List of Mississippi ballot measures

This page provides a list of ballot measures that have appeared on the statewide ballot in Mississippi.

List of ballot measures by year

Measures are listed in reverse-chronological order, with the most recent and upcoming elections appearing first. Tables include brief summaries, relevant topics, and the election results for each measure.

2026

See also: Michigan 2026 ballot measures

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
ACCQ	Constitutional Convention Question	State constitutional conventions	Asks voters whether to hold a state constitutional convention

2022

See also: Michigan 2022 ballot measures

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposal 1	Open meetings and public information; Ethics rules and commissions	Change the term limits for state legislators from three 2-year terms (6 years) in the state House and two 4-year terms (8 years) in the state Senate to 12 combined years in the Legislature	a	2,838,540 (66%)	1,433,154 (34%)
CICA	Proposal 2	Absentee and mail voting; Voter ID policy; Election administration and governance; Early voting; Constitutional rights; Military service policy	Add several election and voting policies to the Michigan Constitution	a	2,586,255 (60%)	1,725,110 (40%)
CICA	Proposal 3	Constitutional rights; Abortion policy	Provide a state constitutional right to reproductive freedom, defined to include abortion, contraceptives, and pregnancy-related matters	a	2,482,382 (57%)	1,898,906 (43%)

2020

See also: Michigan 2020 ballot measures

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposal 1	Parks, land, and natural area conservation; Restricted-use funds	Revises formula for how state and local park funds from trusts can be spent	a	4,154,745 (84%)	774,509 (16%)
LRCA	Proposal 2	Criminal trials; Law enforcement officers and departments; Constitutional rights	Requires search warrant to access a person's electronic data	a	4,472,671 (89%)	567,130 (11%)

2018

See also: Michigan 2018 ballot measures

November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
IndISS	Proposal 1	Marijuana laws	Legalize the recreational use and possession of marijuana	a	2,354,640 (56%)	1,858,354 (44%)
CICA	Proposal 2	Redistricting policy	Transfer the power to draw the state's congressional and legislative districts from the Michigan State Legislature to an independent redistricting commission	a	2,519,975 (61%)	1,592,910 (39%)
CICA	Proposal 3	Voter registration; Absentee and mail voting; Military service policy; Election administration and governance	Add eight voting policies to the Michigan Constitution, including straight-ticket voting, automatic voter registration, same-day voter registration, and no-excuse absentee voting	a	2,775,387 (67%)	1,373,151 (33%)

2015

See also: Michigan 2015 ballot measures

May 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposal 1	Highways and bridges; Fuel taxes; Income taxes; Public transportation; Sales taxes; Public education funding; Local government finance and taxes	Increase the fuel tax, eliminate the sales and use tax on fuel, increase the sales and use tax on non-fuel items, and increase the Earned Income Tax Credit	d	349,862 (20%)	1,406,019 (80%)

2014

See also: Michigan 2014 ballot measures

November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
VR	Proposal 1	Hunting regulations	Allow for establishing wolf hunting seasons and designated the wolf as a game animal	d	1,318,080 (45%)	1,606,328 (55%)
VR	Proposal 2	Hunting regulations; Game and fish commissions	Allow the Natural Resources Commission to directly designate game species and determine hunting seasons	d	1,051,426 (36%)	1,856,603 (64%)

August 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRSS	Proposal 1	Restricted-use funds; Business taxes; Local government finance and taxes	Exempt commercial and industrial personal property from the Personal Property Tax	a	863,459 (69%)	382,770 (31%)

2012

See also: Michigan 2012 ballot measures

November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
VR	Proposal 1	Local government organization; State executive powers and duties; Local government finance and taxes	Establish provisions relating to the appointment of an emergency manager upon the finding of a fiscal emergency	d	2,130,354 (47%)	2,370,601 (53%)
CICA	Proposal 2	Constitutional rights; Collective bargaining	Establish a constitutional right for public and private employees to organize and bargain collectively	d	1,949,513 (43%)	2,626,731 (57%)
CICA	Proposal 3	Carbon emissions regulations	Require, by 2025, that 25% of annual sales of electricity to be from renewable energy sources and establish provisions to achieve such requirement	d	1,721,279 (38%)	2,842,000 (62%)
CICA	Proposal 4	Collective bargaining; Healthcare governance	Allow in-home care workers to collectively bargain	d	1,985,595 (44%)	2,550,420 (56%)
CICA	Proposal 5	State legislative vote requirements; Revenue and spending limits; Ballot measure process	Require a two-thirds vote of the Michigan State House and Senate or voter approval at a statewide November election to enact new taxes, increase tax rates, or expand the tax base	d	1,410,944 (31%)	3,105,649 (69%)
CICA	Proposal 6	Highways and bridges; Ballot measure process; Revenue allocation	Require approval from a majority of voters statewide and in each municipality where a new international bridge or tunnel would be located before the state could spend funds or resources on the project	d	1,853,127 (41%)	2,699,558 (59%)

2010

See also: Michigan 2010 ballot measures

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
ACCQ	Proposal 10-01	State constitutional conventions	Call a constitutional convention to revise the state constitution	d	983,019 (33%)	1,960,573 (67%)
LRCA	Proposal 10-2	Ethics rules and commissions; State executive elections; Local government officials and elections; State legislative elections	Prohibit certain felons from holding certain positions for public office and public employment	a	2,270,657 (75%)	760,586 (25%)

2008

See also: Michigan 2008 ballot measures

November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
IndISS	Proposal 08-1	Marijuana laws	Permit the use and growth of marijuana for medicinal purposes, with certain restrictions	a	3,006,820 (63%)	1,790,889 (37%)
CICA	Proposal 08-2	Healthcare governance	Expand the use of stem cells in research	a	2,521,026 (53%)	2,271,083 (47%)

2006

See also: Michigan 2006 ballot measures

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposal 06-1	Parks, land, and natural area conservation; Restricted-use funds	Establish the Conservation and Recreation Legacy Fund and establish that funds from this fund and other certain funds may only be used for conservation and recreation	a	2,915,106 (81%)	680,859 (19%)
CICA	Proposal 06-2	Affirmative action	Prohibit the state from discriminating against or granting preferential treatment on the basis of race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin in the operation of public employment, public education, and public contracting	a	2,141,010 (58%)	1,555,691 (42%)
VR	Proposal 06-3	Hunting regulations	Establish a mourning dove hunting season	d	1,137,379 (31%)	2,534,680 (69%)
LRCA	Proposal 06-4	Eminent domain policy	Establish limitations on the taking of private property through eminent domain	a	2,914,214 (80%)	724,573 (20%)
IndISS	Proposal 5	Higher education funding; Public school teachers and staff; Public education funding; Public employee retirement funds	Increase the funding for public schools and revise provisions relating to public school funding	d	1,366,355 (38%)	2,259,247 (62%)

2004

See also: Michigan 2004 ballot measures

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CICA	Proposal 04-1	Ballot measure process; Gambling policy	Require voter approval for gambling, with certain exceptions	a	2,689,448 (58%)	1,926,721 (42%)
CICA	Proposal 04-2	LGBTQ issues; Family-related policy	Establish the definition of "marriage or any similar union" as "the union of one man and one woman"	a	2,698,077 (59%)	1,904,319 (41%)

2002

See also: Michigan 2002 ballot measures

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
VR	Proposal 02-1	Election administration and governance	Eliminate the straight party ticket voting option	d	1,199,236 (40%)	1,775,043 (60%)
BI	Proposal 02-2	Bond issues; Sewage and stormwater; Pollution, waste, and recycling policy	Authorize up to $1 billion in bonds for water quality projects	a	1,774,053 (60%)	1,172,612 (40%)
CICA	Proposal 02-3	Civil service; Collective bargaining	Give state employees the right to collectively bargain with binding arbitration	d	1,336,249 (46%)	1,591,756 (54%)
CICA	Proposal 02-4	Tobacco laws; Restricted-use funds; Revenue allocation; Healthcare facility funding	Establish the allocation of funds from tobacco settlement revenue	d	1,018,644 (34%)	2,011,105 (66%)

August 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposal 02-1	Salaries of government officials; State legislative vote requirements	Amend provisions relating to the operation of the State Officers Compensation Commission	a	1,057,503 (72%)	404,682 (28%)
LRCA	Proposal 02-2	Parks, land, and natural area conservation; Restricted-use funds	Allow for the investment of certain funds and increase the allowed amount of spending for outdoor recreation	a	925,475 (62%)	565,971 (38%)

2000

See also: Michigan 2000 ballot measures

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CICA	Proposal 1	School choice policy	Establish a state-funded voucher program to allow students in qualified school districts to use vouchers for nonpublic school tuition	d	1,235,533 (31%)	2,767,320 (69%)
CICA	Proposal 2	State legislative vote requirements; Local government organization	Require two-thirds (66.67%) vote of the state Legislature to pass certain laws affecting local governments	d	1,242,516 (33%)	2,548,995 (67%)

1998

See also: Michigan 1998 ballot measures

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposal A	Constitutional wording changes	Change the word "handicapped" to "disabled" in Article VIII, Section 8 of the state constitution	a	1,707,787 (59%)	1,182,073 (41%)
IndISS	Proposal B	Assisted death policy	Allow physicians to prescribe lethal doses of medications to terminally-ill adult patients, under certain criteria	d	859,381 (29%)	2,116,154 (71%)
BI	Proposal C	Bond issues; Parks, land, and natural area conservation; Pollution, waste, and recycling policy	Allow for the issuance of bonds for environmental and natural resources protection programs	a	1,821,006 (63%)	1,081,988 (37%)

1996

See also: Michigan 1996 ballot measures

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
VR	Proposal A	Gambling policy	Make changes to relating to certain forms of gaming	d	1,511,063 (44%)	1,936,198 (56%)
LRCA	Proposal B	State judicial selection	Establish qualifications for judicial officers	a	2,806,833 (82%)	629,402 (18%)
LRCA	Proposal C	Veterans policy; Restricted-use funds	Establish the Michigan Veterans' Trust Fund in the state constitution and require expenditures from the fund be approved by the fund's Board of Trustees	a	2,447,905 (74%)	849,525 (26%)
IndISS	Proposal D	Hunting regulations	Establish limitations on bear hunting	d	1,379,340 (38%)	2,225,675 (62%)
IndISS	Proposal E	Public economic investment policy; Gambling policy; Law enforcement funding; Public education funding	Allow gambling casinos in cities that meet certain criteria, establish the Gaming Control Board to regulate casino gambling, and create an 18% tax on gross gaming revenue	a	1,878,542 (52%)	1,768,156 (48%)
VR	Proposal G	Hunting regulations; Game and fish commissions	Give the Natural Resources Commission the ability to make decisions relating to regulations on the taking of game	a	2,413,730 (69%)	1,099,262 (31%)

1994

See also: Michigan 1994 ballot measures

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
ACCQ	Proposal A	State constitutional conventions	Convene a constitutional convention to revise the state constitution	d	777,779 (28%)	2,008,070 (72%)
LRCA	Proposal B	Criminal trials	Require those who plead guilty or nolo contendre to a criminal offense to get the court's permission to appeal their conviction	a	2,118,734 (74%)	761,784 (26%)
VR	Proposal C	Tort law; Insurance policy	Change laws relating to auto insurance coverage	d	1,165,732 (39%)	1,812,526 (61%)
LRCA	Proposal P	Parks, land, and natural area conservation; Restricted-use funds; Severance taxes	Establish the Michigan State Parks Endowment Fund and increase the maximum amount of funds allowed in the Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund	a	2,007,097 (71%)	806,888 (29%)

March 15

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposal A	Public education funding; State legislative vote requirements; Property taxes; Sales taxes	Raise the state sales tax, establish taxation limitations, and require a 3/4 vote for increasing school operating millage rates beyond the statutorily-set rate	a	1,684,541 (69%)	750,952 (31%)

1993

See also: Michigan 1993 ballot measures

June 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposal A	Sales taxes; Property taxes; Public education funding	Change laws relating to taxation amounts and school funding	d	1,008,425 (46%)	1,164,468 (54%)

1992

See also: Michigan 1992 ballot measures

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Ballot Proposal A	Property taxes	Limit increases to homestead property tax assessments and establish tax limitations for different property classifications	d	1,433,354 (38%)	2,384,777 (62%)
CICA	Ballot Proposal B	State legislative term limits; Executive official term limits; Congressional term limits	Enact term limits for congressional, state executive, and state legislative officials	a	2,295,904 (59%)	1,613,404 (41%)
CICA	Ballot Proposal C	Public education funding; Property tax exemptions; Property taxes	Exempt portions of school property from taxation and limit increases on property tax assessments	d	1,552,119 (41%)	2,276,360 (59%)
IndISS	Ballot Proposal D	Insurance policy; Tort law	Change laws regarding auto insurance rates and lawsuits	d	1,482,577 (37%)	2,480,032 (63%)

1989

See also: Michigan 1989 ballot measures

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposal A	Sales taxes; Revenue allocation; Public education funding; Public education governance	Increase the state sales and use tax to fund local schools	d	514,407 (28%)	1,341,292 (72%)
LRCA	Proposal B	State legislative vote requirements; Property taxes; Sales taxes; Revenue allocation; Public education funding; Public education governance	Increase the sales and use tax, reduce school property taxes, and establish school funding	d	436,958 (24%)	1,392,053 (76%)

1988

See also: Michigan 1988 ballot measures

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
VR	Proposal A	Public assistance programs; Abortion policy	Prohibit public spending on abortions for public assistance recipients	a	1,959,727 (57%)	1,486,371 (43%)
LRCA	Proposal B	Crime victims' rights	Establish rights for crime victims	a	2,662,796 (80%)	650,515 (20%)
BI	Proposal C	Parks, land, and natural area conservation; Pollution, waste, and recycling policy; Sewage and stormwater; Bond issues	Allow for the issuance of bonds to finance environmental protection programs	a	2,528,109 (77%)	774,451 (23%)
BI	Proposal D	Parks, land, and natural area conservation; Bond issues	Authorize bonds for recreation projects	a	2,055,290 (63%)	1,206,465 (37%)

1986

See also: Michigan 1986 ballot measures

November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposal A	Administrative organization	Provide for the establishment of a state library within the legislative branch	d	908,627 (49%)	936,643 (51%)
LRCA	Proposal B	Administrative powers and rulemaking; State legislative authority	Allow the state legislature to make decisions on administrative rules proposed by state agencies	d	648,116 (36%)	1,136,721 (64%)
LRCA	Proposal C	Salaries of government officials	Give the State Officers Compensation Commission the authority to establish salaries and expense allowances for the Secretary of State and Attorney General	d	905,767 (50%)	910,297 (50%)

1984

See also: Michigan 1984 ballot measures

November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposal A	State legislative authority; Administrative powers and rulemaking	Allow the state legislature to make decisions on the implementation of administrative agencies' rules	d	1,280,948 (41%)	1,827,677 (59%)
LRCA	Proposal B	Restricted-use funds; Severance taxes; Parks, land, and natural area conservation	Create the Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund and establish a board to manage the fund	a	2,066,554 (65%)	1,120,794 (35%)
CICA	Proposal C	State legislative vote requirements; Income taxes; Fees, licenses, and charges; Revenue and spending limits; Tax and revenue administration	Require voter approval for the adoption of new taxes or tax increases and amend certain taxes	d	1,376,141 (40%)	2,035,867 (60%)

1982

See also: Michigan 1982 ballot measures

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposal A	State legislative authority	Allow the legislature to amend the section of the state constitution relating to legislative immunity	a	1,804,728 (64%)	1,029,743 (36%)
CICA	Proposal B	Law enforcement officers and departments; Administrative organization	Establish the Michigan Department of State Police as a department created by the state constitution and establish provisions relating to the administration of the Michigan Department of State Police	d	720,915 (25%)	2,111,802 (75%)
IndISS	Proposal C	Banking policy	Change laws relating to when a foreclosure may occur	d	1,344,463 (48%)	1,445,897 (52%)
IndISS	Proposal D	Utility policy	Require hearings for utility rate increases and establish limitations on utility rate increases	a	1,472,442 (51%)	1,431,884 (49%)
IndISS	Proposal E	Nuclear weapons and missiles policy	Require a communication be sent from the state government to the president and other federal officials requesting that the US propose a nuclear weapons freeze with the USSR	a	1,585,809 (57%)	1,216,172 (43%)
CICA	Proposal G	State executive elections	Establish the Public Service Commission as an elected office	d	1,026,160 (37%)	1,771,098 (63%)
VR	Proposal H	Ethics rules and commissions; Utility policy	Require hearings for utility rate increases and prohibit members of the legislature from working for utility companies for two years after leaving office	a	1,670,381 (60%)	1,131,990 (40%)

1981

See also: Michigan 1981 ballot measures

May 19

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposal A	Sales taxes; Property tax exemptions; Revenue allocation; Revenue and spending limits; Public education funding; Income taxes; Property taxes	Reduce certain taxes, raise the sales tax with additional funds going to local governments and schools, and direct lottery profits to the school aid fund	d	560,924 (28%)	1,451,305 (72%)

1980

See also: Michigan 1980 ballot measures

November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CICA	Proposal A	Public education governance; Public education funding; Revenue and spending limits; Property tax exemptions; Homestead tax exemptions; Property taxes	Revise provisions relating to school funding and establish a property tax break for those 65 and older	d	746,027 (21%)	2,769,497 (79%)
LRCA	Proposal B	Alcohol laws	Lower the state's drinking age to 19	d	1,403,935 (38%)	2,250,873 (62%)
LRCA	Proposal C	Sales taxes; Property tax exemptions; Budget stabilization funds; Revenue allocation; Public education funding; Homestead tax exemptions	Exempt part of home property taxes, eliminate sales tax on home energy, raise the state sales tax by 1.5 percentage points, dedicate lottery revenue to schools, and require a state rainy day fund	d	894,441 (26%)	2,583,253 (74%)
CICA	Proposal D	Revenue and spending limits; State legislative vote requirements; Homestead tax exemptions; Property taxes; Property tax exemptions; Ballot measure supermajority requirements	Require 60% voter approval for new taxes and tax increases and revise various other tax provisions	d	1,622,301 (44%)	2,051,008 (56%)
VR	Proposal E	Income taxes; Prison and jail funding	Provide for development of new correctional facilities and the demolition of an old correctional facility and fund such through a 0.1% income tax increase for five years	d	1,288,999 (37%)	2,202,042 (63%)
LRCA	Proposal G	State legislative authority	Allow the legislature to make changes relating to the civil immunity of members of the legislature	d	1,287,172 (38%)	2,134,546 (62%)
LRCA	Proposal H	State executive elections; State executive powers and duties	Establish provisions relating to vacancies in the office of lieutenant governor and relating to the lieutenant governor's powers	d	1,410,912 (42%)	1,927,001 (58%)

1978

See also: Michigan 1978 ballot measures

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
ACCQ	Proposal A	State constitutional conventions	Call a constitutional convention to revise the state constitution	d	640,286 (23%)	2,112,549 (77%)
IndISS	Proposal B	Parole policy	Prohibit prisoners convicted of certain crimes from being granted parole prior to serving the minimum sentence imposed for the crime	a	2,075,599 (74%)	711,262 (26%)
LRCA	Proposal C	Banking policy	Allow the state to deposit state funds into savings and loan associations, credit unions, and banks	a	1,819,847 (66%)	933,101 (34%)
CICA	Proposal D	Alcohol laws	Prohibit the sale or giving of an alcoholic beverage to anyone under the age of 21 and prohibit the possession for personal consumption of an alcoholic beverage by anyone under the age of 21	a	1,609,589 (57%)	1,208,497 (43%)
CICA	Proposal E	Revenue and spending limits; Bond issue requirements; Ballot measure process; Local government finance and taxes	Establish limits on taxation and establish funding requirements for local programs	a	1,450,150 (52%)	1,313,984 (48%)
CICA	Proposal G	Law enforcement officers and departments; Collective bargaining	Allow state troopers and sergeants to collectively bargain with binding arbitration and establish procedures for determining promotions	a	1,535,023 (56%)	1,203,930 (44%)
CICA	Proposal H	Public education funding; Property taxes; School choice policy	Prohibit property taxes for funding school operating expenses, require the legislature to establish a general state tax to provide school funding, and require the legislature to create an education voucher program	d	718,440 (26%)	2,075,583 (74%)
CICA	Proposal J	Public education funding; Ballot measure process; Local government finance and taxes; Property taxes; Income taxes	Establish tax limitations and require the state to fully fund any new or expanded local programs that the state deems required	d	1,032,343 (37%)	1,737,133 (63%)
LRCA	Proposal K	Bail policy; State judicial authority	Allow courts, under certain conditions, to deny bail	a	2,307,038 (83%)	458,357 (17%)
LRCA	Proposal M	Revenue allocation; Administrative organization; Transportation taxes and fees; Highways and bridges	Require at least 90% of the gas and license tax revenue be used for road purposes, amend other provisions relating to transportation funding, and replace the State Highway Commission with the State Transportation Commission	a	1,478,316 (55%)	1,233,196 (45%)
LRCA	Proposal R	Railways; Bond issue requirements; Administrative organization	Require the establishment of the Railroad Redevelopment Authority and authorize such Authority to issues bonds and make loans	d	1,257,606 (47%)	1,415,441 (53%)

1976

See also: Michigan 1976 ballot measures

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
IndISS	Proposal A	Pollution, waste, and recycling policy	Require the use of returnable beverage containers and establish a deposit and repayment of deposit system for such containers	a	2,160,398 (64%)	1,227,254 (36%)
LRCA	Proposal B	State legislative elections	Set the minimum age for state senator and representative as 18 and establish certain qualifications for state legislators	d	698,993 (21%)	2,580,945 (79%)
CICA	Proposal C	Local government finance and taxes; Revenue and spending limits; Ballot measure process	Establish limitations on taxation amounts	d	1,407,438 (43%)	1,866,620 (57%)
CICA	Proposal D	Income taxes	Establish a graduated income tax	d	897,780 (28%)	2,332,513 (72%)

1974

See also: Michigan 1974 ballot measures

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposal A	Transportation taxes and fees; Restricted-use funds	Establish limitations on the use of motor fuel tax funds	d	1,091,938 (49%)	1,146,109 (51%)
BI	Proposal B	Veterans policy; Bond issues	Allow the state to provide a bonus to veterans who served between January 1, 1961 and September 1, 1974 and allow the state to issue bonds to fund such bonus	a	1,668,641 (70%)	700,041 (30%)
CICA	Proposal C	Sales taxes; Food and beverage taxes	Remove the sales tax on prescription drugs and food	a	1,337,609 (56%)	1,071,253 (44%)
BI	Proposal D	Ports and harbors; Bond issues; Highways and bridges; Airport infrastructure	Allow the state to issue bonds for the development of transportation systems	d	963,576 (42%)	1,319,586 (58%)

1972

See also: Michigan 1972 ballot measures

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
IndISS	Proposal A	Time standards	Set Daylight Saving Time as the last Sunday in April until the last Sunday in October	a	1,754,887 (55%)	1,460,724 (45%)
IndISS	Proposal B	Abortion policy	Allow physicians to perform abortions when a woman's period of gestation has not exceeded 20 weeks	d	1,270,416 (39%)	1,958,265 (61%)
CICA	Proposal C	Public education funding; Property taxes	Limit the purposes a property tax may be for and require the legislature establish a taxation program to fund schools	d	1,324,702 (42%)	1,815,126 (58%)
CICA	Proposal D	Income taxes	Allow the state and political subdivisions to impose a graduated income tax	d	959,286 (31%)	2,102,744 (69%)
BI	Proposal E	Veterans policy; Bond issues	Allow the state to issue bonds to fund tuition payments and services bonuses for veterans	d	1,490,968 (48%)	1,603,203 (52%)

August 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposal A	Jury rules; Criminal trials	Allow trial by a jury of less than 12 members in any court if the trial is regarding a misdemeanor offense punishable by no more than one year's imprisonment	a	696,570 (66%)	357,186 (34%)

May 16

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposal A	Gambling policy	Allow the state to authorize lotteries and authorize the sale of lottery tickets	a	1,352,768 (73%)	506,778 (27%)
LRCA	Proposal B	State legislative authority	Allow members of the legislature to be elected or appointed to a different office while serving their term but require them to resign from the legislature before accepting the new office	d	866,593 (49%)	915,312 (51%)

1970

See also: Michigan 1970 ballot measures

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
BI	Proposal A	Bond issues; Housing assistance programs	Allow the state to issue bonds for the funding of low income housing	d	921,482 (40%)	1,388,737 (60%)
LRCA	Proposal B	Voting age policy	Lower the voting age to 18 years	d	924,981 (39%)	1,446,884 (61%)
CICA	Proposal C	School choice policy	Prohibit the use of public funds for non-public schools	a	1,416,838 (57%)	1,078,740 (43%)

1968

See also: Michigan 1968 ballot measures

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposal No. 1	Income taxes	Allow the state and political subdivisions to impose a graduated income tax	d	614,826 (23%)	2,025,052 (77%)
VR	Proposal No. 2	Time standards	Exempt Michigan from observing Daylight Savings Time	d	1,402,562 (50%)	1,403,052 (50%)
BI	Proposal No. 3	Pollution, waste, and recycling policy; Bond issues	Allow the issuance of bond to finance water pollution abatement projects	a	1,906,385 (71%)	796,079 (29%)
BI	Proposal No. 4	Parks, land, and natural area conservation; Bond issues	Allow the issuance of bonds to pay for public recreation facilities and programs	a	1,384,254 (53%)	1,235,681 (47%)
LRCA	Proposal No. 5	State legislative authority; State legislative elections	Allow a member of the legislature to be elected to another state office during their term in the legislature	d	778,388 (30%)	1,783,186 (70%)

August 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposal No. 1	State judiciary oversight	Establish the Judicial Tenure Commission	a	553,182 (71%)	228,738 (29%)
LRCA	Proposal No. 2	Administrative organization; Salaries of government officials	Establish a State Officers Compensation Commission	a	417,393 (55%)	346,839 (45%)
LRCA	Proposal No. 3	State judicial selection	Allow the governor to appoint judges to fill judicial vacancies	a	494,512 (65%)	266,561 (35%)

1966

See also: Michigan 1966 ballot measures

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposal No. 1	Voting age policy	Lower the minimum voting age to 18 years	d	703,076 (36%)	1,267,872 (64%)

1964

See also: Michigan 1964 ballot measures

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
VR	Repeal Straight-Ticket Voting Referendum	Election administration and governance	Eliminate the straight party ticket voting system	d	795,546 (34%)	1,515,875 (66%)

1963

See also: Michigan 1963 ballot measures

April 1

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CCRCA	State Constitution Ratification Question	State constitution ratification	Adopt the revised state constitution	a	810,860 (50%)	803,436 (50%)

1962

See also: Michigan 1962 ballot measures

November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Allow Legislature to Provide for Revision of State Statutes Amendment	State legislative processes and sessions	Allow the legislature to provide for a general revision of the statutes	a	890,005 (54%)	764,673 (46%)

1961

See also: Michigan 1961 ballot measures

April 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Aid for Development Amendment	Public economic investment policy; Bond issue requirements	Allow the state to provide financial aid for industrial, manufacturing, and municipal development projects	d	541,826 (49%)	568,476 (51%)
ACCQ	Constitutional Convention Question	State constitutional conventions	Call a constitutional convention to revise the state constitution	a	596,433 (51%)	573,012 (49%)

1960

See also: Michigan 1960 ballot measures

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposal 1	Local government finance and taxes; Public education funding; Bond issue requirements	Allow the state to borrow money to make loans to school districts and allow school districts to levy taxes to repay loans and bonds	a	1,416,188 (60%)	944,536 (40%)
LRCA	Proposal 2	Sales taxes	Increase the maximum sales tax rate to 4%	a	1,250,264 (50%)	1,230,001 (50%)
CICA	Proposal 3	State constitutional conventions; Election administration and governance; Ballot measure process; Ballot measure supermajority requirements	Establish procedures for proposing a constitutional convention every 16 years	a	1,312,215 (58%)	959,527 (42%)

1959

See also: Michigan 1959 ballot measures

April 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposal No. 1	Government continuity policy	Allow the legislature to provide for the continuity of state and local government in times of emergency	a	702,183 (75%)	237,071 (25%)
LRCA	Proposal No. 2	Higher education governance	Change the name of the governing body of Michigan State University	a	595,333 (65%)	315,223 (35%)
LRCA	Proposal No. 3	Higher education governance	Establish a Board of Governors for Wayne State University	a	593,327 (67%)	295,780 (33%)

1958

See also: Michigan 1958 ballot measures

November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
ACCQ	Constitutional Convention Question	State constitutional conventions	Call a constitutional convention to revise the state constitution	d	821,282 (57%)	608,365 (43%)

1956

See also: Michigan 1956 ballot measures

November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Qualifications for Members of the Legislature Amendment	State legislative elections	Establish qualifications for members of the state legislature	a	1,720,297 (86%)	276,229 (14%)

1955

See also: Michigan 1955 ballot measures

April 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposal 3	Public education funding; Revenue allocation; Local government finance and taxes; Bond issue requirements	Authorize the state to borrow up to $100 million for loans to certain school districts and permit tax levies to repay school bonds	a	455,868 (54%)	382,093 (46%)
LRCA	Proposal No. 1	State judicial selection	Establish that the legislature set the procedures for filling judicial offices	a	559,279 (70%)	236,620 (30%)
LRCA	Proposal No. 4	Election administration and governance	Establish a bipartisan board of state canvassers	a	456,986 (61%)	297,250 (39%)
LRCA	Proposasl No. 2	State judicial selection	Establish qualifications for Supreme Court justices and circuit court judges	a	596,145 (72%)	230,489 (28%)

1954

See also: Michigan 1954 ballot measures

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposal No. 1	Residency voting requirements	Allow a voter who has moved within 30 days prior to an election to vote where they are registered	a	1,202,811 (72%)	465,556 (28%)
LRCA	Proposal No. 2	Sales taxes; Revenue allocation	Establish a maximum sales tax levy and establish how sales tax revenue shall be distributed	a	1,182,412 (73%)	443,079 (27%)
LRCA	Proposal No. 3	Veterans policy; Bond issues	Allow the state to borrow up to $80,000,000 for bonuses to those who served in the Korean War	a	1,166,564 (68%)	542,541 (32%)
LRCA	Proposal No. 4	Gambling policy	Allow charitable organizations to conduct lotteries	d	903,303 (49%)	944,388 (51%)

1952

See also: Michigan 1952 ballot measures

November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposal 1	Criminal trials; Drug crime policy	Allow narcotic drugs seized without a search warrant or lawful arrest to be used as evidence in criminal proceedings	a	1,910,728 (83%)	382,285 (17%)
CICA	Proposal 2	Redistricting policy	Provide for decennial redistricting by the secretary of state, with a 33-member Senate, 99-member House, and population-based districts	d	924,242 (40%)	1,415,355 (60%)
CICA	Proposal 3	Redistricting policy	Provide for a 34-member Senate with fixed districts, a House of up to 110 members with districts drawn by the legislature using population formulas, and redistricting after each census	a	1,269,807 (57%)	975,518 (43%)

1951

See also: Michigan 1951 ballot measures

April 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposal 1	State legislative processes and sessions	Establish annual regular legislative sessions for the Michigan State Legislature	a	405,570 (70%)	176,873 (30%)
LRCA	Proposal No. 2	Veterans policy	Authorize a military death benefit bonus	a	401,117 (64%)	224,564 (36%)
LRCA	Proposal No. 3	Salaries of government officials	Allow the salaries of Supreme Court justices to be increased during their term of office	d	276,632 (47%)	315,140 (53%)

1950

See also: Michigan 1950 ballot measures

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposal 1	Residency voting requirements; Constitutional wording changes; Voter registration	Increase the voter residency requirement in a city or township from 20 to 30 days before an election, among other changes	a	907,312 (68%)	417,652 (32%)
LRCA	Proposal 3	Criminal sentencing; Criminal trials	Define subversion as attempts to overthrow the government by unlawful means, make it a crime, and bar free speech or press as a defense in related trials	a	823,938 (61%)	520,412 (39%)
LRCA	Proposal No. 2	Healthcare facility funding; Bond issues	Allow for the issuance of bonds to fund specialized hospitals and specialized schools	a	1,224,249 (80%)	309,657 (20%)
VR	Proposal No. 4	Business regulations; Food policy	Allow for the sale of yellow oleomargarine with certain conditions	a	1,090,000 (66%)	562,034 (34%)

1948

See also: Michigan 1948 ballot measures

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCCQ	Constitutional Convention Question	State constitutional conventions	Call a constitutional convention to revise the state constitution	d	855,451 (52%)	799,198 (48%)
LRCA	Proposal No. 1	State executive branch structure	Establish the order of succession for the office of governor in case of a vacancy in the office of governor	a	1,055,632 (68%)	495,214 (32%)
LRCA	Proposal No. 2	Revenue allocation; Sales taxes	Repeal Section 23, Article 10, relating to the return of sales tax revenues, from the state constitution	d	343,217 (19%)	1,446,016 (81%)
LRCA	Proposal No. 3	Salaries of government officials	Establish that the salaries of certain state officials be set by law	a	935,441 (64%)	531,950 (36%)
LRCA	Proposal No. 4	Salaries of government officials	Establish the method for determining compensation and expenses for members of the legislature	a	911,473 (61%)	587,691 (39%)
CICA	Proposal No. 5	Local government finance and taxes; Property taxes	Allow local governments to increase property tax limits for up to twenty years with approval from a majority of voters	a	962,800 (57%)	732,677 (43%)
VR	Proposal No. 6	State executive powers and duties; Criminal sentencing	Establish procedures for foreign agencies acting within Michigan and establish penalties for violations of such procedures	a	890,435 (60%)	585,469 (40%)

1946

See also: Michigan 1946 ballot measures

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposal No. 1	Airport infrastructure; Flood infrastructure and management; Ports and harbors; Highways and bridges; Forestry and timber	Establish limits on what internal improvements the state can assist with	a	921,144 (68%)	426,430 (32%)
CICA	Proposal No. 2	Public education funding; Revenue allocation; Sales taxes	Return one cent of every dollar of sales tax revenue to political subdivisions and provide for annual grants to schools	a	864,530 (60%)	584,689 (40%)
LRCA	Proposal No. 3	Bond issues; Veterans policy	Authorize the issuance of bonds for payments to World War II veterans	a	871,296 (61%)	549,242 (39%)

1945

See also: Michigan 1945 ballot measures

April 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposal 1	Property taxes	Increase the tax millage for certain purposes	d	115,463 (33%)	231,742 (67%)
LRCA	Proposal 2	Flood infrastructure and management	Allow the state to aid in the improvement of waterways	a	189,313 (58%)	138,558 (42%)

1944

See also: Michigan 1944 ballot measures

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposal No. 1	Drinking water systems	Allow the legislative bodies of villages and cities to establish how much water may be provided to places outside the corporate limits of the village or city	a	860,219 (60%)	568,090 (40%)
LRCA	Proposal No. 2	State legislative elections	Allow members of the legislature to run and be elected to other state offices while during their term as legislator, provided that the term for the legislature and the other state office do not overlap	d	676,142 (48%)	725,858 (52%)
LRCA	Proposal No. 3	Salaries of government officials	Set the compensation of members of the legislature at $5.00 per day during their term of office	d	614,300 (43%)	803,104 (57%)
CICA	Proposal No. 4	Local government organization	Allow Wayne County to adopt a charter	d	638,876 (43%)	851,926 (57%)

1943

See also: Michigan 1943 ballot measures

April 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposal No. 1	Local government officials and elections	Provide for the election of township officers for terms of 2 years	a	215,957 (62%)	131,554 (38%)
LRCA	Proposal No. 2	Banking policy	Validate certain alienations and mortgages on homestead properties after 25 years	a	169,736 (57%)	126,164 (43%)

1942

See also: Michigan 1942 ballot measures

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
ACCQ	Proposal No. 1	State constitutional conventions	Call a constitutional convention	d	408,188 (47%)	468,506 (53%)
CICA	Proposal No. 2	Local government organization	Allow Wayne County to adopt a charter	d	432,164 (49%)	455,320 (51%)
VR	Proposal No. 3	Agriculture policy; Food policy; Administrative organization	Establish the Milk Marketing Board and establish provisions relating to its powers	d	318,899 (35%)	585,380 (65%)

1941

See also: Michigan 1941 ballot measures

April 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposal 1	Initiative and referendum process; Ballot measure process	Require that signatures for constitutional amendment petitions come from qualified and registered electors	a	386,859 (57%)	295,083 (43%)
LRCA	Proposal 2	Ballot measure process; Initiative and referendum process	Require that signatures for statute and referendum petitions come from qualified and registered electors	a	372,796 (58%)	273,275 (42%)

1940

See also: Michigan 1940 ballot measures

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposal 1	Property taxes; Public education funding; Bond issue requirements	Allow school districts to exceed the 15 mill limitation for building purposes	d	602,952 (42%)	843,159 (58%)
CICA	Proposal No. 2	Civil service	Establish a new state system of civil service	a	766,764 (52%)	709,894 (48%)
VR	Proposal No. 3	Vehicle and driver regulations	Require any common or contract motor carrier on public highways to obtain a certificate or permit to do so, with certain exceptions	d	640,051 (41%)	930,227 (59%)
VR	Proposal No. 4	Business regulations; Healthcare governance	Establish regulations on dentistry	a	735,053 (59%)	516,597 (41%)

1939

See also: Michigan 1939 ballot measures

April 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposal 1	State judicial selection	Establish non-partisan elections for certain judicial offices	a	376,246 (61%)	241,252 (39%)
LRCA	Proposal No. 2	State judicial authority	Give Circuit Court Commissioners the same powers as Justices of the Peace	d	205,711 (37%)	351,961 (63%)

1938

See also: Michigan 1938 ballot measures

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CICA	Proposal 3	Highways and bridges; Revenue allocation; Transportation taxes and fees	Require that revenue from gasoline and license plate taxes be used only for highway purposes	a	813,289 (61%)	529,859 (39%)
CICA	Proposal No. 1	Local government officials and elections	Establish four-year terms for the county clerk, county prosecuting attorney, county sheriff, county treasurer, and county register of deeds	d	414,832 (32%)	872,057 (68%)
CICA	Proposal No. 2	State judiciary oversight; State judicial selection	Establish the non-partisan appointment and nomination process for supreme court justices and establish the term of supreme court justices as eight years	d	504,904 (40%)	745,312 (60%)
VR	Proposal No. 4	Administrative organization; Public assistance programs	Create the State Department of Public Assistance to manage welfare and relief matters	d	497,569 (46%)	572,756 (54%)

1936

See also: Michigan 1936 ballot measures

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposal No. 1	Criminal trials	Allow dangerous weapons to be introduced as evidence in criminal proceedings	a	815,221 (59%)	574,324 (41%)
LRCA	Proposal No. 2	Local government organization; Local government finance and taxes	Establish provisions for the incorporation of counties	d	583,057 (44%)	753,315 (56%)
CICA	Proposal No. 3	Food and beverage taxes; Food policy	Exempt certain food products from taxation	d	581,485 (38%)	944,573 (62%)
CICA	Proposal No. 4	Income taxes; Property taxes	Prohibit certain property taxes and establish an income tax	d	382,262 (27%)	1,032,384 (73%)

1935

See also: Michigan 1935 ballot measures

April 1

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposal No. 1	Election administration and governance	Establish that the state board of canvassers determines contested elections and elections with tie votes	a	485,850 (66%)	253,530 (34%)

1934

See also: Michigan 1934 ballot measures

November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CICA	Proposal No. 1	Election administration and governance; State judicial selection	Establish the process for judicial elections and establish that judicial elections are non-partisan	d	501,580 (47%)	559,851 (53%)
CICA	Proposal No. 2	Transportation taxes and fees; Highways and bridges; Revenue allocation; Fuel taxes	Establish regulations on gasoline and fuel taxes	d	280,765 (26%)	814,616 (74%)
CICA	Proposal No. 3	Transportation taxes and fees; Revenue allocation; Highways and bridges; Vehicle and driver regulations	Establish regulations on fees and taxes for motor vehicles	d	292,760 (29%)	722,132 (71%)
CICA	Proposal No. 4	Ballot measure process; Local government organization	Allow county governments to adopt home rule	d	399,135 (39%)	627,595 (61%)
CICA	Proposal No. 5	Property taxes; Revenue allocation; Income taxes; Public education funding	Allow for the classification of property for taxation purposes and establish an income tax to fund schools	d	245,648 (24%)	798,193 (76%)
LRCA	Proposal No. 6	State judicial authority; Civil trials	Increase the jurisdiction of justices of the peace in cities with more than 250,000 people to cases involving up to $1,500	d	154,326 (16%)	812,856 (84%)

April 30

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
VR	Funds for Unemployment Projects Referendum	Highways and bridges; Public assistance programs; Healthcare facility funding; Revenue allocation; Defense-related funding	Authorize funds to be spent for construction projects to relieve unemployment	d	51,378 (16%)	261,844 (84%)

1932

See also: Michigan 1932 ballot measures

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CICA	Proposal 2	Property taxes	Limit annual property taxes to 1.5% of a property's assessed value	a	671,124 (51%)	641,962 (49%)
LRCA	Proposal 7	Literacy, poll tax, and property voting requirements; Bond issue requirements	Allow only property taxpayers or their spouses to vote in elections involving the expenditure of public funds or the issuance of bonds	a	642,142 (53%)	572,625 (47%)
CICA	Proposal No. 1	Administrative organization; Alcohol laws	Repeal the prohibition on alcohol, establish a liquor control commission, and establish an excise tax on alcohol sales	a	1,022,508 (68%)	475,265 (32%)
CICA	Proposal No. 3	Redistricting policy; State legislative elections	Establish the length of terms for senators as four years and provide for the apportionment of representatives	d	520,740 (44%)	665,766 (56%)
CICA	Proposal No. 4	Property taxes; Property tax exemptions; Homestead tax exemptions	Establish a tax exemption for certain household goods and homesteads	d	445,141 (37%)	763,311 (63%)
LRCA	Proposal No. 5	Residency voting requirements; Election administration and governance	Establish voter residency requirements and establish regulations on township polling places	a	662,588 (58%)	476,849 (42%)
LRCA	Proposal No. 6	Criminal sentencing; Criminal trials; State executive powers and duties	Prohibit pardons for those convicted for first degree murder and provide for a new trial with the discovery of new evidence	d	590,260 (49%)	616,583 (51%)
VR	Proposal No. 8	Food policy; Business regulations	Establish regulations on the manufacture and sale of oleomargarine	d	432,966 (36%)	754,372 (64%)

1931

See also: Michigan 1931 ballot measures

April 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
VR	Death Penalty Referendum	Criminal sentencing; Criminal trials; Death penalty	Define murder in the first degree and establish the death penalty as the penalty for such crime	d	269,538 (43%)	352,594 (57%)
LRCA	Funding for Landing Field Improvements Amendment	Airport infrastructure	Allow the state to fund the improvement of landing fields	d	263,508 (41%)	375,935 (59%)
LRCA	Outstanding Bonded Indebtedness Amendment	Bond issue requirements	Allow the state to borrow money and issue bonds to pay outstanding bonded indebtedness	d	262,394 (41%)	374,754 (59%)

1930

See also: Michigan 1930 ballot measures

November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CICA	Apportionment of the State Legislature Initiative	State legislative elections; State legislative structure; Redistricting policy	Establish provisions relating to the apportionment of members of the state legislature	d	292,659 (42%)	411,043 (58%)
VR	Cigarette Tax Referendum	Tobacco laws; Tax and revenue administration; Tobacco and cigarette taxes	Establish a tax on cigarettes	d	198,515 (30%)	452,375 (70%)
LRCA	Funding for Waterway Improvements Amendment	Flood infrastructure and management	Authorize the state to aid in the improvement of waterways	d	300,990 (46%)	358,734 (54%)
LRCA	Increase Exemption Amount for Primary Residence from Forced Sale Amendment	Banking policy	Increase the amount of a primary residence, including land and a dwelling, that is exempt from forced sale to satisfy debts to at least $3,000	d	298,909 (46%)	356,938 (54%)
LRCA	Township Officer Elections Amendment	Local government officials and elections	Establish procedures relative to the election of township officers	d	275,781 (43%)	369,906 (57%)

1928

See also: Michigan 1928 ballot measures

November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Compensation of the Legislature Amendment	Salaries of government officials	Establish provisions relating to how to compensate members of the legislature	a	441,114 (51%)	417,419 (49%)
LRCA	Establishment of Legislative Districts Amendment	State legislative structure; Redistricting policy; State legislative elections	Establish procedures relating to the establishment of legislative districts	a	523,127 (57%)	386,673 (43%)
LRCA	Land for Road Improvements Amendment	Eminent domain policy; Highways and bridges; Bond issue requirements	Establish procedures for acquiring land for the improvement of roads	a	490,032 (54%)	412,928 (46%)

1927

See also: Michigan 1927 ballot measures

April 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Creation of Metropolitan Districts Amendment	Local government organization	Create metropolitan districts	a	210,880 (51%)	200,490 (49%)

1926

See also: Michigan 1926 ballot measures

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Compensation for Members of the Legislature Amendment	Salaries of government officials	Set the compensation rate for members of the legislature	d	189,739 (40%)	279,241 (60%)
LRCA	Condemnation of Excess Property for Road Improvements Amendment	Eminent domain policy; Highways and bridges; Debt limits; Bond issue requirements	Allow municipalities to take excess property when condemning property for road improvements	d	204,859 (47%)	231,672 (53%)
ACCQ	Constitutional Convention Question	State constitutional conventions	Call a constitutional convention to revise the state constitution	d	119,491 (30%)	285,252 (70%)
LRCA	Creation of Metropolitan Districts Amendment	Local government organization	Establish provisions for the creation of metropolitan districts	d	207,993 (48%)	229,314 (52%)
LRCA	Office of County Sheriff Amendment	Local government officials and elections; Law enforcement officers and departments	Establish the term and duty of the office of county sheriff	a	278,329 (56%)	216,463 (44%)

1924

See also: Michigan 1924 ballot measures

November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CICA	Compulsory Public School Attendance Initiative	Public education governance	Require children ages seven to sixteen to attend public school until they graduate eighth grade	d	421,472 (36%)	760,571 (64%)
CICA	Establishment of Legislative Districts Initiative	State legislative structure; State legislative elections; Redistricting policy	Establish the procedures for dividing the state into legislative districts	d	231,718 (23%)	781,351 (77%)
CICA	Graduated Income Tax Initiative	Income taxes	Enact a graduated income tax	d	216,437 (19%)	913,833 (81%)

1923

See also: Michigan 1923 ballot measures

April 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Incorporation of Ports and Port Districts Amendment	Local government organization; Ports and harbors	Authorize the legislature to incorporate ports and port districts and give the incorporated ports and port districts the ability to perform internal improvements	a	266,623 (56%)	207,926 (44%)

1922

See also: Michigan 1922 ballot measures

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Excess Condemnation for Public Purposes Amendment	Bond issue requirements; Eminent domain policy; Debt limits; Parks, land, and natural area conservation; Highways and bridges	Allow the legislature to authorize the municipalities to condemn excess property for certain public purposes	d	204,564 (43%)	276,304 (57%)
LRCA	Income Tax Amendment	Income taxes	Allow for the enactment of an income tax	d	180,176 (36%)	320,269 (64%)
LRCA	Incorporation of Ports and Port Districts Amendment	Ports and harbors; Local government organization	Authorize the legislature to incorporate ports and port districts and give the incorporated ports and port districts the ability to perform internal improvements	d	221,543 (49%)	230,060 (51%)

1921

See also: Michigan 1921 ballot measures

April 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Bonuses for World War I Veterans Amendment	Bond issues; Veterans policy	Authorize the state to borrow up to $30 million to pay a $15 bonus for each month of service to World War I veterans	a	471,159 (72%)	185,602 (28%)

1920

See also: Michigan 1920 ballot measures

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Compensation of State Officers Amendment	Salaries of government officials	Allow the legislature to set the salaries of certain state officers	d	348,311 (43%)	463,959 (57%)
CICA	Compulsory Public School Attendance Initiative	Public education governance	Require children between ages five and sixteen to attend public school until they have graduated from eighth grade	d	353,817 (37%)	610,699 (63%)
LRCA	Condemnation of Excess Property Amendment	Eminent domain policy; Highways and bridges; Parks, land, and natural area conservation; Bond issue requirements; Debt limits	Authorize the legislature to allow municipalities to condemn excess property when making certain public improvements	d	360,668 (45%)	439,373 (55%)
LRCA	Extend Absentee Voting and Require Naturalization for Foreign-Born Residents to Vote Amendment	Absentee and mail voting; Citizenship voting requirements	Extend absentee voting to teachers and legislators' families and require foreign-born residents who can vote to naturalize by January 1, 1924, to continue voting	a	415,780 (54%)	359,749 (46%)
LRCA	Hours and Conditions for Work Amendment	Working hours regulations; Gender-based labor regulations; State legislative authority	Allow the legislature to create regulations on the hours and conditions for employment	a	420,085 (50%)	413,362 (50%)

1919

See also: Michigan 1919 ballot measures

April 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Money for Highway Improvements Amendment	Bond issue requirements; Highways and bridges	Allow the state to borrow money and issue bonds for highway improvement	a	558,572 (71%)	225,239 (29%)
CICA	Permission for Alcohol Initiative	Alcohol laws	Permit the import, transport, manufacture, use, buying, selling, keeping for sale, giving away, bartering, and furnishing of alcohol	d	322,603 (38%)	530,123 (62%)
LRCA	Salaries of Public Officers Amendment	Salaries of government officials	Prohibit the increase and decrease of public officers' salaries, with certain exceptions	d	313,539 (43%)	418,778 (57%)

1918

See also: Michigan 1918 ballot measures

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Printing of Ballot Measures Amendment	Ballot measure process; Election administration and governance	Require that all constitutional amendments and special questions be printed on a single ballot	a	317,070 (78%)	90,744 (22%)
LRCA	Women's Suffrage Amendment	Sex and gender issues; Women's suffrage	Provide for women's suffrage in state constitution	a	229,790 (54%)	195,284 (46%)

1917

See also: Michigan 1917 ballot measures

April 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Absentee Voter Qualifications Amendment	Absentee and mail voting	Allow those who are part of the military, who work on the railroads, or who are sailors and thus are absent from their residence to vote	a	216,270 (65%)	114,594 (35%)
LRCA	Drainage District Bonds Amendment	Bond issues	Allow drainage districts to issue bonds for drainage purposes	a	198,918 (59%)	139,027 (41%)
LRCA	Improvement of Transportation Routes Amendment	Highways and bridges	Expand the State's ability to improve transportation routes	a	209,559 (62%)	126,871 (38%)
LRCA	Salaries of Certain State Officers Amendment	Salaries of government officials	Increase the salaries of the Secretary of State, State Treasurer, and Auditor General	d	148,625 (43%)	193,119 (57%)
LRCA	State Control of Railroad Property Amendment	Railways	Allow the state to control railroads and railroad property belong to any railroad company under a special charter	a	242,969 (71%)	100,722 (29%)

1916

See also: Michigan 1916 ballot measures

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Allow Legislative Repeal of Local or Special Acts Without Local Approval	State legislative authority; Local government organization	Amend the right to repeal acts of local and special laws of the legislature	a	283,823 (51%)	275,701 (49%)
LRCA	Municipalities' Decisions on the Prohibition of Alcohol Amendment	Alcohol laws	Allow individual municipalities to decide on the prohibition of alcohol in the municipality	d	256,272 (40%)	378,871 (60%)
LRCA	Prohibition of Alcohol Amendment	Alcohol laws	Prohibit alcohol, with certain exceptions	a	353,378 (55%)	284,754 (45%)
CICA	Regulations on Fraternal Benefit Societies Initiative	Insurance policy	Establish regulations on fraternal benefit societies	d	225,220 (39%)	349,810 (61%)

1915

See also: Michigan 1915 ballot measures

April 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Bonds for Drainage Purposes Amendment	Flood infrastructure and management; Bond issue requirements	Allow drainage districts to issue bonds for drainage purposes	d	191,337 (49%)	198,553 (51%)

1914

See also: Michigan 1914 ballot measures

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Absentee Voting Amendment	Absentee and mail voting	Revise provisions of the constitution relative to absentee voting	a	190,510 (52%)	175,948 (48%)
LRCA	Bonds for Drains and Agricultural Lands Amendment	Water irrigation policy; Bond issue requirements; Flood infrastructure and management; Agriculture policy	Allow counties to issue bonds for the construction of drains and the improvement of agricultural lands	d	165,290 (45%)	199,873 (55%)
LRCA	Bonds for Public Wagon Roads Amendment	Bond issue requirements; Highways and bridges	Allow the state to issue bonds for the improvement of public wagon roads	d	164,333 (45%)	202,087 (55%)
CICA	Regulation of Fraternal Beneficiary Societies Initiative	Insurance policy	Revise provisions relating to the regulation of fraternal beneficiary societies	d	92,392 (24%)	291,776 (76%)

1913

See also: Michigan 1913 ballot measures

April 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Initiatives and Referendums for Statutes Amendment	Initiative and referendum process; Ballot measure process	Revise constitutional provisions relating to initiatives and referendums for statutes	a	219,057 (59%)	152,388 (41%)
LRCA	Initiatives for Constitutional Amendments Amendment	Ballot measure process; Initiative and referendum process	Revise constitutional provisions relating to initiatives for constitutional amendments	a	204,796 (56%)	162,392 (44%)
LRCA	Recall of Elective Officers Amendment	Recall process	Revise provisions relating to the recall of elective officers	a	237,743 (62%)	145,412 (38%)
LRCA	Relief, Insurance, and Pensions for Fire Department Members Amendment	Insurance policy; Public employee retirement funds	Amend provisions relating to relief, insurance, and pensions for fire department members	d	179,948 (47%)	206,204 (53%)
LRCA	Women's Suffrage Amendment	Women's suffrage; Sex and gender issues	Provide for women's suffrage in state constitution	d	168,738 (39%)	264,882 (61%)

1912

See also: Michigan 1912 ballot measures

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendments to City and Village Charters Amendment	Local government organization	Amend constitutional provisions relating to the amendment of city and village charters	a	285,373 (67%)	137,972 (33%)
LRCA	Women's Suffrage Amendment	Women's suffrage; Sex and gender issues	Provides for women's suffrage in state constitution	d	247,375 (50%)	248,135 (50%)

1911

See also: Michigan 1911 ballot measures

April 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Funds for Primary Schools Amendment	Public education funding	Amend the distribution of funds for primary schools	a	246,167 (68%)	118,391 (32%)

1910

See also: Michigan 1910 ballot measures

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Increase Bonded Indebtedness for Certain Counties Amendment	Bond issue requirements; Debt limits; Local government finance and taxes	Allow counties with an assessed valuation of $5,000,000 or less to raise their bonded indebtedness to 5% of their assessed valuation	a	137,147 (52%)	128,729 (48%)

1908

See also: Michigan 1908 ballot measures

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CCRCA	Constitution Revision Measure	State constitution ratification; Initiative and referendum process	Ratify the Michigan Constitution of 1908	a	244,705 (65%)	130,783 (35%)
LRCA	Taxation of Property by a State Board of Assessors Amendment	Tax and revenue administration; Property taxes	Revise amendments to the constitution relating to the taxation of property by a state board of assessors	a	227,899 (62%)	137,500 (38%)

1907

See also: Michigan 1907 ballot measures

April 1

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Additional Compensation of Circuit Court Judges Amendment	Salaries of government officials	Allow certain counties to provide additional compensation to circuit court judges	a	94,595 (61%)	61,550 (39%)
LRCA	County Boards of Auditors Amendment	Administrative organization; Local government organization	Provide a board of county auditors for Bay, Cheboygan, and St. Clair counties	a	98,259 (61%)	62,008 (39%)
LRCA	Repeal of Prohibition on Teaching Convicts Mechanical Trades Amendment	Prison work regulations	Remove the prohibition on teaching convicts mechanical trades in state prisons	a	167,163 (66%)	84,831 (34%)

1906

See also: Michigan 1906 ballot measures

April 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCCQ	Constitutional Convention Question	State constitutional conventions	Call a state constitutional convention	a	196,780 (61%)	127,189 (39%)

1905

See also: Michigan 1905 ballot measures

April 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Board of County Auditors for Genesee County Amendment	Local government organization; Administrative organization	Establish a board of county auditors for Genesee County	a	94,860 (59%)	64,825 (41%)
LRCA	Compensation of Circuit Court Judges in Genesee County Amendment	Salaries of government officials	Amend constitutional provisions relating to the compensation of circuit court judges in Genesee County	a	91,994 (59%)	63,590 (41%)
LRCA	State Aid in Improving Public Wagon Roads Amendment	Highways and bridges	Allow the state to aid in the improvement of public wagon roads	a	205,750 (76%)	63,506 (24%)

1904

See also: Michigan 1904 ballot measures

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCCQ	Constitutional Convention Question	State constitutional conventions	Hold a constitutional convention to revise the state constitution	d	165,123 (58%)	120,018 (42%)
LRCA	Repeal the Limitation on Bill Introduction Times Amendment	State legislative processes and sessions	Repeal the limitation on when bills can be introduced	a	180,157 (65%)	98,657 (35%)

1903

See also: Michigan 1903 ballot measures

April 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Boards of County Auditors Amendment	Local government organization; Administrative organization	Establish Boards of County Auditors in Saginaw, Jack, Washtenaw, and Kent counties	a	108,889 (56%)	84,636 (44%)
LRCA	Payment of Circuit Court Judges Amendment	Salaries of government officials	Amend the constitution relative to the payment of circuit court judges in certain counties	a	105,618 (56%)	83,048 (44%)

1902

See also: Michigan 1902 ballot measures

November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Indeterminate Sentences Amendment	Parole policy; Criminal sentencing	Allow the legislature to establish indeterminate sentences for crimes and provide for a parole system	a	146,265 (65%)	78,338 (35%)
LRCA	Publishing of General Laws Amendment	Open meetings and public information	Amend the constitution relative to the publishing of general laws in newspapers and compensation for doing so	a	155,837 (60%)	105,241 (40%)

1901

See also: Michigan 1901 ballot measures

April 1

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Bay County Circuit Court Judge Salary Amendment	Salaries of government officials	Amend the state constitution relative to the circuit courts	d	110,855 (46%)	130,108 (54%)
LRCA	Salary of Members of Legislature Amendment	Salaries of government officials	Establish the salary of members of the legislature as $1,000 per term	d	112,883 (38%)	187,615 (62%)

1900

See also: Michigan 1900 ballot measures

November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Taxation of Corporations Amendment	Business taxes	Revise the taxation of corporations	a	442,728 (89%)	54,757 (11%)

1899

See also: Michigan 1899 ballot measures

April 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Circuit Courts Amendment	State judiciary	Amend the state constitution relative to circuit courts	a	108,197 (51%)	104,884 (49%)
LRCA	Establish Intermediate Appellate Court Amendment	State judiciary structure	Create an intermediate court between the circuit and supreme courts	d	99,391 (49%)	102,269 (51%)
LRCA	Improvement of Roads Amendment	Local government finance and taxes; Highways and bridges	Allow county debt up to 3% of assessed value for county road systems with voter approval	a	130,416 (58%)	93,442 (42%)
LRCA	State Printing Office Amendment	Administrative organization	Establish a state printing office in Lansing	d	105,711 (49%)	108,317 (51%)

1898

See also: Michigan 1898 ballot measures

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
ACCQ	Constitutional Convention Question	State constitutional conventions	Hold a state constitution convention	d	162,163 (56%)	127,147 (44%)

1897

See also: Michigan 1897 ballot measures

April 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Kent County Board of Auditors Amendment	Local government organization; Administrative organization	Establish a board of auditors for Kent County	d	53,201 (48%)	57,793 (52%)
LRCA	Salary of the Attorney General Amendment	Salaries of government officials	Amend the constitution relative to the salary of the attorney general	d	70,138 (44%)	90,973 (56%)

1895

See also: Michigan 1895 ballot measures

April 1

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Circuit Court Districts and Elections Amendment	State judicial selection	Establish districts for circuit court judge elections	d	60,567 (40%)	92,278 (60%)
LRCA	Salaries of State Officers Amendment	Salaries of government officials	Amend the state constitution relative to the salaries of state officers	d	50,065 (26%)	139,039 (74%)

1894

See also: Michigan 1894 ballot measures

November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Allow Veterans in Soldiers' Homes to Establish Residency for Voting Amendment	Veterans policy; Residency voting requirements	Allow those living in soldiers' homes to vote in the location where the home is located	a	127,758 (81%)	29,607 (19%)
LRCA	Remove Suffrage for Noncitizens with Citizenship Intent Amendment	Citizenship voting requirements	End the practice of allowing foreign-born male residents who had lived in Michigan for at least two-and-a-half years and declared their intent to become citizens to vote	a	117,088 (79%)	31,537 (21%)

1893

See also: Michigan 1893 ballot measures

April 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Authorize Grand Rapids to Issue Bonds for Grand River Navigation Improvements Amendment	Local government finance and taxes; Bond issue requirements; Ports and harbors	Allow the city of Grand Rapids to issue bonds for improving the navigation of the Grand River	a	72,745 (58%)	52,476 (42%)
LRCA	Creation of Boards of Highway Commissioners Amendment	Highways and bridges; Local government organization	Allow the legislature to enact laws relating to the creation of county and township boards of highway commissioners	a	69,050 (54%)	59,922 (46%)
LRCA	Jurisdiction of the Circuit Courts Amendment	State judicial authority	Provide circuit courts with original jurisdiction over all civil and criminal matters	a	62,023 (56%)	48,797 (44%)
LRCA	Salaries of Certain Government Officials Amendment	Salaries of government officials	Establish the salaries of certain government officials	d	59,317 (46%)	70,772 (54%)

1892

See also: Michigan 1892 ballot measures

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCCQ	Constitutional Convention Question	State constitutional conventions	Call a constitutional convention	d	16,948 (51%)	16,245 (49%)

1891

See also: Michigan 1891 ballot measures

April 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Salary of the Attorney General Amendment	Salaries of government officials	Amend the state constitution relative to the salary of the Attorney General	d	69,248 (50%)	69,651 (50%)

1890

See also: Michigan 1890 ballot measures

November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCCQ	Constitutional Convention Question	State constitutional conventions	Call a constitutional convention	d	16,431 (38%)	26,261 (62%)

1889

See also: Michigan 1889 ballot measures

April 1

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Circuit Courts and Compensation Amendment	State judicial selection; Salaries of government officials	Provide for the election of more than one circuit judge in the judicial circuit covering Kent County	a	49,478 (71%)	19,834 (29%)
LRCA	Duration of Corporations Amendment	Business regulations	Revise provisions relating to the duration of corporations	d	35,269 (55%)	28,950 (45%)
LRCA	Salary of the Governor Amendment	Salaries of government officials	Revise provisions relating to the salary of the Governor	a	111,854 (61%)	72,494 (39%)

1888

See also: Michigan 1888 ballot measures

November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Allow for Multiple Detroit and Saginaw Circuit Judges Amendment	State judicial selection; Salaries of government officials	Provide for the election of more than one circuit judge in the judicial circuits covering Detroit and Saginaw County	a	21,221 (52%)	19,382 (48%)
LRSS	Department of Banking Measure	Administrative organization; Banking policy	Establish a department of banking	a	48,531 (71%)	20,300 (29%)

1887

See also: Michigan 1887 ballot measures

April 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Salaries of State Officials Amendment	Salaries of government officials	Amend the state constitution relative to the salary of various state officials	d	72,718 (37%)	124,838 (63%)
LRCA	Trafficking of Alcohol Amendment	Alcohol laws	Amend the state constitution relating to the trafficking of alcohol	d	178,636 (49%)	184,281 (51%)

1886

See also: Michigan 1886 ballot measures

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Salaries of Certain State Officers Amendment	Salaries of government officials	Amend the state constitution relating to the salaries and the setting of salaries of certain state officers	d	40,445 (40%)	60,220 (60%)
LRCA	Wayne County Board of Auditors Amendment	Local government organization; Administrative organization	Amend the powers of the Wayne County Board of Auditors	d	15,020 (42%)	20,755 (58%)

1884

See also: Michigan 1884 ballot measures

November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Compensation of Members of the Legislature Amendment	Salaries of government officials	Amend the state constitution relative to compensation of members of the legislature	d	31,693 (38%)	52,707 (62%)
LRCA	Wayne County and Upper Peninsula Circuit Judge Salary Amendment	Salaries of government officials	Amend the state constitution relative to judicial circuits and the salaries of circuit court judges	a	35,345 (55%)	28,642 (45%)

1882

See also: Michigan 1882 ballot measures

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Circuit Court Judges' Salaries Amendment	Salaries of government officials	Increase circuit court judges' salaries from $1,500 to $2,500 per year	a	85,705 (61%)	55,638 (39%)
ACCQ	Constitutional Convention Question	State constitutional conventions	Revise the state constitution	d	20,937 (37%)	35,123 (63%)
LRCA	County Boards of Auditors Amendment	Local government organization	Allow for the creation of county board of auditors in all counties	d	23,814 (38%)	38,073 (62%)

1881

See also: Michigan 1881 ballot measures

April 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposal 1	Revenue allocation; Public education funding	Allow money from penal fines to be used for either libraries or school purposes	a	51,475 (86%)	8,370 (14%)
LRCA	Proposal 2	State judicial authority; State judiciary structure	Allow the Michigan Supreme Court to appoint its own clerk	a	62,593 (90%)	6,640 (10%)
LRCA	Proposal 3	State judiciary structure	Allow the state legislature to provide for the election of more than one circuit judge in Wayne County	a	53,840 (89%)	6,628 (11%)

1880

See also: Michigan 1880 ballot measures

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Aid for a Railroad Bridge or Tunnel Amendment	Railways; Local government finance and taxes	Allow the city of Detroit to financially aid in the construction of a railroad bridge or tunnel across the Detroit River	d	37,340 (39%)	58,040 (61%)

April 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Salary of the Governor Amendment	Salaries of government officials	Amend the constitution relating to the salary of the governor	d	49,035 (35%)	91,753 (65%)

1878

See also: Michigan 1878 ballot measures

April 1

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Clerks of Courts Amendment	State judiciary	Establish regulations relating to clerks of the courts	d	30,313 (47%)	34,712 (53%)
LRCA	Stockholder Liability for Corporations Amendment	Business regulations	Amend the liability amount for stockholders of corporations	d	24,770 (37%)	42,064 (63%)

1876

See also: Michigan 1876 ballot measures

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Licensing for Liquor Sales Amendment	Alcohol laws	Amend the constitution relative to the licensing for the sale of ardent spirits and intoxicating liquors	a	60,639 (54%)	52,561 (46%)
LRCA	Salaries of Circuit Court Judges Amendment	Salaries of government officials; State judiciary	Amend the state constitution relative to the salaries of circuit court judges	d	65,371 (50%)	65,966 (50%)
LRCA	Submission of Amendments to the People Amendment	Ballot measure process	Amend the state constitution relative to the timing for submitting constitutional amendments to the people	a	52,306 (70%)	21,984 (30%)

1874

See also: Michigan 1874 ballot measures

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Women's Suffrage and Ability to Hold Office Amendment	Sex and gender issues; Women's suffrage; Elections and campaigns	Provide for women's suffrage in the state constitution and allow women to hold office	d	40,077 (23%)	135,957 (77%)

1870

See also: Michigan 1870 ballot measures

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Establishing Impartial Suffrage Amendment	Suffrage	Establish impartial suffrage	a	54,105 (52%)	50,598 (48%)

1866

See also: Michigan 1866 ballot measures

November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Allow Absent Military Electors to Vote During Wartime Amendment	Military service policy; Absentee and mail voting	Allow military voters to cast ballots while absent during war	a	86,354 (87%)	13,094 (13%)

1862

See also: Michigan 1862 ballot measures

November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Banking Amendment	Banking policy	Amend the state constitution relative to banking	a	5,067 (76%)	1,644 (24%)
LRCA	Elections in the Upper Peninsula Amendment	Elections and campaigns	Hold elections in the Upper Peninsula for county officers and state Senators and Representatives on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November	a	5,193 (78%)	1,440 (22%)
LRCA	General Constitutional Revisions Amendment	Constitutional wording changes	Amend provisions of the state constitution relative to the methods for general constitutional revisions	a	4,375 (71%)	1,806 (29%)
LRCA	Regents of the University Amendment	Higher education governance	Amend the state constitution relative to regents of the university	a	4,363 (70%)	1,901 (30%)
LRCA	Removals from Public Office Amendment	State executive official measures	Amend the state constitution relative to the Governor's ability to remove public officers	a	3,180 (71%)	1,273 (29%)

1860

See also: Michigan 1860 ballot measures

November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Duties of Highway Commissioners Amendment	Transportation	Amend the state constitution relative to the duties of highway commissioners	a	62,936 (89%)	8,054 (11%)
LRCA	Liability of Stockholders and Officers of Banking Organizations Amendment	Banking policy	Amend the state constitution relating to the liability of stockholders and officers of banking organizations	a	59,954 (79%)	15,477 (21%)
LRCA	Sessions of the State Legislature Amendment	State legislatures measures	Amend the state constitution relative to sessions of the state legislature	a	53,152 (74%)	18,246 (26%)

1858

See also: Michigan 1858 ballot measures

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRSS	General Banking Measure	Banking policy	Establish a general banking law	a	41,006 (67%)	19,865 (33%)

1850

See also: Michigan 1850 ballot measures

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CCRCA	African American Suffrage Question	Race and suffrage; Race and ethnicity issues	Amend the state constitution relative to suffrage for American Americans	d	12,840 (29%)	32,026 (71%)
CCRCA	State Constitution Ratification Question	State constitution ratification	Ratify a new state constitution, known as the Michigan Constitution of 1850	a	36,169 (79%)	9,433 (21%)

1835

See also: Michigan 1835 ballot measures

October 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CCRCA	State Constitution Ratification Question	State constitution ratification	Ratify the Michigan Constitution of 1835	a	6,752 (83%)	1,374 (17%)

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