Michigan Proposal No. 5, Election of State Legislators to New Offices Amendment (1968)
| Michigan Proposal No. 5 | |
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| Topic State legislative authority and State legislative elections |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Michigan Proposal No. 5 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Michigan on November 5, 1968. It was defeated.
A “yes” vote supported allowing a member of the legislature to be elected to another state office during their term in the legislature. |
A “no” vote opposed allowing a member of the legislature to be elected to another state office during their term in the legislature. |
Election results
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Michigan Proposal No. 5 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 778,388 | 30.39% | ||
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1,783,186 | 69.61% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposal No. 5 was as follows:
| “ | PROPOSAL NO. 5 PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO PERMIT THE ELECTION OF MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATURE DURING THEIR TERM OF OFFICE TO ANOTHER STATE OFFICE. Section 9 of Article IV of the State Constitution now prohibits the election as well as the appointment of members of the Legislature during their term of office to another state office. SHALL THIS SECTION BE AMENDED TO PERMIT THEIR ELECTION TO ANOTHER OFFICE? YES 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
External links
- Michigan Department of State, "Initiatives and Referendums Under the Constitution of the State of Michigan of 1963," December 5, 2008
- Library of Michigan Digital Repository, "November_05_1968_Props_1_2_3_4_5(General_Election)ocr," July 7, 2015
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