Michigan Proposal No. 6, Jurisdiction of Justices of the Peace Amendment (1934)
| Michigan Proposal No. 6 | |
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| Topic Civil trials and State judicial authority |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Michigan Proposal No. 6 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Michigan on November 6, 1934. It was defeated.
A “yes” vote supported increasing the jurisdiction of justices of the peace in cities with more than 250,000 people to cases involving up to $1,500. |
A “no” vote opposed increasing the jurisdiction of justices of the peace in cities with more than 250,000 people to cases involving up to $1,500. |
Election results
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Michigan Proposal No. 6 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 154,326 | 15.96% | ||
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812,856 | 84.04% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposal No. 6 was as follows:
| “ | (Proposal No. 6) AMENDMENT PERMITTING RAISING OF JURISDICTION OF JUSTICES OF THE PEACE IN CITIES OF MORE THAN 250,000 POPULATION TO $1,500. AMENDING SECTION 16 OF ARTICLE VII OF THE CONSTITUTION: No. 6 In civil cases justices of the peace shall have exclusive jurisdiction to the amount of one hundred dollars, and concurrent jurisdiction to the amount of three hundred dollars, which may be increased to one thousand five hundred dollars in cities having a population of more than two hundred fifty thousand inhabitants, with such exceptions and restrictions as may be provided by law. Shall section sixteen of article seven be amended to provide that the jurisdiction of justices of the peace in civil cases may be increased to one thousand five hundred dollars in cities having a population of more than two hundred fifty thousand inhabitants? Yes No | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
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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