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Michigan County Debt for Road System Amendment (April 1899)
| Michigan Improvement of Roads Amendment | |
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| Topic Highways and bridges and Local government finance and taxes |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Michigan Improvement of Roads Amendment was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Michigan on April 3, 1899. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported allowing counties to incur debt up to 3% of assessed property valuation, requiring voter approval for debt exceeding 0.5%, and authorizing county road systems only if approved by a majority of county voters. |
A “no” vote opposed allowing counties to incur debt up to 3% of assessed property valuation, requiring voter approval for debt exceeding 0.5%, and authorizing county road systems only if approved by a majority of county voters. |
Election results
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Michigan Improvement of Roads Amendment |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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130,416 | 58.26% | ||
| No | 93,442 | 41.74% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Improvement of Roads Amendment was as follows:
| “ | To amend section forty-nine, of article four, relative to the laying out, construction, improvement and maintenance of highways, bridges and culverts by counties and townships. | ” |
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.
See also
External links
- The True Northerner, "ELECTION NOTICE.," March 29, 1899
- American Academy of Political and Social Science, "The Initiative, Referendum and Recall," 1912
Footnotes
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