Mount Pleasant City Amendment Proposals, 3 (November 2012)

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A Mount Pleasant City Amendment proposals were on the November 6, 2012 election ballot in Isabella County, which is in Michigan, where two were approved and one was defeated.

Election results

Mounty Pleasant City Amendment 1
Result		Votes	Percentage
a Yes		4,404	77.18%
No		1,302	22.82%

Mounty Pleasant City Amendment 2
Result		Votes	Percentage
a Yes		4,829	82.39%
No		1,032	17.61%

Mounty Pleasant City Amendment 3
Result		Votes	Percentage
d No		3,863	65.37%
Yes		2,046	34.63%

Results via Isabella County, General Elections November 6, 2012 Election Results Official Summary

Text of measure

Language on the ballot for first amendment:

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Shall Article II, subsection 15(A) of the City Charter be amended to provide that the City Commission's annual organization meeting be held during January each year? This amendment is proposed for the purpose of changing the City Charter requirement that the City Commission's annual organization meeting be held at 8 p.m. on the first Monday in January, or the first day thereafter that is not a holiday, to the requirement that the City Commission's annual organization meeting be held during January each year.

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Language on the ballot for first amendment:

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Shall Article II, Subsection 15(D) of the City Charter be amended to provide that the City Clerk shall post a notice of each special meeting of the Commission not less than 18 hours prior to the time of the meeting? This amendment is proposed to change the City Charter requirement that the City Clerk shall post a notice of each special meeting of the Commission at least 12 hours before the time of the meeting to the requirement that notice be posted at least 18 hours before the time of the meeting as required by state law.

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Language on the ballot for first amendment:

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Shall Article XIV, Section 5 of the City Charter be amended to provide that appointed members of any City, agency, board or committee may serve on the same body without term limits? This amendment is proposed for the purpose of eliminating the City Charter requirements that appointed members of any City agency, board or committee may serve on the same body for not more than two consecutive terms.

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See also

• November 6, 2012 ballot measures in Michigan
• Isabella County, Michigan ballot measures

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