Michigan Proposal B, Qualifications for Legislators Amendment (1976)
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| Topic State legislative elections |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Michigan Proposal B was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Michigan on November 2, 1976. It was defeated.
A “yes” vote supported setting the minimum age for state senator and representative as 18 and establishing certain qualifications for state legislators. |
A “no” vote opposed setting the minimum age for state senator and representative as 18 and establishing certain qualifications for state legislators. |
Election results
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Michigan Proposal B |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 698,993 | 21.31% | ||
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2,580,945 | 78.69% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposal B was as follows:
| “ | PROPOSAL B PROPOSAL TO CHANGE THE QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE OFFICES OF STATE SENATOR AND STATE REPRESENTATIVE. THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT WOULD: (a) Reduce the age requirement to be eligible for the offices of state senator and state representative from 21 to 18; (b) Require that to be eligible for the offices of state senator and state representative a person must be a registered elector of that legislative district; (c) Change the time a person must have these qualifications from the date of assuming office to the date of qualifying as a candidate. 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.
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Footnotes
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