Michigan Wayne County and Upper Peninsula Circuit Judge Salary Amendment (1884)
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| Topic Salaries of government officials |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
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Michigan Wayne County and Upper Peninsula Circuit Judge Salary Amendment was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Michigan on November 4, 1884. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported allowing county supervisors in Wayne County and the Upper Peninsula to provide additional salary to circuit court judges in their respective counties. |
A “no” vote opposed allowing county supervisors in Wayne County and the Upper Peninsula to provide additional salary to circuit court judges in their respective counties. |
Election results
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Michigan Wayne County and Upper Peninsula Circuit Judge Salary Amendment |
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35,345 | 55.24% | ||
| No | 28,642 | 44.76% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Wayne County and Upper Peninsula Circuit Judge Salary Amendment was as follows:
| “ | An amendment to Section 6, Article 6, relative to Circuit Courts, provided for by Joint Resolution No. 15, laws of 1883. SECTION 6. The State shall be divided into Judicial Circuits, in each of which the electors thereof shall elect one Circuit Judge, who shall hold his office for the term of six years, and until his successor is elected and qualified. The Legislature may provide for the election of ore than one Circuit Judge in the Judicial Circuit in which the City of Detroit is or may be situated, and the Circuit Judge or Judges of said Circuit, in addition to the salary provided by this Constitution, shall receive from said county of Wayne such additional salary as may, from time to time, be fixed and determined by the Board of Supervisors of said county; and the Board of Supervisors of each county in the Upper Peninsula is hereby authorized and empowered to give and pay to the Circuit Judge of the Judicial Circuit to which such county is attached, such additional salary or compensation, as may from time to time be fixed and determined by such Board of Supervisors. | ” |
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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