Michigan Salary of the Attorney General Amendment (April 1897)

Michigan Salary of the Attorney General Amendment
Election date April 5, 1897
Topic Salaries of government officials
Status Defeated
Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

Michigan Salary of the Attorney General Amendment was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Michigan on April 5, 1897. It was defeated.

A “yes” vote supported amending the constitution relative to the salary of the attorney general.

A “no” vote opposed amending the constitution relative to the salary of the attorney general.

Election results

Michigan Salary of the Attorney General Amendment
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		70,138	43.53%
No		90,973	56.47%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Salary of the Attorney General Amendment was as follows:

“

Amendment to the constitution relative to the salary of the attorney general—yes Amendment to the constitution relative to the salary of the attorney general—no

”

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

1897 Measures

• 1897 Measures
• Salaries of government officials on the ballot
• 1897 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, "ELECTION NOTICE.," March 31, 1897
• American Academy of Political and Social Science, "The Initiative, Referendum and Recall," 1912