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Michigan Proposal No. 1, Election of Township Officers Amendment (April 1943)

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Michigan Proposal No. 1

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Election date

April 5, 1943

Topic
Local government officials and elections
Status

ApprovedApproved

Type
Legislatively referred constitutional amendment
Origin

State legislature



Michigan Proposal No. 1 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Michigan on April 5, 1943. It was approved.

A “yes” vote supported providing for the election of township officers for terms of 2 years.

A “no” vote opposed providing for the election of township officers for terms of 2 years.


Election results

Michigan Proposal No. 1

Result Votes Percentage

Approved Yes

215,957 62.14%
No 131,554 37.86%
Results are officially certified.
Source


Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Proposal No. 1 was as follows:

(Proposal No. 1)

Proposed Amendment to the Constitution to Provide for the Election of Township Officers for Terms of Two Years.

No. 1 A Joint Resolution of the Legislature proposing an amendment to Section 18 of Article VIII of the State Constitution relative to the election of Township Officers for terms of two years.

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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