Michigan Proposal C, Property Taxes and School Funding Initiative (1972)

Michigan Proposal C
Election date November 7, 1972
Topic Property taxes and Public education funding
Status Defeated
Type Initiated constitutional amendment	Origin Citizens

Michigan Proposal C was on the ballot as an initiated constitutional amendment in Michigan on November 7, 1972. It was defeated.

A “yes” vote supported limiting the purposes a property tax may be for and requiring the legislature establish a taxation program to fund schools.

A “no” vote opposed limiting the purposes a property tax may be for and requiring the legislature establish a taxation program to fund schools.

Election results

Michigan Proposal C
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		1,324,702	42.19%
No		1,815,126	57.81%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Proposal C was as follows:

“

PROPOSAL C PROPOSAL TO LIMIT PROPERTY TAX FOR SCHOOL, COUNTY AND TOWNSHIP PURPOSES AND TO PROVIDE THAT THE LEGISLATURE SHALL ESTABLISH A STATE TAX PROGRAM FOR SUPPORT OF SCHOOLS. The proposed amendment would: (1) ban a property tax for general school operation purposes; (2) limit the property tax to allocated amounts for specified county, township and school purposes, the total not to exceed 26 mills; and (3) require the legislature to establish a tax program for raising and distributing funds for public, elementary and secondary schools; and (4) require the legislature to provide for distributing supplemental funds, based on local need, for specified purposes. 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

1972 Measures

• 1972 Measures
• Public education funding on the ballot
• Property taxes on the ballot
• 1972 legislative sessions

Michigan

• Michigan ballot measures
• Michigan ballot measure laws

News and analysis

• Ballot measure lawsuits
• Ballot measure readability
• Ballot measure polls

External links

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