Michigan Recall Amendment (2012)
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The Michigan Recall Amendment did not make the November 6, 2012 statewide ballot in Michigan as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment.
The proposed measure would have limited recall attempts to reasons such as misconduct, criminal convictions or incompetence.
The state of Michigan was one of 18 states where voters could recall statewide and local elected officials. The proposed amendment developed shortly after voters recalled Rep. Paul Scott on November 8, 2011 by 51%. According to news reports, recall fillings are prominent in the state of Michigan, particularly in Berrien County. It is estimated that 17 recall efforts are filed every year. Of the 340 proposals, 26 of them have led to the removal of an official.[1]
Path to the ballot
To place the measure on the ballot, a minimum two-thirds vote was required in both the House and the Senate.
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