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Michigan Constitutional Convention Question (April 1906)
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| Topic State constitutional conventions |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional convention question |
Origin |
Michigan Constitutional Convention Question was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional convention question in Michigan on April 2, 1906. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported calling a state constitutional convention. |
A “no” vote opposed calling a state constitutional convention. |
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 received a majority of the total votes cast in the election and was approved.
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Michigan Constitutional Convention Question |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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196,780 | 60.74% | ||
| No | 127,189 | 39.26% | ||
Path to the ballot
The Michigan State Legislature referred the constitutional convention question to the ballot.[1]
See also
External links
- Alma Record, "Notice of Constitutional Convention," March 16, 1906
- American Academy of Political and Social Science, "The Initiative, Referendum and Recall," 1912
Footnotes
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