Michigan Proposal H, Position of Lieutenant Governor Amendment (1980)

Michigan Proposal H
Election date November 4, 1980
Topic State executive elections and State executive powers and duties
Status Defeated
Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

Michigan Proposal H was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Michigan on November 4, 1980. It was defeated.

A “yes” vote supported establishing provisions relating to vacancies in the office of lieutenant governor and relating to the lieutenant governor's powers.

A “no” vote opposed establishing provisions relating to vacancies in the office of lieutenant governor and relating to the lieutenant governor's powers.

Election results

Michigan Proposal H
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		1,410,912	42.27%
No		1,927,001	57.73%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Proposal H was as follows:

“

PROPOSAL H A PROPOSAL TO RESTRICT THE AUTHORITY OF THE LIEUTENTANT GOVERNOR AND SET UP A PROCEDURE TO FILL A VACANCY IN THE OFFICE OF LEIUTENTANT GOVERNOR. The proposed amendment would: Allow an incumbent legislator to be eligible for appointment to the office of lieutenant governor. Eliminate provision making lieutentant governor president of the senate with the right to break tie vote. Allow the Governor to appoint to fill a vacancy in the office of Lieutenant Governor, subject to the approval of the appointment by majority vote of both houses of the legislature. Should this amendment be adopted?

”

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

1980 Measures

• 1980 Measures
• State executive elections on the ballot
• State executive powers and duties on the ballot
• 1980 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
• The Herald-Palladium, "Seven Statewide Proposals on Ballot," October 31, 1980