Michigan Use of Penal Fine Revenue for Libraries or School Purposes Amendment (April 1881)
| Michigan Proposal 1 | |
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| Topic Public education funding and Revenue allocation |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Michigan Proposal 1 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Michigan on April 4, 1881. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported amending the state constitution to allow money from penal fines, which was previously required to be used solely for public libraries, to be used for either libraries or school purposes if approved by township boards or city boards of education. |
A "no" vote opposed amending the state constitution, thereby maintaining the requirement that money from penal fines be used exclusively for public libraries. |
Election results
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Michigan Proposal 1 |
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51,475 | 86.01% | ||
| No | 8,370 | 13.99% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposal 1 was as follows:
| “ | An amendment to section 12 of Article 13, relative to penal fines, provided for by Joint Resolution No. 25, of the legislature of 1879. | ” |
Constitutional changes
The ballot measure amended Section 12 of Article 13 of the Michigan Constitution. The following underlined text was added:[1]
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
Footnotes
- ↑ Northern Tribune, "Constitutional amendments," April 2, 1881
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source.
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