Michigan Funding for Waterway Improvements Amendment (1930)

Michigan Funding for Waterway Improvements Amendment
Election date November 4, 1930
Topic Flood infrastructure and management
Status Defeated
Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

Michigan Funding for Waterway Improvements Amendment was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Michigan on November 4, 1930. It was defeated.

A “yes” vote supported authorizing the state to aid in the improvement of waterways.

A “no” vote opposed authorizing the state to aid in the improvement of waterways.

Election results

Michigan Funding for Waterway Improvements Amendment
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		300,990	45.62%
No		358,734	54.38%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Funding for Waterway Improvements Amendment was as follows:

“

PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION Relative to Authorizing the state to improve or assist in improving rivers and streams. Amendment to Section 14 of Article X of the Constitution relative to authorizing the state to improve or assist in improving rivers and streams.     Section 14. The state shall not be a party to nor interested in any work of internal improvement or in the carrying out of any such work except in the improvement of, or aiding in the improvement of the pubic roads, in the improvement of, or aiding in the improvment of rivers and streams for the purpose of draingage only, in the reforestation and protection of alnds owned by the state, and in the expenditure of grants to the state of land or other property. Yes No

”

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.

See also

1930 Measures

• 1930 Measures
• Flood infrastructure and management on the ballot
• 1930 legislative sessions

Michigan

• Michigan ballot measures
• Michigan ballot measure laws

News and analysis

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

External links

• University of Michigan Press, "The Initiative and Referendum in Michigan," 1940