Michigan Legislative Vote to Suspend Legislator's Salary Amendment (2022)
| Michigan Legislative Vote to Suspend Legislator's Salary Amendment | |
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| Election date November 8, 2022 | |
| Topic Salaries of government officials | |
| Status Not on the ballot | |
| Type Constitutional amendment | Origin State legislature |
The Michigan Legislative Vote to Suspend Legislator's Salary Amendment was not on the ballot in Michigan as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment on November 8, 2022.
The ballot measure would have allowed the Michigan State Legislature, by a two-thirds vote of each chamber, to suspend a legislator's salary and expense allowances for unethical actions or excessive absence.[1]
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- See also: Amending the Michigan Constitution
In Michigan, a constitutional amendment requires a two-thirds vote in each chamber of the Michigan State Legislature during one legislative session.
State Reps. Donna Lasinski (D-52) and Andrew Fink (R-58) introduced the constitutional amendment as House Joint Resolution D (HJR D) on April 21, 2021. The Michigan House of Representatives voted 81 to 28 to pass HJR D on June 9, 2021. HJR D did not receive a vote in the Senate.[1]
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