Michigan Proposal No. 1, Procedures for Filing Judicial Offices Amendment (April 1955)
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| Topic State judicial selection |
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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 April 4, 1955. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported establishing that the legislature set the procedures for filling judicial offices. |
A “no” vote opposed establishing that the legislature set the procedures for filling judicial offices. |
Election results
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Michigan Proposal No. 1 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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559,279 | 70.27% | ||
| No | 236,620 | 29.73% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposal No. 1 was as follows:
| “ | (Proposal No. 1) Amendment to the Constitution proposed by the Legislature to provide that non-partisan judicial elections shall be conducted as provided by law. No. 1 Shall Section 23 of Article XII of the constitution be amended to provide that all non-partisan nominating procedures, primaries and elections for judicial offices shall be conducted as prescribed by the legislature? | ” |
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
- The State of Michigan, "Official Directory and Legislative Manual"
- Battle Creek Enquirer, "Election Notice!" March 31, 1955
Footnotes
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