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Michigan Proposal A, Wording Regarding Disabilities in the State Constitution Amendment (1998)
| Michigan Proposal A | |
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| Topic Constitutional wording changes |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Michigan Proposal A was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Michigan on November 3, 1998. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported changing the word "handicapped" to "disabled" in Article VIII, Section 8 of the state constitution. |
A “no” vote opposed changing the word "handicapped" to "disabled" in Article VIII, Section 8 of the state constitution. |
Election results
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Michigan Proposal A |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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1,707,787 | 59.10% | ||
| No | 1,182,073 | 40.90% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposal A was as follows:
| “ | PROPOSAL A A PROPOSAL TO CHANGE THE WORD "HANDICAPPED" TO "DISABLED" IN THE STATE CONSTITUTION The proposed constitutional amendment would change the word "handicapped" to "disabled" in Article VIII, Section 8, of the State Constitution, Article VIII, Section 8, of the State Constitution currently reads: "Institutions, programs and services for the care, treatment, education or rehabilitation of those inhabitants who are physically, mentally or otherwise seriously handicapped shall always be fostered and supported," Should this proposed constitutional 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.
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