Michigan 1932 ballot measures

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In 1932, voters decided on eight statewide ballot measures in Michigan on November 8.

• Four were initiated constitutional amendments.
• Three were legislatively referred constitutional amendments.
• One was a veto referendum.
• Voters approved four (50%) and rejected four (50%).

On the ballot

November 8, 1932

Type	Title	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CICA	Proposal No. 1	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. 2	Limit property taxes to 1.5% of the property's assessed value	a	671,124 (51%)	641,962 (49%)
CICA	Proposal No. 3	Establish the length of terms for senators as four years and provide for the apportionment of representatives		520,740 (44%)	665,766 (56%)
CICA	Proposal No. 4	Establish a tax exemption for certain household goods and homesteads		445,141 (37%)	763,311 (63%)
LRCA	Proposal No. 5	Establish voter residency requirements and establish regulations on township polling places	a	662,588 (58%)	476,849 (42%)
LRCA	Proposal No. 6	Prohibit pardons for those convicted for first degree murder and provide for a new trial with the discovery of new evidence		590,260 (49%)	616,583 (51%)
LRCA	Proposal No. 7	Establish qualifications for voters voting on the expenditure of public money or the issuance of bonds	a	642,142 (53%)	572,625 (47%)
VR	Proposal No. 8	Establish regulations on the manufacture and sale of oleomargarine		432,966 (36%)	754,372 (64%)

See also

• Laws governing the initiative process in Michigan
• List of Michigan ballot measures
• 1932 ballot measures

External links

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