Michigan Proposal 06-3, Mourning Dove Hunting Season Referendum (2006)

Michigan Proposal 06-3
Election date November 7, 2006
Topic Hunting regulations
Status Defeated
Type Veto referendum	Origin Citizens

Michigan Proposal 06-3 was on the ballot as a veto referendum in Michigan on November 7, 2006. It was defeated.

A “yes” vote supported establishing a mourning dove hunting season.

A “no” vote opposed establishing a mourning dove hunting season.

Election results

Michigan Proposal 06-3
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		1,137,379	30.97%
No		2,534,680	69.03%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Proposal 06-3 was as follows:

“

PROPOSAL 06-3 A REFERENDUM ON PUBLIC ACT 160 OF 2004 – AN ACT TO ALLOW THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A HUNTING SEASON FOR MOURNING DOVES Public Act 160 of 2004 would: Authorize the Natural Resources Commission to establish a hunting season for mourning doves. Require a mourning dove hunter to have a small game license and a $2.00 mourning dove stamp. Stipulate that revenue from the stamp must be split evenly between the Game and Fish Protection Fund and the Fish and Wildlife Trust Fund. Require the Department of Natural Resources to address responsible mourning dove hunting; management practices for the propagation of mourning doves; and participation in mourning dove hunting by youth, the elderly and the disabled in the Department’s annual hunting guide. Should this law be approved? Yes No

”

Full Text

The full text of this measure is available here.

Support

Note: Supporters were opposed to the referendum.

World Hunting Association (WHA)

• According to a press release the WHA believes that the emotional appeal presented by opponents of dove hunting is a disguise for their ultimate goal of banning all hunting, trapping and even fishing

Opposition

Note: Opponents were supporters of the referendum.

Stop Shooting Doves was the most focused opponents of the ballot. The group ran TV, print and web ads urging a "no" vote on Question 3.

Campaign funding

Below is information on the amount of funds raised for and against Proposal 3:

Contributions for Proposal 2:

Contributor	Total
Citizens for Wildlife Conservation Committee	$643,637
MUCCS Stop the Antis Committee	$25,332

Contributions against Proposal 2:

Contributor	Total
Committee to Restore the Dove Shooting Ban	$2,334,735
Songbird Protection Coalition Save the Doves 2006	$0

Path to the ballot

See also: Signature requirements for ballot measures in Michigan

A veto referendum is a citizen-initiated ballot measure that asks voters whether to uphold or repeal an enacted law. This type of ballot measure is also called statute referendum, popular referendum, people's veto, or citizen's veto. There are 23 states that allow citizens to initiate veto referendums.

In Michigan, the number of signatures required for a veto referendum is equal to 5% of the votes cast in the last gubernatorial election. Signatures for veto referendums are due 90 days following the final adjournment of the legislative session at which the targeted bill was passed. A simple majority vote is required for voter approval.

See also

2006 Measures

• 2006 Measures
• Hunting regulations on the ballot
• 2006 legislative sessions

Michigan

• Michigan ballot measures
• Michigan ballot measure laws

News and analysis

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

External links

• Michigan Department of State, "Initiatives and Referendums Under the Constitution of the State of Michigan of 1963," December 5, 2008