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Michigan Proposal 3, Vote Requirement for Constitutional Convention Questions and Delegate Elections Initiative (1960)
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| Topic Ballot measure process and Ballot measure supermajority requirements |
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| Type Initiated constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Michigan Proposal 3 was on the ballot as an initiated constitutional amendment in Michigan on November 8, 1960. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported allowing a constitutional convention to be approved by a simple majority of voters on the question, rather than a majority of all votes cast in the election, and changing delegate representation to one delegate from each state House and Senate district. |
A “no” vote opposed allowing a constitutional convention to be approved by a simple majority of voters on the question and changing delegate representation to one delegate from each state House and Senate district. |
Election results
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Michigan Proposal 3 |
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1,312,215 | 57.76% | ||
| No | 959,527 | 42.24% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposal 3 was as follows:
| “ | PROPOSAL NO. 3 PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO SECTION 4, ARTICLE XVII OF THE MICHIGAN CONSTITUTION RELATIVE TO CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTIONS. Shall Section 4, Article XVII, of the Michigan Constitution be amended to provide for submitting the question of calling a Constitutional Convention at the Biennial Spring Election in 1961 and each 16th year thereafter; to provide that the question of calling a convention shall be decided by a majority of those voting on the question; and to provide for the election of one delegate for each state senator and one delegate for each state representative to which each such district is then entitled, and for the time and place of meeting? Yes No | ” |
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.
See also
External links
- The Times Herald, "Sample Referendum Ballot," October 29, 1960
- The State of Michigan, "Michigan Manual"
Footnotes
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