Michigan Salaries of Public Officers Amendment (April 1919)

Michigan Salaries of Public Officers Amendment
Election date April 7, 1919
Topic Salaries of government officials
Status Defeated
Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

Michigan Salaries of Public Officers Amendment was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Michigan on April 7, 1919. It was defeated.

A “yes” vote supported prohibiting the increase and decrease of public officers' salaries, with certain exceptions.

A “no” vote opposed prohibiting the increase and decrease of public officers' salaries, with certain exceptions.

Election results

Michigan Salaries of Public Officers Amendment
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		313,539	42.81%
No		418,778	57.19%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Salaries of Public Officers Amendment was as follows:

“

To amend Section 3, of Article XVI so as to prohibit the increase or decrease of salaries of public officers after appointment or election except those of justices or judges of courts of records, to read as follows:     "Section 3. Neither the legislature nor any municipal authority shall grant or authorize extra compensation to any public officer, agent, employee or contractor after the service has been rendered, or the contract entered into. Salaries of public officers except supreme court justices, circuit court judges, probate judges and judges of courts of like jurisdiction, shall not be increased nor shall the salary of any public officer be decreased after election or appointment."

”

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

1919 Measures

• 1919 Measures
• Salaries of government officials on the ballot
• 1919 legislative sessions

Michigan

• Michigan ballot measures
• Michigan ballot measure laws

News and analysis

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

External links

• University of Michigan Press, "The Initiative and Referendum in Michigan," 1940