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Michigan Indeterminate Sentences Amendment (1902)
| Michigan Indeterminate Sentences Amendment | |
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| Topic Criminal sentencing and Parole policy |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Michigan Indeterminate Sentences Amendment was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Michigan on November 4, 1902. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported allowing the legislature to establish indeterminate sentences for crimes and provide for a parole system. |
A “no” vote opposed allowing the legislature to establish indeterminate sentences for crimes and provide for a parole system. |
Election results
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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146,265 | 65.12% | ||
| No | 78,338 | 34.88% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Indeterminate Sentences Amendment was as follows:
| “ | 2. A proposed amendment to article IV, of the constitution, by adding a new section thereto, to stand as section forty-seven, empowering the legislature to enact a law imposing indeterminate sentences as a punishment for crime, and to provide for the parole and return to prison of persons imprisoned on such sentences. | ” |
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 Daily Herald, "ELECTION NOTICE.," September 27, 1902
- American Academy of Political and Social Science, "The Initiative, Referendum and Recall," 1912
Footnotes
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