Michigan Constitutional Convention Question (1958)

Michigan Constitutional Convention Question
Election date November 4, 1958
Topic State constitutional conventions
Status Defeated
Type Automatic constitutional convention question	Origin Dictated by law

Michigan Constitutional Convention Question was on the ballot as an automatic constitutional convention question in Michigan on November 4, 1958. It was defeated.

A “yes” vote supported calling a constitutional convention to revise the state constitution.

A “no” vote opposed calling a constitutional convention to revise the state constitution.

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		821,282	57.45%
No		608,365	42.55%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Constitutional Convention Question was as follows:

“

Shall a Convention be held to consider Revision or Amendment of the Michigan Constitution for subsequent submissions to the Electors of this State for their approval?

”

Path to the ballot

See also: State constitutional conventions

A question about whether to hold a state constitutional convention was to automatically appear on the state's ballot every 16 years starting in 1926.

See also

1958 Measures

• 1958 Measures
• State constitutional conventions on the ballot
• 1958 legislative sessions

Michigan

• Michigan ballot measures
• Michigan ballot measure laws

News and analysis

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

External links

• The Minden City Herald, "General Election," October 24, 1958
• The State of Michigan, "Michigan Manual"