Michigan Recall of Elective Officers Amendment (April 1913)

Michigan Recall of Elective Officers Amendment
Election date April 7, 1913
Topic Recall process
Status Approved
Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

Michigan Recall of Elective Officers Amendment was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Michigan on April 7, 1913. It was approved.

A “yes” vote supported revising provisions relating to the recall of elective officers.

A “no” vote opposed revising provisions relating to the recall of elective officers.

Election results

Michigan Recall of Elective Officers Amendment
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		237,743	62.05%
No		145,412	37.95%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Recall of Elective Officers Amendment was as follows:

“

Section 8 of article III, relative to the recall of all elective officers, except judges of courts of record and courts of like jurisdiction.

”

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

1913 Measures

• 1913 Measures
• Recall process on the ballot
• 1913 legislative sessions

Michigan

• Michigan ballot measures
• Michigan ballot measure laws

News and analysis

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

External links

• St. Joseph Daily Press, "NOTICE OF GENERAL AND CITY ELECTION," March 28, 1913
• University of Michigan Press, "The Initiative and Referendum in Michigan," 1940