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Michigan Proposal No. 4, County Home Rule Initiative (1934)
| Michigan Proposal No. 4 | |
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| Topic Ballot measure process and Local government organization |
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| Type Initiated constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Michigan Proposal No. 4 was on the ballot as an initiated constitutional amendment in Michigan on November 6, 1934. It was defeated.
A “yes” vote supported allowing county governments to adopt home rule. |
A “no” vote opposed allowing county governments to adopt home rule. |
Election results
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Michigan Proposal No. 4 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 399,135 | 38.87% | ||
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627,595 | 61.13% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposal No. 4 was as follows:
| “ | (Proposal No. 4) AMENDMENT PERMITTING THE ADOPTION OF HOME RULE GOVERNMENT BY COUNTIES. ADDING SECTION 1-A TO ARTICLE VIII OF THE CONSTITUTION: No. 4 Section I-A. (a) The legislature, In addition to providing for the general organization and government of counties, shall by general law provide other plans of county government alternative thereto but no such alternative plan shall become effective in any county, unless approved by a majority of the qualified electors thereof voting thereon. (b) The board of supervisors of any county, by a two-thirds vote of its members elect, may submit at any general or special election a plan of county government for such county. A plan of county government may also be initiated by petitions tiled with the county clerk, signed by a number of registered electors of the county equal to ten (10) per cent of the vote cast in the county for all candidates for governor at, the last preceding general election at which a governor was elected. The residence address of each signer shall be stated on the petition including the street address and house number in cities having the same. The petitions from each city and township shall be separate from those from other cities and townships and before being filed with the county clerk there shall be attached thereto the certificate of the city or township clerk as to which signers are duly registered electors therein. When petitions containing sufficient signatures have been filed with the county clerk requesting th.at any plan be submitted to the electors, then the county clerk shall immediately certify to such effect and such plan shall be submitted to the qualified electors of the county at the next general or special election occurring in not less than forty (40) days after the filing of petitions containing sufficient names; provided that if no general or special election is to occur within six (6) months after such filing, then the county clerk shall call a special election to be held not less than sixty (60) days nor more than one hundred twenty (120) days after such filing. Amendments to any plan of county government adopted under this subdivision may be submitted in the same manner as herein provided for the submission of plans of county government. Any plan of county government or any amendment thereto, which shall be submitted under this subdivision, shall be published by the county clerk at least once in a newspaper of general circulation in the county not less than twenty (20) days nor more than forty (40) days before the election at which the same shall be submitted for adoption or rejection. No such plan or amendment shall become effective in any county unless approved by a majority of the qualified electors thereof voting thereon and if approved, the county clerk shall file two printed copies thereof in the office of the Secretary of State within thirty (30) days after such election and such plan or amendment shall thereupon become effective unless otherwise provided therein. If more than one plan, or if two or more conflicting amendments are submitted at the same election and each approved by a majority of the electors voting thereon, then the one receiving the greatest number of affirmative votes shall be adopted. (c) Any plan of county government enacted by the legislature under subdivision (a) hereof, and any plan of county government proposed and adopted under subdivision (b) hereof, or any amendment thereto, may eliminate any constitutional county office and may provide for the number and manner of selection of the board of supervisors and of all other county officers and employees, for the powers, duties, terms and compensation of all county officers and for the creation, abolition and/or consolidation of county offices, provided that any plan or amendment proposed under subdivision (b) must provide for the exercise by appropriate officers of the county of all duties and obligations now or hereafter imposed by law on counties and county officers, and provided further that nothing contained in this section shall affect circuit judge and judges of probate. 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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