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Michigan Legislator Compensation and Legislative Session Length Initiative (2018)
| Michigan Legislator Compensation and Legislative Session Length Initiative | |
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| Election date November 6, 2018 | |
| Topic State legislatures measures | |
| Status Not on the ballot | |
| Type Constitutional amendment | Origin Citizens |
The Michigan Legislator Compensation and Legislative Session Length Initiative was not on the ballot in Michigan as an initiated constitutional amendment on November 6, 2018.
The measure would have required the Michigan State Legislature to meet for not more than 90 days each regular legislative session. The measure would have determined the compensation of state legislators based on the average salaries and benefits of public school teachers. The initiative would have also prohibited former legislators from receiving healthcare and pensions from the state.[1]
Text of measure
Petition title
The petition language used for circulation was as follows:[1]
| “ | A proposal to amend the state constitution of 1963 by amending Article IV, section 12 and Article IV, section 13 to require a part-time legislature that can meet no more than 90 days in a calendar year unless an emergency session is called by the Governor, to require legislators to be paid commensurate with public school teachers, to eliminate pensions, and health care after the term of office, for legislators.[2] | ” |
Constitutional changes
- See also: Article IV, Michigan Constitution
The measure would have amended Sections 12 and 13 of Article IV of the Michigan Constitution.[1]
Support
Clean Michigan led the campaign in support of the initiative.[3]
Supporters
Opposition
Opponents
- Michigan Chamber of Commerce[5]
Path to the ballot
The initiated constitutional amendment was filed with the secretary of state's office on May 19, 2017. The Board of State Canvassers approved the petition for circulation in June 2017. Petitioners were required to collect 315,654 valid signatures within any period of 180 days before July 9, 2018, to get the measure certified for the election on November 6, 2018.
On April 4, 2018, the committee sponsoring the initiative said the campaign was coming to an end. Norm Kammeraad, a leader of the campaign, said that harsh winter weather made the signature drive difficult.[6]
See also
- 2018 ballot measures
- Michigan 2018 ballot measures
- Laws governing the initiative process in Michigan
- Labor and unions on the ballot
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Michigan Secretary of State, "Clean Michigan," accessed June 26, 2017
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Clean Michigan, "Homepage," accessed September 28, 2017
- ↑ Detroit Free Press, "Lt. Gov. Brian Calley jumps on part-time Legislature bandwagon," May 30, 2017
- ↑ Business Insider, "Michigan Chamber Of Commerce Opposes Three Petition Drives That Are Bad Public Policy And Would Take Our State In The Wrong Direction," September 27, 2017
- ↑ MLive, "Part-time legislature proposal won't be on ballot in 2018," April 4, 2018
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