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Michigan Wayne County Board of Auditors Amendment (1886)
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| Topic Administrative organization and Local government organization |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Michigan Wayne County Board of Auditors Amendment was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Michigan on November 2, 1886. It was defeated.
A “yes” vote supported amending the powers of the Wayne County Board of Auditors. |
A “no” vote opposed amending the powers of the Wayne County Board of Auditors. |
Election results
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 15,020 | 41.98% | ||
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20,755 | 58.02% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Wayne County Board of Auditors Amendment was as follows:
| “ | An amendment to Section 10, Article 10, relative to the Board of Auditors of Wayne county, provided for by Joint Resolution No. 16, Laws of 1885. SEC. 10. The Board of Supervisors, or in the county of Wayne the board of county auditors, shall have the exclusive power to prescribe and fix the compensation for all services rendered for, and to adjust all claims against their respecitive counties, and the sum so fixed or defined shall be subject to no appeal; Provided, That the Legislature shall have power to regulate, control, modify or ablish the board of county auditros of Wayne county, and may by law provide for the auditiing of the accounts of Wayne Co. | ” |
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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