the ballot |
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| Michigan | 16 years | 2010 | 2026 |
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