Michigan Proposal No. 2, State Civil Service System Initiative (1940)
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| Topic Civil service |
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| Type Initiated constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Michigan Proposal No. 2 was on the ballot as an initiated constitutional amendment in Michigan on November 5, 1940. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported establishing a new state system of civil service. |
A “no” vote opposed establishing a new state system of civil service. |
Election results
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Michigan Proposal No. 2 |
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766,764 | 51.93% | ||
| No | 709,894 | 48.07% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposal No. 2 was as follows:
| “ | (Proposal No. 2) SHALL THE CONSTITUTION BE AMENDED TO ESTABLISH A NEW SYSTEM OF CIVIL SERVICE FOR STATE EMPLOYMENT? ADDING SECTION 22 TO ARTICLE VI OF THE STATE CONSTITUTION: No. 2 Sec. 22. The state civil service shall consist of all positions in the state service except those filled by popular election, heads of departments, members of boards and commissions, employees of courts of record, of the legislature, of the higher education institutions recognized by the state constitution, all person in the military and naval forces of the state, and not to exceed two other exempt positions for each elected administrative officer, and each department, board and commission. There is hereby created a non-salaried civil service commission to consist of four persons, not more than two of whom shall be members of the same political party, appointed by the governor for eight-year, overlapping terms, the four original appointments to be for two, four, six and eights years respectively. This commission shall supersede all existing state personnel agencies and succeed to their appropriations, records, supplies, equipment, and other property. The commission shall classify all positions in the state civil service according to their respective duties and responsibilities, fix rates of compensation for all classes of positions, approved or disapprove disbursements for all personal services, determine by competitive performance exclusively on the basis of merit, efficiency and fitness the qualifications of all candidates for positions in the state civil service, make rules and regulations covering all personnel transactions, and regulate all conditions of employment in the state civil service. No person shall be appointed to promoted in the state civil service who has not been certified as so qualified for such appointment or promotions by the commission. No removals from or demotions in the state civil service shall be made for partisan, racial, or religious considerations, The administration of the commission's powers shall be vested in a state personnel director who shall be a member of the state civil service and who shall be responsible to and selected by the commission after open competitive examination. To enable the commission to execute these powers, the legislature shall appropriate for the six months' period ending June 30, 1941, a sum not less than one-half of one per cent, and for each and every subsequent fiscal year, a sum not less than one per cent, of the aggregate annual payroll of the state service for the preceding fiscal year as certified to by the commission. After August 1, 1941, no payment for personal services shall be made or authorized until the provisions of this amendment have been complied with in every particular. Violation of any of the provisions hereof may be restrained or observance compelled by injunctive or mandamus proceedings brought by any citizen of the state. This amendment shall take effect on the first day of January follwing the approval thereof. Yes No | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
An initiated constitutional amendment is a citizen-initiated ballot measure that amends a state's constitution. Eighteen (18) states allow citizens to initiate constitutional amendments.
In Michigan, the number of signatures required for an initiated constitutional amendment is equal to 10% of the votes cast in the last gubernatorial election. A simple majority vote is required for voter approval.
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Footnotes
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