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Michigan Increase Bonded Indebtedness for Certain Counties Amendment (1910)

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Michigan Increase Bonded Indebtedness for Certain Counties Amendment

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Election date

November 8, 1910

Topic
Bond issue requirements and Debt limits
Status

ApprovedApproved

Type
Legislatively referred constitutional amendment
Origin

State legislature



Michigan Increase Bonded Indebtedness for Certain Counties Amendment was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Michigan on November 8, 1910. It was approved.

A “yes” vote supported allowing counties with an assessed valuation of $5,000,000 or less to raise their bonded indebtedness to 5% of their assessed valuation.

A “no” vote opposed allowing counties with an assessed valuation of $5,000,000 or less to raise their bonded indebtedness to 5% of their assessed valuation.


Election results

Michigan Increase Bonded Indebtedness for Certain Counties Amendment

Result Votes Percentage

Approved Yes

137,147 51.58%
No 128,729 48.42%
Results are officially certified.
Source


Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Increase Bonded Indebtedness for Certain Counties Amendment was as follows:

    To amend section 12, article 8 of the constitution of the State of Michigan, relative to bonded indebtedness of counties, as provided by concurrent resolution No. 4, legislative session of 1909.

    "No county shall incur any indebtedness which shall increase its total debt beyond three per cent of its assessed valuation, except counties having an assessed valuation of $5,000,000 or less, which counties may increase their total debt to five per cent of their assessed valuation."

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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