Michigan Proposal B, Michigan Department of State Police Initiative (1982)

Michigan Proposal B
Election date November 2, 1982
Topic Administrative organization and Law enforcement officers and departments
Status Defeated
Type Initiated constitutional amendment	Origin Citizens

Michigan Proposal B was on the ballot as an initiated constitutional amendment in Michigan on November 2, 1982. It was defeated.

A “yes” vote supported establishing the Michigan Department of State Police as a department created by the state constitution and establishing provisions relating to the administration of the Michigan Department of State Police.

A “no” vote opposed establishing the Michigan Department of State Police as a department created by the state constitution and establishing provisions relating to the administration of the Michigan Department of State Police.

Election results

Michigan Proposal B
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		720,915	25.45%
No		2,111,802	74.55%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Proposal B was as follows:

“

PROPOSAL B A PROPOSAL TO CREATE BY CONSTITUTION A MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF STATE POLICE, PRO-VIDE FOR ITS PERSONNEL, PRESCRIBE ITS DUTIES AND REQUIRE MINIMUM STAFFING. The proposed amendment would: Change the Michigan Department of State Police from a department created by law to a department created by the constitution. Make director of state police head of the Department. Set out powers and duties of the department and its officers. Permit reduction of enlisted personnel below the number employed as of April 1, 1980, only in the event of and in proportion to a decrease in the state's population. Should this amendment be adopted? YES NO

”

Full Text

The full text of this measure is available here.

Path to the ballot

See also: Signature requirements for ballot measures in Michigan

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

1982 Measures

• 1982 Measures
• Administrative organization on the ballot
• Law enforcement officers and departments on the ballot
• 1982 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