Michigan Township Officer Elections Amendment (1930)

Michigan Township Officer Elections Amendment
Election date November 4, 1930
Topic Local government officials and elections
Status Defeated
Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

Michigan Township Officer Elections Amendment was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Michigan on November 4, 1930. It was defeated.

A “yes” vote supported establishing procedures relative to the election of township officers.

A “no” vote opposed establishing procedures relative to the election of township officers.

Election results

Michigan Township Officer Elections Amendment
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		275,781	42.71%
No		369,906	57.29%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Township Officer Elections Amendment was as follows:

“

PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION Relative to Providing for the Election of Township Officers.     Amendment to Section 18 of Article VIII of the Constitution relative to election of Township officers.     Section 18. There shall be elected annually, on the first Monday of April in each organized township, one supervisor, one township clerk, one commissioner of highways, one township treasurer, not to exceed four constables, and one overseer of highways for each highway district, whose powers and duties shall be prescribed by law; Provided, That in counties having an assessed valuation of not less than one hundred million dollars as determined by the state board of equalization, such township officers may, in the discretion of the board of supervisors of such county, be elected at each general biennial election on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November of even numbered years. The legislature may by general law provide for the appointment by the township board of each organized township of one commissioner of highways, whose powers and duties shall be prescribed by law. Yes No

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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

1930 Measures

• 1930 Measures
• Local government officials and elections on the ballot
• 1930 legislative sessions

Michigan

• Michigan ballot measures
• Michigan ballot measure laws

News and analysis

• Ballot measure lawsuits
• Ballot measure readability
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External links

• University of Michigan Press, "The Initiative and Referendum in Michigan," 1940