Michigan Proposal A, Constitutional Convention Question (1978)
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| Topic Constitutional conventions |
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| Type Constitutional convention question |
Origin |
Michigan Proposal A was on the ballot as a constitutional convention question in Michigan on November 7, 1978. 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
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Michigan Proposal A |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 640,286 | 23.26% | ||
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2,112,549 | 76.74% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposal A was as follows:
| “ | PROPOSAL A PROPOSAL RELATING TO CALLING A CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION. Shall a convention of elected delegates be called for the purpose of a general revision of the Michigan Constitution, any such revision to be submitted to the voters for ratification? YES NO | ” |
Path to the ballot
- See also: State constitutional conventions
According to Section 3 of Article XII of the Michigan Constitution, a question about whether to hold a state constitutional convention is to automatically appear on the state's ballot every 16 years starting in 1978. Michigan is one of 14 states that provides for an automatic constitutional convention question.
The table below shows the last and next constitutional convention question election years:
| State | Interval | Last question on the ballot | Next question on the ballot |
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| Michigan | 16 years | 2010 | 2026 |
See also
External links
- Michigan Department of State, "Initiatives and Referendums Under the Constitution of the State of Michigan of 1963," December 5, 2008
- Library of Michigan Digital Repository, "November_07_1978_Prop_A_(General_Election)ocr," July 7, 2015
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