Michigan Taxation of Corporations Amendment (1900)

Michigan Taxation of Corporations Amendment
Election date November 6, 1900
Topic Business taxes
Status Approved
Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

Michigan Taxation of Corporations Amendment was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Michigan on November 6, 1900. It was approved.

A “yes” vote supported revising the taxation of corporations.

A “no” vote opposed revising the taxation of corporations.

Election results

Michigan Taxation of Corporations Amendment
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		442,728	88.99%
No		54,757	11.01%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Taxation of Corporations Amendment was as follows:

“

Vote on the amendments to the constitution relative to the taxation of corporations. Amendments to the constitution relative to the taxation of corporations. Yes Amendments to the constitution relative to the taxation of corporations. No

”

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

1900 Measures

• 1900 Measures
• Business taxes on the ballot
• 1900 legislative sessions

Michigan

• Michigan ballot measures
• Michigan ballot measure laws

News and analysis

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

External links

• Alma Record, "THE NEW STATE LAWS," November 2, 1900
• American Academy of Political and Social Science, "The Initiative, Referendum and Recall," 1912