Michigan Constitutional Convention Question (1926)
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| Topic State constitutional conventions |
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| Type Automatic constitutional convention question |
Origin |
Michigan Constitutional Convention Question was on the ballot as an automatic constitutional convention question in Michigan on November 2, 1926. It was defeated.
A “yes” vote supported calling a constitutional convention to revise the state constitution. |
A “no” vote opposed calling a constitutional convention to revise the state constitution. |
Election results
Before 1960, constitutional convention questions in Michigan needed to receive a majority of total votes cast in the election, not just a majority of votes cast on the question.
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Michigan Constitutional Convention Question |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 119,491 | 29.52% | ||
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285,252 | 70.48% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Constitutional Convention Question was as follows:
| “ | Revision of the Constitution. Shall the constitution of this state be revised and a convention called therefor? | ” |
Path to the ballot
The ballot measure was a constitutional convention question.
See also
External links
- University of Michigan Press, "The Initiative and Referendum in Michigan," 1940
- The Herald-Press, "Notice Proposed Amendments to the Constitution," October 25, 1926
Footnotes
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