Michigan Proposal No. 2, Military Death Benefit Bonus Amendment (April 1951)

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Michigan Proposal No. 2

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Election date

April 2, 1951

Topic
Veterans policy
Status

ApprovedApproved

Type
Legislatively referred constitutional amendment
Origin

State legislature



Michigan Proposal No. 2 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Michigan on April 2, 1951. It was approved.

A “yes” vote supported authorizing a military death benefit bonus.

A “no” vote opposed authorizing a military death benefit bonus.


Election results

Michigan Proposal No. 2

Result Votes Percentage

Approved Yes

401,117 64.11%
No 224,564 35.89%
Results are officially certified.
Source


Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Proposal No. 2 was as follows:

PROPOSAL NO. 2

    Proposed amendment to the State Constitution by adding a new section to Article X, authorizing the payment of a death benefit bonus with respect to military service.


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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