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Michigan Repeal Straight-Ticket Voting Referendum (1964)
| Michigan Repeal Straight-Ticket Voting Referendum | |
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| Topic Election administration and governance |
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| Type Veto referendum |
Origin |
Michigan Repeal Straight-Ticket Voting Referendum was on the ballot as a veto referendum in Michigan on November 3, 1964. It was defeated.
A “yes” vote supported repealing Act 240, which eliminated straight party ticket voting. |
A “no” vote opposed repealing Act 240, thus allowing straight party ticket voting. |
Election results
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Michigan Repeal Straight-Ticket Voting Referendum |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 795,546 | 34.42% | ||
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1,515,875 | 65.58% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Repeal Straight-Ticket Voting Referendum was as follows:
| “ | REFERENDUM ON ACT 240 OF THE PUBLIC ACTS OF 1964 (MASSACHUSETTS BALLOT) Shall Act 240 of the Public Acts of 1964 be approved? This act eliminates a straight party ticket and requires a separate vote for each candidate voted for and which provisions that in General Elections, candidates' names shall be grouped under office titles (Massachusetts-Type Ballot) rather than under party headings (Present System). | ” |
Path to the ballot
A veto referendum is a citizen-initiated ballot measure that asks voters whether to uphold or repeal an enacted law. This type of ballot measure is also called statute referendum, popular referendum, people's veto, or citizen's veto. There are 23 states that allow citizens to initiate veto referendums.
In Michigan, the number of signatures required for a veto referendum is equal to 5% of the votes cast in the last gubernatorial election. Signatures for veto referendums are due 90 days following the final adjournment of the legislative session at which the targeted bill was passed. A simple majority vote is required for voter approval.
See also
External links
- "Michigan Manual 2009 -2010"
- Petoskey News-Review, "Election to the Qualified Electors of the Township of Cross Village County of Emmet, Michigan," October 27, 1964
Footnotes
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