Michigan Proposal 02-4, Allocation of Tobacco Settlement Revenue Initiative (2002)
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| Topic Healthcare facility funding and Restricted-use funds |
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| Type Initiated constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Michigan Proposal 02-4 was on the ballot as an initiated constitutional amendment in Michigan on November 5, 2002. It was defeated.
A “yes” vote supported establishing the allocation of funds from tobacco settlement revenue. |
A “no” vote opposed establishing the allocation of funds from tobacco settlement revenue. |
Election results
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Michigan Proposal 02-4 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 1,018,644 | 33.62% | ||
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2,011,105 | 66.38% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposal 02-4 was as follows:
| “ | PROPOSAL 02-4 A PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT TO REALLOCATE THE “TOBACCO SETTLEMENT REVENUE” RECEIVED BY THE STATE FROM CIGARETTE MANUFACTURERS The proposed constitutional amendment would: Annually allocate on a permanent basis 90% (approximately $297 million) of “tobacco settlement revenue” received by state from cigarette manufacturers as follows: $151.8 million to nonprofit hospitals, licensed nursing homes, licensed hospices, nurse practitioners, school-linked health centers and Healthy Michigan Foundation; $102.3 million to fund programs to reduce tobacco use, Health and Aging Research Development Initiative, Tobacco-Free Futures Fund, Council of Michigan Foundations and Nurses Scholarship Program; and $42.9 million to the Elder Prescription Drug Program. Guarantee recipients funding at 2001 appropriation levels plus additional state funds on an escalating basis for nonprofit hospitals, licensed nursing homes, licensed hospices and nurse practitioners. Should this proposal be adopted? Yes No | ” |
Path to the ballot
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
Footnotes
External links
- Michigan Department of State, "Initiatives and Referendums Under the Constitution of the State of Michigan of 1963," December 5, 2008
- House Fiscal Agency, "Analysis of Proposals on the Ballot November 5, 2002," September 13, 2002
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State of Michigan Lansing (capital) |
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