Michigan Submission of Amendments to the People Amendment (1876)
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Michigan Submission of Amendments to the People Amendment was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Michigan on November 7, 1876. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported amending the state constitution relative to the timing for submitting constitutional amendments to the people. |
A “no” vote opposed amending the state constitution relative to the timing for submitting constitutional amendments to the people. |
Election results
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Michigan Submission of Amendments to the People Amendment |
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52,306 | 70.41% | ||
| No | 21,984 | 29.59% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Submission of Amendments to the People Amendment was as follows:
| “ | Amendment as to the time of submitting to the people amendments to the Constitution—Yes Amendment as to the time of submitting to the people amendments to the Constitution—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.
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