Michigan Salaries of Certain State Officers Amendment (April 1917)

Michigan Salaries of Certain State Officers Amendment
Election date April 2, 1917
Topic Salaries of government officials
Status Defeated
Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

Michigan Salaries of Certain State Officers Amendment was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Michigan on April 2, 1917. It was defeated.

A “yes” vote supported increasing the salaries of the Secretary of State, State Treasurer, and Auditor General.

A “no” vote opposed increasing the salaries of the Secretary of State, State Treasurer, and Auditor General.

Election results

Michigan Salaries of Certain State Officers Amendment
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		148,625	43.49%
No		193,119	56.51%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

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.

See also

1917 Measures

• 1917 Measures
• Salaries of government officials on the ballot
• 1917 legislative sessions

Michigan

• Michigan ballot measures
• Michigan ballot measure laws

News and analysis

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

External links

• The True Northerner, "AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION.," March 30, 1917
• University of Michigan Press, "The Initiative and Referendum in Michigan," 1940