Michigan Establishment of Legislative Districts Amendment (1928)
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| Topic Redistricting policy and State legislative elections |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Michigan Establishment of Legislative Districts Amendment was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Michigan on November 6, 1928. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported establishing procedures relating to the establishment of legislative districts. |
A “no” vote opposed establishing procedures relating to the establishment of legislative districts. |
Election results
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523,127 | 57.50% | ||
| No | 386,673 | 42.50% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Establishment of Legislative Districts Amendment was as follows:
| “ | PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION Relative to Fixing legislative territory and districts. Amendment to Section 3 of Article V of the Constitution relative to fixing legislative territory and districts. Sec. 3. The house of representatives shall consist of not less than sixty-four nor more than one hundred members. Representatives shall be chosen for two years and by single districts, which shall contain as nearly as may be an equal number of inhabitants and shall consist of convenient and contiguous territory; nut no township or city shall be divided in the formation of a representative district, except that when a city is composed of territory in more than one county, it may be divided at the county line or lines; And provided, That in the case of cities hereafter organized or created or territory annexed to an existing city, the territory thereof shall remain in its present representative district until the next apportionment. When any township or city shall contain a population which entitles it to more than one representative, then such township or city shall elect by general ticket the number of represenatives to which it is entitled. Each county , with such territory as may be attached thereto, shall be entitled to a seperate represenative when it has attained a population equal to a moiety of the ratio of represenatioin. In every county entitled to more than one representative, the board of supervisors shall assemble at such time and place as shall be prescribed by law, divide the same into representative districts equal to the number of representattives to which such county is entitled by law, and shall cause to be filed in the offices of the secretary of state and clerk of such county a description of such representative districts, specifying the number of each district and population thereof according to the last preceding enumeration. | ” |
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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