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Michigan Proposal No. 1, Imposition of a Graduated Income Tax Amendment (1968)
| Michigan Proposal No. 1 | |
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| Topic Income taxes |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Michigan Proposal No. 1 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Michigan on November 5, 1968. It was defeated.
A “yes” vote supported allowing the state and political subdivisions to impose a graduated income tax. |
A “no” vote opposed allowing the state and political subdivisions to impose a graduated income tax. |
Election results
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Michigan Proposal No. 1 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 614,826 | 23.29% | ||
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2,025,052 | 76.71% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposal No. 1 was as follows:
| “ | PROPOSAL NO. 1 PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO REMOVE THE PRESENT RESTRICTION AGAINST THE ADOPTION OF A GRADUATED INCOME TAX Shall Section 7 of Article IX of the State Constitution be amended to read as follows: "An income tax at flat rates or graduated as to rate or base may be imposed by the state or any of its subdivisions"? YES NO | ” |
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
External links
- Michigan Department of State, "Initiatives and Referendums Under the Constitution of the State of Michigan of 1963," December 5, 2008
- Library of Michigan Digital Repository, "November_05_1968_Props_1_2_3_4_5(General_Election)ocr," July 7, 2015
Footnotes
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