Michigan Proposal No. 4, Board of State Canvassers Amendment (April 1955)

Michigan Proposal No. 4
Election date April 4, 1955
Topic Election administration and governance
Status Approved
Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

Michigan Proposal No. 4 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Michigan on April 4, 1955. It was approved.

A “yes” vote supported establishing a bipartisan board of state canvassers.

A “no” vote opposed establishing a bipartisan board of state canvassers.

Election results

Michigan Proposal No. 4
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		456,986	60.59%
No		297,250	39.41%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Proposal No. 4 was as follows:

“

(Proposal No. 4) Amendment to the Constitution proposed by the Legislature to authorize the establishment by law of a bipartisan board of state canvassers. No. 4 Shall Section 20 of Article VI of the constitution be amended and a new section added to Article III to authorize the establishment by law of a bipartisan board of state canvassers of 4 members?

”

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

1955 Measures

• 1955 Measures
• Election administration and governance on the ballot
• 1955 legislative sessions

Michigan

• Michigan ballot measures
• Michigan ballot measure laws

News and analysis

• Ballot measure lawsuits
• Ballot measure readability
• Ballot measure polls

External links

• The State of Michigan, "Official Directory and Legislative Manual"
• Battle Creek Enquirer, "Election Notice!" March 31, 1955