Michigan Proposal 2, Two-Thirds Legislative Vote Requirement for Certain State Laws Affecting Local Governments Initiative (2000)

Michigan Proposal 2
Election date November 7, 2000
Topic Local government organization and State legislative vote requirements
Status Defeated
Type Initiated constitutional amendment	Origin Citizens

Michigan Proposal 2 was on the ballot as an initiated constitutional amendment in Michigan on November 7, 2000. It was defeated.

A “yes” vote supported amending the state constitution to require a two-thirds (66.67%) vote of the state Legislature to pass certain laws affecting local governments, retroactive to March 1, 2000, including: laws addressing matters that local governments (such as counties, cities, townships, villages, or municipal authorities) could manage under their existing powers or  laws that require conditions on unrestricted state aid to local governments.

A “no” vote opposed this constitutional amendment, thereby keeping the existing requirement that only a simple majority vote of the state Legislature is needed to pass laws affecting local governments.

Election results

Michigan Proposal 2
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		1,242,516	32.77%
No		2,548,995	67.23%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Proposal 2 was as follows:

“

PROPOSAL 00-2 A PROPOSAL TO AMEND THE CONSTITUTION TO REQUIRE A SUPER MAJORITY VOTE (213 VOTE) OF THE STATE LEGISLATURE TO ENACT CERTAIN LAWS AFFECTING LOCAL GOVERNMENTS The proposed constitutional amendment would: 1.) Require a super majority vote (2/3 vote) of the State Legislature to enact any law which addresses a matter which a county, city, township, village or municipal authority could otherwise address under its governing powers or which places a condition on unrestricted aid extended local governments by the State. (Currently, a simple majority vote of legislature is required to enact such laws.) 2.) Retroactively apply the super majority vote requirement to any such law enacted on or after March 1, 2000. 3.) Exempt from the super majority vote requirement any such law which can be applied at the option of local governments. Should this proposal be adopted? Yes No

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Full Text

The full text of this measure is available here.

Path to the ballot

See also: Signature requirements for ballot measures in Michigan

An initiated constitutional amendment is a citizen-initiated ballot measure that amends a state's constitution. Eighteen (18) states allow citizens to initiate constitutional amendments.

In Michigan, the number of signatures required for an initiated constitutional amendment is equal to 10% of the votes cast in the last gubernatorial election. A simple majority vote is required for voter approval.

See also

2000 Measures

• 2000 Measures
• Local government organization on the ballot
• State legislative vote requirements on the ballot
• 2000 legislative sessions

Michigan

• Michigan ballot measures
• Michigan ballot measure laws

News and analysis

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

External links

• Michigan Department of State, "Initiatives and Referendums Under the Constitution of the State of Michigan of 1963," December 5, 2008