Michigan Funds for Primary Schools Amendment (April 1911)

Michigan Funds for Primary Schools Amendment
Election date April 3, 1911
Topic Public education funding
Status Approved
Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

Michigan Funds for Primary Schools Amendment was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Michigan on April 3, 1911. It was approved.

A “yes” vote supported amending the distribution of funds for primary schools.

A “no” vote opposed amending the distribution of funds for primary schools.

Election results

Michigan Funds for Primary Schools Amendment
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		246,167	67.52%
No		118,391	32.48%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Funds for Primary Schools Amendment was as follows:

“

Amendment to Section 9 of Article 11 of the constitution of this State relative to the apportionment of Primary school money.

”

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.

See also

1911 Measures

• 1911 Measures
• Public education funding on the ballot
• 1911 legislative sessions

Michigan

• Michigan ballot measures
• Michigan ballot measure laws

News and analysis

• Ballot measure lawsuits
• Ballot measure readability
• Ballot measure polls

External links

• University of Michigan Press, "The Initiative and Referendum in Michigan," 1940