Michigan Municipalities' Decisions on the Prohibition of Alcohol Amendment (1916)
| Michigan Municipalities' Decisions on the Prohibition of Alcohol Amendment | |
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| Topic Alcohol laws |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Michigan Municipalities' Decisions on the Prohibition of Alcohol Amendment was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Michigan on November 7, 1916. It was defeated.
A “yes” vote supported allowing individual municipalities to decide on the prohibition of alcohol in the municipality. |
A “no” vote opposed allowing individual municipalities to decide on the prohibition of alcohol in the municipality. |
Election results
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 256,272 | 40.35% | ||
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378,871 | 59.65% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Municipalities' Decisions on the Prohibition of Alcohol Amendment was as follows:
| “ | To amend Article VIII of the Constitution by adding thereto a section to be known as Section 30, providing that every incorporated city and village and organized township shall each have the right to determine whether or not there shall be prohibited therein the manufacture and sale of malt, brewed, fermented, vinous, distilled or intoxicating liquors. | ” |
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
- Livingston County Daily Press and Argus, "GENERAL ELECTION," October 25, 1916
- University of Michigan Press, "The Initiative and Referendum in Michigan," 1940
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