Michigan Proposal A, Taxation and School Funding Amendment (June 1993)

Michigan Proposal A
Election date June 2, 1993
Topic Property taxes and Public education funding
Status Defeated
Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

Michigan Proposal A was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Michigan on June 2, 1993. It was defeated.

A “yes” vote supported changing laws relating to taxation amounts and school funding.

A “no” vote opposed changing laws relating to taxation amounts and school funding.

Election results

Michigan Proposal A
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		1,008,425	46.41%
No		1,164,468	53.59%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Proposal A was as follows:

“

PROPOSAL A A PROPOSAL TO LIMIT ANNUAL INCREASES IN ALL PROPERTY TAX ASSESSMENTS, REDUCE MAXIMUM SCHOOL OPERATING TAXES, INCREASE THE STATE SALES AND USE TAX RATES FROM 4% TO 6%, CONSTITUTIONALLY DEDICATE FUNDS FOR LOCAL SCHOOLS AND SET A PER-PUPIL FUNDING GUARANTEE The proposed constitutional amendment would: 1) Limit for each property parcel (excluding new construction) annual assessment increase to 5% or the inflation rate, whichever is less. When property is sold or transferred, adjust assessment according to current market value. 2) Reduce maximum school operating taxes to 18 non-voted mills. Permit districts to levy up to 9 additional voted mills. 3) Reduce 50-mill maximum property tax limit to 40 mills. 4) Increase state sales and use tax rates to 6%. Dedicate this additional revenue and lottery proceeds to schools. 5) Establish a minimum state/local per-pupil funding guarantee, annually adjusted for revenue changes. Provide a minimum 3% per-pupil funding increase in 1993-94. 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: 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

1993 Measures

• 1993 Measures
• Public education funding on the ballot
• Property taxes on the ballot
• Sales taxes on the ballot
• 1993 legislative sessions

Michigan

• Michigan ballot measures
• Michigan ballot measure laws

News and analysis

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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