Michigan Constitutional Convention Question (1892)

Michigan Constitutional Convention Question
Election date November 8, 1892
Topic State constitutional conventions
Status Defeated
Type Legislatively referred constitutional convention question	Origin State legislature

Michigan Constitutional Convention Question was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional convention question in Michigan on November 8, 1892. It was defeated.

A “yes” vote supported calling a constitutional convention.

A “no” vote opposed calling a constitutional convention.

The constitutional convention question required a simple majority of all votes cast in the election, not just votes cast on the question.

Election results

Before 1960, constitutional convention questions in Michigan needed to receive a majority of total votes cast in the election, not just a majority of votes cast on the question. In this case, the amendment did not receive a majority of the total votes cast in the election.

Michigan Constitutional Convention Question
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		16,948	51.06%
No		16,245	48.94%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Path to the ballot

The Michigan State Legislature referred the constitutional convention question to the ballot.

See also

1892 Measures

• 1892 Measures
• State constitutional conventions on the ballot
• 1892 legislative sessions

Michigan

• Michigan ballot measures
• Michigan ballot measure laws

News and analysis

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

External links

• American Academy of Political and Social Science, "The Initiative, Referendum and Recall," 1912