Michigan Proposal A, Legislative Immunity Amendment (1982)

Michigan Proposal A
Election date November 2, 1982
Topic State legislative authority
Status Approved
Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

Michigan Proposal A was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Michigan on November 2, 1982. It was approved.

A “yes” vote supported allowing the legislature to amend the section of the state constitution relating to legislative immunity.

A “no” vote opposed allowing the legislature to amend the section of the state constitution relating to legislative immunity.

Election results

Michigan Proposal A
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		1,804,728	63.67%
No		1,029,743	36.33%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Proposal A was as follows:

“

PROPOSAL A A PROPOSAL TO ALLOW THE LEGISLATURE TO PASS LAWS TO REFORM THEIR EXISTING CONSTITUTIONAL EXEMPTION FROM CIVIL ARREST AND PROCESS DURING LEGISLATIVE SESSIONS. The Michigan Constitution now provides: "Senators and representatives shall be privileged from civil arrest and civil process during sessions of the legislature and for five days next before the commencement and after the termination thereof. They shall not be questioned in any other place for any speech in either house." The proposed amendment would allow the legislature to pass lows to reform this exemption. Should this amendment be adopted? YES NO

”

Full Text

The full text of this measure is available here.

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

1982 Measures

• 1982 Measures
• State legislative authority on the ballot
• 1982 legislative sessions

Michigan

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• Michigan ballot measure laws

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External links

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