Michigan Proposal No. 1, Non-Partisan Judicial Elections Initiative (1934)
| Michigan Proposal No. 1 | |
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| Topic Election administration and governance and State judicial selection |
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| Type Initiated constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Michigan Proposal No. 1 was on the ballot as an initiated constitutional amendment in Michigan on November 6, 1934. It was defeated.
A “yes” vote supported establishing the process for judicial elections and establish that judicial elections are non-partisan. |
A “no” vote opposed establishing the process for judicial elections and establish that judicial elections are non-partisan. |
Election results
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Michigan Proposal No. 1 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 501,580 | 47.26% | ||
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559,851 | 52.74% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposal No. 1 was as follows:
| “ | (Proposal No. 1) AMENDMENT TO PROVIDE FOR NON-PARTISAN ELECTIONS FOR JUDGES ADDING SECTION 23 TO ARTICLE VII OF THE CONSTITUTION: No. 1 Section 23. All primary election and elections of justices of the supreme court, judges of the circuit court, judges of probate courts and all county judicial officers provided for by the legislature under section 21 of article VII of the constitution shall be non-partisan and shall be conducted hereunder. For purposes of this section, all elections at which candidates for said judicial officers are nominated are designated "primary elections". Nominations for justices of the supreme court shall be made in convention as now or hereafter provided by law; nominations for all other said judicial offices shall be made at non-partisan primary elections. This section is declared to be self-executing. Except as in the constitution otherwise provided, all primary election and election laws, including laws pertaining to partisan primaries and elections, shall, so far as applicable, govern primary elections and elections hereunder. Nomination petitions for candidates at any primary election hereunder, in form as designated by the secretary of state, shall be filed at least thirty-five days before such primary election. Nomination petitions for judge of the circuit court shall be filed with the secretary of state, and for all other judicial offices affected hereby with the county clerk. Petitions shall be filed with the secretary of state, and for all other judicial offices affected hereby with the county clerk. Petitions shall contain the signatures, addresses and dates of signing of a number of qualified voters equal to not less than two per cent, nor more than four per cent, of the total number of votes cast for secretary of state at the last preceding November election in the judicial district or county, as applicable. One separate judicial ballot containing no party designation shall be used for primary elections and elections hereunder. Such ballots shall contain the names of the candidates certified, or the nominees nominated, as provided herein. There shall be printed upon the ballot under the name of each incumbent justice of the supreme court re-nominated the designation, Justice of the Supreme Court. At any such primary election no voter shall vote for more candiates for any officer than the numbere to be elected thereto. The cadndaites receiving the larges number of votes at any scuh primary election, to an umber equal to twice the number of places to be filled, shall be notmiated. Yes No | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
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.
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