Michigan County Boards of Auditors Amendment (1882)
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| Topic Local government organization |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Michigan County Boards of Auditors Amendment was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Michigan on November 7, 1882. It was defeated.
A “yes” vote supported allowing for the creation of county board of auditors in all counties. |
A “no” vote opposed allowing for the creation of county board of auditors in all counties. |
Election results
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 23,814 | 38.48% | ||
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38,073 | 61.52% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for County Boards of Auditors Amendment was as follows:
| “ | Sec. 10. The board of supervisors, or in the county of Wayne the board of county auditors, shall have the exclusive power to prescribe and fix the compensation for all services rendered for, and to adjust all claims against their respective counties; and the sum so fixed or defined shall be subject to no appeal. But the legislature may by general statute provide for the establishment of a board of county auditors in any county; and any such board, when established according to law, shall have exclusive power to prescribe and fix the compensation for all services rendered for, and adjust all claims against such county, and the sum so fixed or defined shall be subject to no appeal: Provided, That no such board shall be established in any county unless the board of supervisors of such county shall so direct by vote of a majority of all the members elect. | ” |
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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