Michigan Sessions of the State Legislature Amendment (1860)

Michigan Sessions of the State Legislature Amendment
Election date November 6, 1860
Topic State legislatures measures
Status Approved
Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

Michigan Sessions of the State Legislature Amendment was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Michigan on November 6, 1860. It was approved.

A “yes” vote supported amending the state constitution relative to sessions of the state legislature.

A “no” vote opposed amending the state constitution relative to sessions of the state legislature.

Election results

Michigan Sessions of the State Legislature Amendment
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		53,152	74.44%
No		18,246	25.56%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Sessions of the State Legislature Amendment was as follows:

“

Amendment as to Legislative sessions; Yes Amendment as to Legislative sessions; No

”

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

1860 Measures

• 1860 Measures
• State legislatures measures on the ballot
• 1860 legislative sessions

Michigan

• Michigan ballot measures
• Michigan ballot measure laws

News and analysis

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

External links

• American Academy of Political and Social Science, "The Initiative, Referendum and Recall," 1912