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Wayne County Compensation Approval Amendment Proposal (November 2012)

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A Wayne County Compensation Approval Amendment proposal was on the November 6, 2012 election ballot in Wayne County, which is in Michigan, where the vote was too close to call one way or the other.

If approved, this proposal would have amended the Wayne County Charter to include the power and duty to approve compensation of every employment position in the county among the powers and duties of the County Commission.[1]

Election results

Wayne County Compensation Prop.
ResultVotesPercentage
Too close to calltc Yes 319,716 50.14%
No317,95949.86%

Election results from Detroit City Website, Election Results for Wayne County

Text of measure

Language on the ballot:

SHALL SECTION 3.115 OF THE WAYNE COUNTY HOME RULE CHARTER, WHICH SETS FORTH THE POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE WAYNE COUNTY COMMISSION, BE AMENDED TO INCLUDE THE POWER AND DUTY TO APPROVE ALL COMPENSATION OF EVERY EMPLOYMENT POSITION IN THE COUNTY, UNLESS THE COMPENSATION IS ESTABLISHED BY STATE OR FEDERAL LAW?[1][2]


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Footnotes

  1. 1.0 1.1 Wayne County Elections, Elections Results
  2. Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.



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