Michigan Publishing of General Laws Amendment (1902)

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Michigan Publishing of General Laws Amendment

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Election date

November 4, 1902

Topic
Open meetings and public information
Status

ApprovedApproved

Type
Legislatively referred constitutional amendment
Origin

State legislature



Michigan Publishing of General Laws Amendment was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Michigan on November 4, 1902. It was approved.

A “yes” vote supported amending the constitution relative to the publishing of general laws in newspapers and compensation for doing so.

A “no” vote opposed amending the constitution relative to the publishing of general laws in newspapers and compensation for doing so.


Election results

Michigan Publishing of General Laws Amendment

Result Votes Percentage

Approved Yes

155,837 59.69%
No 105,241 40.31%
Results are officially certified.
Source


Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Publishing of General Laws Amendment was as follows:

1. A proposed amendment to Section thirty-five of article IV, of the constitution, relative to the publishing of all general laws of any session in a newspaper, and the compensation to be received therefor;


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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