List of Michigan ballot proposals

The following is a list of statewide initiatives and referenda modifying state law and proposing state constitutional amendments in Michigan, sorted by election.

Voter displaying a 2008 Michigan primary election ballot

1830s

1835

November 1835 general election[1]

Proposal	Passed	YES votes	YES %	NO votes	NO %	Description
	Yes	6,752	83.09%	1,374	16.91%	First Michigan State Constitution

1850s

1850

November 1850 general election[1]

Proposal	Passed	YES votes	YES %	NO votes	NO %	Description
Proposal 1	No	12,840	28.62%	32,026	71.38%	Voting rights for African Americans
	Yes	36,169	79.31%	9,433	20.69%	Second Michigan State Constitution

1858

November 1858 general election[1]

Proposal	Passed	YES votes	YES %	NO votes	NO %	Description
	Yes	41,006	67.37%	19,865	32.63%	General Banking Law

1860s

1860

November 1860 general election[1]

Proposal	Passed	YES votes	YES %	NO votes	NO %	Description
Proposal 1	Yes	59,954	79.48%	15,477	20.52%	Banking corporations
Proposal 2	Yes	53,152	74.44%	18,246	25.56%	Michigan State Legislative sessions
Proposal 3	Yes	62,936	88.65%	8,054	11.35%	Eminent domain

1862

November 1862 general election[1]

Proposal	Passed	YES votes	YES %	NO votes	NO %	Description
Proposal 1	Yes	3,180	71.41%	1,273	28.59%	Removing public officers from office
Proposal 2	Yes	5,067	75.50%	1,644	24.50%	Banks
Proposal 3	Yes	4,363	69.65%	1,901	30.35%	Regents of the University
Proposal 4	Yes	5,193	78.29%	1,440	21.71%	Elections in the Upper Peninsula
Proposal 5	Yes	4,375	70.78%	1,806	29.22%	Method of revising Michigan State Constitution

1866

November 1866 general election[1]

Proposal	Passed	YES votes	YES %	NO votes	NO %	Description
Proposal 1	Yes	86,354	86.83%	13,094	13.17%	Soldiers voting
Proposal 2	Yes	79,505	73.53%	28,623	26.47%	Calling for constitutional convention

1868

April 1868 election[1]

Proposal	Passed	YES votes	YES %	NO votes	NO %	Description
Proposal 1	No	24,482	19.62%	100,314	80.38%	Annual sessions of Michigan State Legislature
Proposal 2	No	72,462	45.69%	86,143	54.31%	Prohibition of liquor traffic
	No	71,733	39.35%	110,582	60.65%	Revised constitution

1870s

1870

November 1870 general election[1]

Proposal	Passed	YES votes	YES %	NO votes	NO %	Description
Proposal 1	No	39,180	38.76%	61,904	61.24%	Powers of the boards of supervisors
Proposal 2	No	36,109	34.38%	68,912	65.62%	Salaries of state officers
Proposal 3	Yes	54,105	51.67%	50,598	48.33%	Right of African Americans to vote
Proposal 4	Yes	78,602	60.46%	51,397	39.54%	Regulation of railroad rates
Proposal 5	Yes	76,912	60.04%	51,194	39.96%	Restricting railroad consolidations
Proposal 6	No	50,078	38.96%	78,453	61.04%	Railroad aid bonds

1872

November 1872 general election[1]

Proposal	Passed	YES votes	YES %	NO votes	NO %	Description
Proposal 1	No	44,684	38.66%	70,893	61.34%	Issuing bonds for railroad aid
Proposal 2	No	47,972	42.15%	65,848	57.85%	Judicial circuits
Proposal 3	No	57,326	49.29%	58,987	50.71%	Salaries of circuit court judges

1874

November 1874 general election[1]

Proposal	Passed	YES votes	YES %	NO votes	NO %	Description
Proposal 1	No	40,077	22.77%	135,957	77.23%	Right of women
	No	39,285	24.05%	124,034	75.95%	Revised Michigan State Constitution

1876

November 1876 general election[1]

Proposal	Passed	YES votes	YES %	NO votes	NO %	Description
Proposal 1	Yes	60,639	53.57%	52,561	46.43%	Liquor license
Proposal 2	No	65,371	49.77%	65,966	50.23%	Salaries of circuit judges
Proposal 3	Yes	52,306	70.41%	21,984	29.59%	Time for submitting amendments

1878

April 1878 election[1]

Proposal	Passed	YES votes	YES %	NO votes	NO %	Description
Proposal 1	No	30,313	46.62%	34,712	53.38%	Clerk of Michigan Supreme Court
Proposal 2	No	24,770	37.06%	42,064	62.94%	Liability of corporation stockholders

1880s

1880

April 1880 election[1]

Proposal	Passed	YES votes	YES %	NO votes	NO %	Description
Proposal 1	No	49,035	34.83%	91,753	65.17%	Salary of Governor of Michigan

November 1880 general election[1]

Proposal	Passed	YES votes	YES %	NO votes	NO %	Description
Proposal 1	No	37,340	39.15%	58,040	60.85%	River bridge or tunnel for Detroit

1881

April 1881 election[1]

Proposal	Passed	YES votes	YES %	NO votes	NO %	Description
Proposal 1	Yes	51,475	86.01%	8,370	13.99%	Penal fines for libraries and schools
Proposal 2	Yes	62,593	90.41%	6,640	9.59%	Clerks of courts
Proposal 3	Yes	53,840	89.04%	6,628	10.96%	Circuit courts

1882

November 1882 general election[1]

Proposal	Passed	YES votes	YES %	NO votes	NO %	Description
Proposal 1	Yes	85,705	60.64%	55,638	39.36%	Salaries of circuit court judges
Proposal 2	No	23,814	38.48%	38,073	61.52%	Boards of county auditors
Proposal 3	No	20,937	37.35%	35,123	62.65%	Calling for a constitutional convention

1884

November 1884 general election[1]

Proposal	Passed	YES votes	YES %	NO votes	NO %	Description
Proposal 1	Yes	35,345	55.24%	28,642	44.76%	Salaries of circuit court judges
Proposal 2	No	31,693	37.55%	52,707	62.45%	Compensation of Michigan State Legislative

1886

November 1886 general election[1]

Proposal	Passed	YES votes	YES %	NO votes	NO %	Description
Proposal 1	No	15,020	41.98%	20,755	58.02%	Wayne County board of auditors
Proposal 2	No	40,445	40.18%	60,220	59.82%	Salaries of state officers

1887

April 1887 election[1]

Proposal	Passed	YES votes	YES %	NO votes	NO %	Description
Proposal 1	No	178,636	49.22%	184,281	50.78%	Liquor traffic
Proposal 2	No	72,718	36.81%	124,838	63.19%	Salaries of state officers

1888

November 1888 general election[1]

Proposal	Passed	YES votes	YES %	NO votes	NO %	Description
Proposal 1	Yes	21,221	52.26%	19,382	47.74%	Circuit courts
Proposal 2	Yes	48,531	70.51%	20,300	29.49%	General banking law

1889

April 1889 election[1]

Proposal	Passed	YES votes	YES %	NO votes	NO %	Description
Proposal 1	Yes	49,478	58.38%	35,269	41.62%	Circuit courts
Proposal 2	No	35,269	54.92%	28,950	45.08%	Duration of corporations
Proposal 3	Yes	111,854	60.68%	72,494	39.32%	Salary of Governor of Michigan

1890s

1890

November 1890 general election[1]

Proposal	Passed	YES votes	YES %	NO votes	NO %	Description
Proposal 1	No	16,431	38.49%	26,261	61.51%	Constitutional convention

1891

April 1891 election[1]

Proposal	Passed	YES votes	YES %	NO votes	NO %	Description
Proposal 1	No	69,248	49.85%	69,651	50.15%	Salary of Michigan Attorney General

1892

November 1892 general election[1]

Proposal	Passed	YES votes	YES %	NO votes	NO %	Description
Proposal 1	No[Notes 1]	16,948	51.06%	16,245	48.94%	Constitutional convention

1893

April 1893 election[1]

Proposal	Passed	YES votes	YES %	NO votes	NO %	Description
Proposal 1	No	59,317	45.60%	70,772	54.40%	Salary of state officers
Proposal 2	Yes	72,745	58.09%	52,476	41.91%	Internal improvements
Proposal 3	Yes	62,023	55.97%	48,797	44.03%	Jurisdiction of circuit courts
Proposal 4	Yes	69,050	53.54%	59,922	46.46%	Highway commissioners

1894

November 1894 general election[1]

Proposal	Passed	YES votes	YES %	NO votes	NO %	Description
Proposal 1	Yes	127,758	81.19%	29,607	18.81%	Voting rights
Proposal 2	Yes	117,088	78.78%	31,537	21.22%	Qualification of electors

1895

April 1895 election[1]

Proposal	Passed	YES votes	YES %	NO votes	NO %	Description
Proposal 1	No	50,065	26.47%	139,039	73.53%	Salaries of state officers
Proposal 2	No	60,567	39.63%	92,278	60.37%	Circuit courts

1897

April 1897 election[1]

Proposal	Passed	YES votes	YES %	NO votes	NO %	Description
Proposal 1	No	70,138	43.53%	90,973	56.47%	Salary of Michigan Attorney General
Proposal 2	No	53,201	47.93%	57,793	52.07%	Kent County board of auditors

1898

November 1898 general election[1]

Proposal	Passed	YES votes	YES %	NO votes	NO %	Description
Proposal 1	No[Notes 1]	162,163	56.05%	127,147	43.95%	Constitutional convention

1899

April 1899 election[1]

Proposal	Passed	YES votes	YES %	NO votes	NO %	Description
Proposal 1	Yes	130,416	58.26%	93,442	41.74%	Improvement of highways
Proposal 2	Yes	108,197	50.78%	104,884	49.22%	Additional circuit court judges
Proposal 3	No	99,391	49.29%	102,269	50.71%	Intermediate courts
Proposal 4	No	105,711	49.39%	108,317	50.61%	State printing office

1900s

1900

November 1900 general election[1]

Proposal	Passed	YES votes	YES %	NO votes	NO %	Description
Proposal 1	Yes	442,728	88.99%	54,757	11.01%	Taxation of corporations

1901

April 1901 election[1]

Proposal	Passed	YES votes	YES %	NO votes	NO %	Description
Proposal 1	No	112,883	37.57%	187,615	62.43%	Compensation of Michigan State Legislature
Proposal 2	No	110,855	46.00%	130,108	54.00%	Additional circuit court judges

1902

November 1902 general election[1]

Proposal	Passed	YES votes	YES %	NO votes	NO %	Description
Proposal 1	Yes	155,837	59.69%	105,241	40.31%	Publication of general laws
Proposal 2	Yes	146,265	65.12%	78,338	34.88%	Indeterminate sentence

1903

April 1903 election[1]

Proposal	Passed	YES votes	YES %	NO votes	NO %	Description
Proposal 1	Yes	105,618	55.98%	83,048	44.02%	Payment of circuit court judges
Proposal 2	Yes	108,889	56.27%	84,636	43.73%	Boards of county auditors

1904

November 1904 general election[1]

Proposal	Passed	YES votes	YES %	NO votes	NO %	Description
Proposal 1	No[Notes 1]	165,123	57.91%	120,018	42.09%	Constitutional convention
Proposal 2	Yes	180,157	64.62%	98,657	35.38%	Introduction of bills

1905

April 1905 election[1]

Proposal	Passed	YES votes	YES %	NO votes	NO %	Description
Proposal 1	Yes	205,750	76.41%	63,506	23.59%	Public wagon roads
Proposal 2	Yes	94,860	59.40%	64,825	40.60%	Genesee County board of auditors
Proposal 3	Yes	91,994	59.13%	63,590	40.87%	Compensation of circuit judges

1906

April 1906 election[1]

Proposal	Passed	YES votes	YES %	NO votes	NO %	Description
Proposal 1	Yes	196,780	60.74%	127,189	39.26%	Constitutional convention

1907

April 1907 election[1]

Proposal	Passed	YES votes	YES %	NO votes	NO %	Description
Proposal 1	Yes	94,585	60.58%	61,550	39.42%	Compensation of circuit court judges
Proposal 2	Yes	98,259	61.31%	62,008	38.69%	Boards of county auditors
Proposal 3	Yes	167,163	66.34%	84,831	33.66%	Against teaching convicts certain trades

1908

April 1908 election[1]

Proposal	Passed	YES votes	YES %	NO votes	NO %	Description
Proposal 1	Yes	227,899	62.37%	137,500	37.63%	Taxation of corporations
Proposal 2	Yes	244,705	65.17%	130,783	34.83%	Revised Michigan State Constitution

1910s

1910

November 1910 general election[2]

Proposal	Passed	YES votes	YES %	NO votes	NO %	Description
	Yes	137,147	51.58%	128,729	48.42%	Limiting of bonded indebtedness of counties

1911

April 1911 election[2]

Proposal	Passed	YES votes	YES %	NO votes	NO %	Description
	Yes	246,167	67.52%	118,391	32.48%	Apportionment of primary school interest money

1912

November 1912 general election[2]

Proposal	Passed	YES votes	YES %	NO votes	NO %	Description
	No	247,375	49.92%	248,135	50.08%	Right of women to vote
	Yes	285,373	67.41%	137,972	32.59%	Amendment of the charters of villages and cities

1913

April 1913 election[2]

Proposal	Passed	YES votes	YES %	NO votes	NO %	Description
	No	168,738	38.91%	264,882	61.09%	Right of women to vote
	Yes	204,796	55.77%	162,392	44.23%	Initiative and referendum on constitutional matters
	Yes	219,057	58.97%	152,388	41.03%	Initiative and referendum on legislative matters
	No	179,948	46.60%	206,204	53.40%	Relief, insuring, and pensioning of members of fire departments
	Yes	237,743	62.05%	145,412	37.95%	Recall of elective officers

1914

November 1914 general election[2][3]

Proposal	Passed	YES votes	YES %	NO votes	NO %	Description
	No	164,333	44.85%	202,087	55.15%	Issuing of bonds for construction and improvements of wagon roads
	No	165,290	45.26%	199,873	54.74%	Issuing of bonds for construction of drains and development and improvement of agriculture lands
	Yes	190,510	51.99%	175,948	48.01%	Right of absentee voting
	No	92,392	24.05%	291,776	75.95%	Incorporation, regulation and supervision of fraternal beneficiary societies

1915

April 1915 election[2]

Proposal	Passed	YES votes	YES %	NO votes	NO %	Description
	No	191,337	49.07%	198,553	50.93%	Permitting drainage districts to issue bonds for drainage purposes

1916

November 1916 general election[2][3]

Proposal	Passed	YES votes	YES %	NO votes	NO %	Description
	Yes	353,378	55.38%	284,754	44.62%	Prohibiting the manufacture and sale of intoxicating liquors
	No	256,272	40.35%	378,871	59.65%	Providing for local options by cities, villages, and townships
	Yes	283,823	50.73%	275,701	49.27%	Right of repeal of local or special acts of the Michigan State Legislature
	No	225,220	39.17%	349,810	60.83%	Regulation of beneficiary societies

1917

April 1917 election[2]

Proposal	Passed	YES votes	YES %	NO votes	NO %	Description
	Yes	198,918	58.86%	139,027	41.14%	Authorizing drainage districts to issue bonds
	Yes	216,270	65.37%	114,594	34.63%	The elective franchise
	Yes	242,969	70.69%	100,722	29.31%	Authorizing the state to acquire, hold, and dispose of certain property
	No	148,625	43.49%	193,119	56.51%	Salaries of the state officers
	Yes	209,559	62.29%	126,871	37.71%	Construction, improvement, and maintenance of highways

1918

November 1918 general election[2]

Proposal	Passed	YES votes	YES %	NO votes	NO %	Description
	Yes	317,070	77.75%	90,744	22.25%	Providing that all proposed amendments be printed on one ballot
	Yes	229,790	54.06%	195,284	45.94%	Right of women to vote at any and all elections

1919

April 1919 election[2][3]

Proposal	Passed	YES votes	YES %	NO votes	NO %	Description
	Yes	558,572	71.26%	225,239	28.74%	Authorizing the state to borrow money and issue bonds to be used for highway purpose
	No	313,539	42.81%	418,778	57.19%	Increasing or decreasing of salaries of public officers after appointment or election
	No	322,603	37.83%	530,123	62.17%	The manufacture of cider, wines, beer, and other alcoholic beverages

1920s

1920

November 1920 general election[2][3]

Proposal	Passed	YES votes	YES %	NO votes	NO %	Description
	No	348,311	42.88%	463,959	57.12%	Salaries of certain state officers
	Yes	415,780	53.61%	359,749	46.39%	Qualification of electors
	No	353,817	36.68%	610,699	63.32%	Compulsory attendance at the public schools for all residents of Michigan between the ages of five and sixteen years old
	No	360,668	45.08%	439,373	54.92%	Condemnation and taking of the fee of excess property for street, etc.
	Yes	420,085	50.40%	413,362	49.60%	Hours and conditions under which men may be employed

1921

April 1921 election[2]

Proposal	Passed	YES votes	YES %	NO votes	NO %	Description
	Yes	471,159	71.74%	185,602	28.26%	Issuing bonds for payment of a bonus to soldiers of World War I

1922

November 1922 general election[2]

Proposal	Passed	YES votes	YES %	NO votes	NO %	Description
	No	180,176	36.00%	320,269	64.00%	Income tax
	No	221,543	49.06%	230,060	50.94%	Incorporation of ports and port districts
	No	204,564	42.54%	276,304	57.46%	Excess condemnation

1923

April 1923 election[2]

Proposal	Passed	YES votes	YES %	NO votes	NO %	Description
	Yes	266,623	56.18%	207,926	43.82%	Incorporation of ports and port districts

1924

November 1924 general election[2][3]

Proposal	Passed	YES votes	YES %	NO votes	NO %	Description
	No	421,472	35.66%	760,571	64.34%	Compulsory attendance in public schools
	No	216,437	19.15%	913,833	80.85%	Income tax
	No	231,718	22.87%	781,351	77.13%	Division of the state into senatorial and representative districts

1926

November 1926 general election[2]

Proposal	Passed	YES votes	YES %	NO votes	NO %	Description
	No	189,739	40.46%	279,241	59.54%	Compensation of members of the Michigan State Legislature
	Yes	278,329	56.25%	216,463	43.75%	Terms of office of sheriff
	No	207,993	47.56%	229,314	52.44%	Creation of metropolitan districts
	No	204,859	46.93%	231,672	53.07%	Excess condemnation
	No	119,491	29.52%	285,252	70.48%	A revision of the constitution

1927

April 1927 election[2]

Proposal	Passed	YES votes	YES %	NO votes	NO %	Description
	Yes	210,880	51.26%	200,490	48.74%	Metropolitan districts

1928

November 1928 general election[2]

Proposal	Passed	YES votes	YES %	NO votes	NO %	Description
	Yes	441,114	51.38%	417,419	48.62%	Compensation of members of the Michigan State Legislature
	Yes	490,032	54.27%	412,928	45.73%	Excess condemnation of property
	Yes	523,127	57.50%	386,673	42.50%	Fixing legislative territory and districts

1930s

1930

November 1930 general election[2][3]

Proposal	Passed	YES votes	YES %	NO votes	NO %	Description
	No	275,781	42.71%	369,906	57.29%	Election of township officers
	No	300,990	45.62%	358,734	54.38%	Improvement of rivers and streams
	No	298,909	45.58%	356,938	54.42%	Increasing homestead exemptions
	No	292,659	41.59%	411,043	58.41%	Apportionment of legislative districts
	No	198,515	30.50%	452,375	69.50%	Referendum on proposed law to tax cigarettes

1931

April 1931 election[2]

Proposal	Passed	YES votes	YES %	NO votes	NO %	Description
	No	269,538	43.32%	352,594	56.68%	Referendum on proposed capital punishment act
	No	263,508	41.21%	375,935	58.79%	Improvement of landing fields
	No	262,394	41.18%	374,754	58.82%	Refunding outstanding bonded indebtedness

1932

November 1932 general election[2][3]

Proposal	Passed	YES votes	YES %	NO votes	NO %	Description
	Yes	1,022,508	68.27%	475,265	31.73%	Establishment of the Michigan Liquor Control Commission
	Yes	671,124	51.11%	641,962	48.89%	Limitation of taxes assessed against property
	No	520,740	43.89%	665,766	56.11%	Term of office and apportionment of senators and representatives in the Michigan State Legislature
	No	445,141	36.84%	763,311	63.16%	Exemption from taxation of homesteads
	Yes	662,588	58.15%	476,849	41.85%	Qualifications of electors — residence in city instead of ward
	No	590,260	48.91%	616,583	51.09%	Pardoning persons convicted of first-degree murder
	Yes	642,142	52.86%	572,625	47.14%	Restricting vote on bond issues to affected property owners
	No	432,966	36.47%	754,372	63.53%	Referendum on proposed law to regulate sale of oleomargarine

1934

November 1934 general election[2][3]

Proposal	Passed	YES votes	YES %	NO votes	NO %	Description
	No	280,765	25.63%	814,616	74.37%	Limiting specific taxes upon gasoline and similar fuel sold or used to propel motor vehicles, and providing exemptions of certain other taxes for those engaged in producing gasoline and similar fuels
	No	245,648	23.53%	798,193	76.47%	Abolishing the uniform rule of taxation and permitting the classification of property for taxation purposes and an income tax to support public schools
	No	292,760	28.85%	722,132	71.15%	Limiting registration license fees or taxes on all motor vehicles, except commercial motor vehicles and motorcycles, and providing for exemptions from certain other taxes
	No	501,580	47.26%	559,851	52.74%	Providing for nonpartisan elections of judges
	No	399,135	38.87%	627,595	61.13%	Permitting the adoption of home rule government by counties
	No	154,326	15.96%	812,856	84.04%	Permitting raising jurisdiction of justices of the peace in cities of more than 250,000 population to US$1,500 (equivalent to $28,668 in 2019)
	No	51,378	16.40%	261,844	83.60%	Act 40 of 1934, providing for contracting a state debt, construction of certain projects, etc.

1935

April 1935 election[2]

Proposal	Passed	YES votes	YES %	NO votes	NO %	Description
	Yes	485,859	65.71%	253,539	34.29%	Determining tie votes and contested elections

1936

November 1936 general election[2][3]

Proposal	Passed	YES votes	YES %	NO votes	NO %	Description
	Yes	815,221	58.67%	574,324	41.33%	Introduction of firearms, etc. as evidence in criminal procedure
	No	583,057	43.63%	753,315	56.37%	Laws to permit counties to incorporate and to adopt a charter
	No	581,485	38.10%	944,573	61.90%	Exempting certain articles of food and prepared meals from the sales tax
	No	382,262	27.02%	1,032,384	72.98%	Prohibition after December 31, 1937 of certain real estate property taxes and to provide for an income tax

1938

November 1938 general election[2][3][4]

Proposal	Passed	YES votes	YES %	NO votes	NO %	Description
Proposal 1	No	414,832	32.24%	872,057	67.76%	Increasing terms of county offices from two-year to four-year terms
Proposal 2	No	504,904	40.39%	745,312	59.61%	Nonpartisan nomination and appointment of Michigan Supreme Court justices for eight-year terms
Proposal 3	Yes	813,289	60.55%	529,859	39.45%	Guaranteeing that gas and weight tax monies be used solely for highways, roads, and streets
Proposal 4	No	497,569	46.49%	572,756	53.51%	Act 257 of 1937, State Social Welfare Law, providing for the transfer of the administration of certain state public welfare and relief matters, etc. to the state department of public assistance created by the act

1939

April 1939 election[2][3]

Proposal	Passed	YES votes	YES %	NO votes	NO %	Description
	Yes	376,246	60.93%	241,252	39.07%	Nonpartisan election of judges
	No	205,711	36.89%	351,961	63.11%	Vesting circuit court commissioners with like judicial powers as justices of peace

1940s

1940

November 1940 general election[2][3][5]

Proposal	Passed	YES votes	YES %	NO votes	NO %	Description
Proposal 1	No	602,952	41.69%	843,159	58.31%	Authorizing the electors of school districts to exceed the 15 mill limitation for building purposes
Proposal 2	Yes	766,764	51.93%	709,894	48.07%	Establishing a new system of civil service in state employment
Proposal 3	No	640,051	40.76%	930,227	59.24%	Act 261 of 1936, amending the Motor Carrier Act of 133 to provide that no municipal corporations shall operate as a motor carrier for hire, except as provided in Motor Carrier Act, without first obtaining a permit to do so from the Michigan Public Service Commission
Proposal 4	Yes	735,053	58.73%	516,597	41.27%	Act 122 of 1936, regulating the practice of dentistry and dental surgery

1941

April 1941 election[6]

Proposal	Passed	YES votes	YES %	NO votes	NO %	Description
Proposal 1	Yes	386,859	56.73%	295,083	43.27%	Circulating constitutional amendment petitions
Proposal 2	Yes	372,796	57.70%	273,275	42.30%	Circulating initiative and referendum petitions

1942

November 1942 general election[3][7][8]^{(pp307–309)}

Proposal	Passed	YES votes	YES %	NO votes	NO %	Description
Proposal 1	No	408,188	46.56%	468,506	53.44%	Calling a constitutional convention
Proposal 2	No	432,164	48.70%	455,320	51.30%	Permitting Wayne County to adopt a charter
Proposal 3	No	318,899	35.27%	585,380	64.73%	Act 369 of 1941, the Milk Marketing Act creating a Milk Marketing Board with authority to levy assessments on milk producers and dealers and to provide penalties for violations of provisions of the act

1943

April 1943 election[8]^{(pp590–593)}

Proposal	Passed	YES votes	YES %	NO votes	NO %	Description
Proposal 1	Yes	215,957	62.14%	131,554	37.86%	Setting process for electing township officers for terms of 2 years
Proposal 2	Yes	169,736	57.36%	126,164	42.64%	Validating certain alienations of mortgages of homestead lands after the lapse of 25 years

1944

November 1944 general election[9][10]^{(pp323–326)}

Proposal	Passed	YES votes	YES %	NO votes	NO %	Description
Proposal 1	Yes	860,219	60.23%	568,090	39.77%	Changing the restriction of furnishing water by any city or village to an amount not to exceed 25% of that furnished by it within its corporate limits
Proposal 2	No	676,142	48.23%	725,858	51.77%	Eligibility of members of the Michigan State Legislature to be candidates for and elected to state offices
Proposal 3	No	614,300	43.34%	803,104	56.66%	Compensation of the members of the Michigan State Legislature
Proposal 4	No	638,876	42.85%	851,926	57.15%	Permitting Wayne County to adopt a charter

1945

April 1945 election[10]^{(pp619–620)}

Proposal	Passed	YES votes	YES %	NO votes	NO %	Description
Proposal 1	No	115,463	33.25%	231,742	66.75%	Increasing of 15 mill limitation
Proposal 2	Yes	189,313	57.74%	138,558	42.26%	Authorizing state to control rivers, etc.

1946

November 1946 general election[3][11]

Proposal	Passed	YES votes	YES %	NO votes	NO %	Description
Proposal 1	Yes	921,144	68.36%	426,430	31.64%	Limiting state control and participation to certain internal improvements
Proposal 2	Yes	864,530	59.65%	584,689	40.35%	Returning a portion of sales tax to certain municipalities
Proposal 3	Yes	871,296	61.34%	549,242	38.66%	Payments for military service in World War II

1948

November 1948 general election[3][12][13][14][15]

Proposal	Passed	YES votes	YES %	NO votes	NO %	Description
Proposal 1	Yes	1,055,632	68.07%	495,214	31.93%	Order of succession in the performance and duties of the Governor of Michigan
Proposal 2	No	343,217	19.18%	1,446,016	80.82%	Repeal of Section 23, Article 10 of the Michigan State Constitution of 1908, which relates to the distribution of the state sales tax and annual school grants
Proposal 3	Yes	935,441	63.75%	531,950	36.25%	Compensation of certain state officers
Proposal 4	Yes	911,473	60.80%	587,691	39.20%	Compensation and expenses of member of the Michigan State Legislature
Proposal 5	Yes	962,800	56.79%	732,677	43.21%	Increasing the limit of the fifteen mill amendment
Proposal 6	Yes	890,435	60.33%	585,469	39.67%	Act 270 of 1947, regarding foreign agencies
	No[Notes 1]	855,451	51.70%	799,198	48.30%	Question of general Michigan State Constitution revision

1950s

1950

November 1950 general election[3][16]^{(pp511–514)}

Proposal	Passed	YES votes	YES %	NO votes	NO %	Description
Proposal 1	Yes	907,312	68.48%	417,652	31.52%	The elective franchise
Proposal 2	Yes	1,224,249	79.81%	309,657	20.19%	Authorizing a bond issue
Proposal 3	Yes	823,938	61.29%	520,412	38.71%	Relative to and defining subversion
Proposal 4	Yes	1,090,000	65.98%	562,034	34.02%	Permitting the sale of oleomargarine

1951

April 1951 election[16]^{(pp602–604)}

Proposal	Passed	YES votes	YES %	NO votes	NO %	Description
Proposal 1	Yes	405,570	69.63%	176,873	30.37%	The elective franchise
Proposal 2	Yes	401,117	64.11%	224,564	35.89%	Authorizing payment of a death benefit bonus
Proposal 3	No	276,632	46.75%	315,140	53.25%	Salaries of Michigan Supreme Court justices

1952

November 1952 general election[3][17]

Proposal	Passed	YES votes	YES %	NO votes	NO %	Description
Proposal 1	Yes	1,910,728	83.33%	382,285	16.67%	Relative to search and seizure in connection with narcotic drugs
Proposal 2	No	924,242	39.50%	1,415,355	60.50%	Providing for decennial reapportionment of senate and house of representatives by Michigan Secretary of State
Proposal 3	Yes	1,269,807	56.55%	975,518	43.45%	Establishing senatorial districts and providing decennial reapportionment of representatives by legislatures

1954

November 1954 general election[3][18]

Proposal	Passed	YES votes	YES %	NO votes	NO %	Description
Proposal 1	Yes	1,202,811	72.10%	465,556	27.90%	Elective franchise
Proposal 2	Yes	1,182,412	72.74%	443,079	27.26%	Sales tax and distribution of sales tax revenue
Proposal 3	Yes	1,166,564	68.26%	542,541	31.74%	Payment of bonuses for military service in the Korean War
Proposal 4	No	903,303	48.89%	944,388	51.11%	Permitting the Michigan State Legislature to authorize charitable lotteries

1955

April 1955 election[18]

Proposal	Passed	YES votes	YES %	NO votes	NO %	Description
Proposal 1	Yes	559,279	70.27%	236,620	29.73%	Nonpartisan judicial elections
Proposal 2	Yes	596,145	72.12%	230,489	27.88%	Qualifications for justice of the Michigan Supreme Court and circuit court judges
Proposal 3	Yes	455,868	54.40%	382,093	45.60%	Authorizing state to borrow up to US$100,000,000 (equivalent to $954,409,938 in 2019) for loans to school districts
Proposal 4	Yes	456,986	60.59%	297,250	39.41%	Providing for bipartisan board of state canvassers

1956

November 1956 general election[19]

Proposal	Passed	YES votes	YES %	NO votes	NO %	Description
	Yes	1,720,297	86.16%	276,229	13.84%	Qualifications for members of the Michigan State Legislature

1958

November 1958 general election[20]

Proposal	Passed	YES votes	YES %	NO votes	NO %	Description
	No[Notes 1]	821,282	57.45%	608,365	42.55%	Calling a state constitutional convention

1959

April 1959 election[20]

Proposal	Passed	YES votes	YES %	NO votes	NO %	Description
	Yes	702,183	74.76%	237,071	25.24%	Continuity of state and local government in periods of emergency
	Yes	595,333	65.38%	315,223	34.62%	Name change of the governing body of Michigan State University

1960s

1960

November 1960 general election[21][22]^{(pp460–462)}

Proposal	Passed	YES votes	YES %	NO votes	NO %	Description
	Yes	1,416,188	59.99%	944,536	40.01%	School bonds and state loans to school districts
	Yes	1,250,264	50.41%	1,230,001	49.59%	Increasing the sales tax limitation
	Yes	1,312,215	57.76%	959,527	42.24%	Changing process for calling a state constitutional convention

1961

April 1961 election[22]^{(pp634–635)}

Proposal	Passed	YES votes	YES %	NO votes	NO %	Description
	Yes	596,433	51.00%	573,012	49.00%	Calling a state constitutional convention
	No	541,826	48.80%	568,476	51.20%	State aid for industrial development

1962

November 1962 general election[3][23]^(p437)

Proposal	Passed	YES votes	YES %	NO votes	NO %	Description
Amendment 1	Yes	890,005	53.79%	764,673	46.21%	Revision of the laws

1963

April 1963 election[23]^(p437)

Proposal	Passed	YES votes	YES %	NO votes	NO %	Description
Amendment 1	Yes	810,860	50.23%	803,436	49.77%	Adoption of revised Constitution of Michigan

1964

November 1964 general election[24][25]

Proposal	Passed	YES votes	YES %	NO votes	NO %	Description
Proposal C	No	795,546	34.42%	1,515,875	65.58%	Act 240 of 1964, instituting use of Massachusetts ballot in Michigan to prevent straight party ticket voting

1966

November 1966 general election[25]

Proposal	Passed	YES votes	YES %	NO votes	NO %	Description
Proposal 1	No	703,076	35.67%	1,267,872	64.33%	Lowering minimum voting age from 21 to 18 years old

1968

August 1968 primary election[25][26]

Proposal	Passed	YES votes	YES %	NO votes	NO %	Description
Proposal 1	Yes	553,182	70.75%	228,738	29.25%	Establishing judicial tenure commission and providing for its membership and duties
Proposal 2	Yes	417,393	54.62%	346,839	45.38%	Providing for a state officers compensation commission and providing for its membership, duties, and limitations
Proposal 3	Yes	494,512	64.98%	266,561	35.02%	Providing that the Governor of Michigan fill judicial vacancies and extending existing constitutional provisions to appointed judges

November 1968 general election[24][25]

Proposal	Passed	YES votes	YES %	NO votes	NO %	Description
Proposal 1	No	614,826	23.29%	2,025,052	76.71%	Permitting state to impose a graduated income tax
Proposal 2	No	1,402,562	49.99%	1,403,052	50.01%	Act 6 of 1967, permitting establishment of daylight saving time in Michigan
Proposal 3	Yes	1,906,385	70.54%	796,079	29.46%	Act 76 of 1968, authorizing issuance of bonds for planning, acquisition, and construction of facilities for prevention and reduction of water pollution and for loans and grants to municipalities
Proposal 4	Yes	1,384,254	52.84%	1,235,681	47.16%	Act 257 of 1968, authorizing issuance of bonds to provide funding for public recreational facilities and programs and for loans and grants to municipalities
Proposal 5	No	778,388	30.39%	1,783,186	69.61%	Permitting election of members of Michigan State Legislature to another state office during their term of office

1970s

1970

November 1970 general election[24][25]

Proposal	Passed	YES votes	YES %	NO votes	NO %	Description
Proposal A	No	921,482	39.89%	1,388,737	60.11%	Act 304 of 1969, authorizing issuance of bonds for urban redevelopment to increase the supply of low income housing and for loans and grants to municipalities and redevelopment corporations
Proposal B	No	924,981	39.00%	1,446,884	61.00%	Lower minimum voting age from 21 to 18 years old
Proposal C	Yes	1,416,838	56.77%	1,078,740	43.23%	Prohibiting public aid to nonpublic schools and students

1972

May 1972 election[25][27]

Proposal	Passed	YES votes	YES %	NO votes	NO %	Description
Proposal A	Yes	1,352,768	72.75%	506,778	27.25%	Allowing legislature to authorize lotteries and the sale of lottery tickets
Proposal B	No	866,593	48.63%	915,312	51.37%	Permitting members of the Michigan State Legislature to resign and accept another office to which they have been elected or appointed

August 1972 election[25][27]

Proposal	Passed	YES votes	YES %	NO votes	NO %	Description
Proposal A	Yes	696,570	66.10%	357,186	33.90%	Allowing trial of jury by less than 12 jurors in all prosecutions in all courts for misdemeanors punishable by imprisonment for not more than 1 year

November 1972 general election[3][24][25][27]

Proposal	Passed	YES votes	YES %	NO votes	NO %	Description
Proposal A	Yes	1,754,887	54.57%	1,460,724	45.43%	Repealing Act 6 of 1967 and establishing daylight saving time in Michigan from the last Sunday in April until the last Sunday in October of each year
Proposal B	No	1,270,416	39.35%	1,958,265	60.65%	Allow physicians to perform abortions if period of gestation has not exceeded 20 weeks
Proposal C	No	1,324,702	42.19%	1,815,126	57.81%	Limiting property tax for school, county, and township purposes and requiring the Michigan State Legislature to establish a state tax program for support of schools
Proposal D	No	959,286	31.33%	2,102,744	68.67%	Permitting the Michigan State Legislature to impose flat rate or graduated income tax and to enact laws to permit local units to levy a flat rate or graduated income tax
Proposal E	No	1,490,968	48.19%	1,603,203	51.81%	Act 231 of 1972, authorize issuance of US$266,000,000 (equivalent to $1,625,837,709 in 2019) in bonds to provide funding for bonus payments and educational benefits to veterans of the Vietnam War and other military veterans

1974

November 1974 general election[24][25]

Proposal	Passed	YES votes	YES %	NO votes	NO %	Description
Proposal A	No	1,091,938	48.79%	1,146,109	51.21%	Limiting use of motor fuel tax fund
Proposal B	Yes	1,668,641	70.45%	700,041	29.55%	Act 106 of 1974, authorizing issuance of bonds to provide funding for bonus payments to veterans of the Vietnam War and other military veterans
Proposal C	Yes	1,337,609	55.53%	1,071,253	44.47%	Eliminating sales tax and use tax on food and prescription drugs
Proposal D	No	963,576	42.20%	1,319,586	57.80%	Act 245 of 1974, authorizing issuance of bonds to provide funding to plan, acquire, construct, and equip transportation systems and to make loans and grants for that purpose

1976

November 1976 general election[3][24][25]

Proposal	Passed	YES votes	YES %	NO votes	NO %	Description
Proposal A	Yes	2,160,398	63.77%	1,227,254	36.23%	Prohibiting use of nonreturnable beverage containers, requiring refundable cash deposits for returnable containers, and providing penalties for violation of the law
Proposal B	No	698,993	21.31%	2,580,945	78.69%	Lowering minimum age of eligibility for office of state representative or state senator from 21 to 18 years old
Proposal C	No	1,407,438	42.99%	1,866,620	57.01%	Placing a limitation on state personal income tax to 8.3%
Proposal D	No	897,780	27.79%	2,332,513	72.21%	Removing ban on graduated income tax

1978

November 1978 general election[3][24][25]

Proposal	Passed	YES votes	YES %	NO votes	NO %	Description
Proposal A	No	640,286	23.26%	2,112,549	76.74%	Calling a state constitutional convention
Proposal B	Yes	2,075,599	74.48%	711,262	25.52%	Amend Act 232 of 1953, revising standards for grant of parole and prohibiting grant of parole for certain defined crimes until court imposed minimum sentence is served
Proposal C	Yes	1,819,847	66.11%	933,101	33.89%	Authorizing deposit of state funds in savings and loan associations, credit unions, and banks
Proposal D	Yes	1,609,589	57.12%	1,208,497	42.88%	Requiring people to be 21 years old to purchase and possess alcohol
Proposal E	Yes	1,450,150	52.46%	1,313,984	47.54%	Headlee Amendment, establishing limits on taxes passed by the Michigan State Legislature and units of local government
Proposal G	Yes	1,535,023	56.04%	1,203,930	43.96%	Collective bargaining and binding arbitration for Michigan State Police troopers and sergeants
Proposal H	No	718,440	25.71%	2,075,583	74.29%	Prohibiting use of property taxes for school operating expenses and establishing a school voucher system for financing education at public and nonpublic schools
Proposal J	No	1,032,343	37.28%	1,737,133	62.72%	Tisch Amendment I, reducing property tax assessments to establish a maximum of 5.6% on the rate of the state income tax, prohibiting the Michigan State Legislature from requiring new or expanded local programs without state funding, and requiring voter approval for school income tax
Proposal K	Yes	2,307,038	83.43%	458,357	16.57%	Allowing courts to deny bail under circumstances involving violent crimes and providing for commencement of trial within 90 days
Proposal M	Yes	1,478,316	54.52%	1,233,196	45.48%	Allocating at least 90% of gas tax revenues for general road purposes and 10% for other transportation purposes, and replacing the Michigan State Highway Commission with the Michigan Transportation Commission
Proposal R	No	1,257,606	47.05%	1,415,441	52.95%	Requiring the Michigan State Legislature to create a railroad redevelopment authority to make loans to railroads with tracks in Michigan, and to authorize the authority to issue general obligation bonds not to exceed US$175 million

1980s

1980

November 1980 general election[3][24][25]

Proposal	Passed	YES votes	YES %	NO votes	NO %	Description
Proposal A	No	746,027	21.22%	2,769,497	78.78%	Making local school boards responsible for school personnel and programs, reducing local property tax maximums for operational purposes, providing additional property tax relief for senior retirees, and requiring the state to raise revenues necessary for equal per pupil funding of public schools
Proposal B	No	1,403,935	38.41%	2,250,873	61.59%	Lowering legal age to purchase and possess alcohol from 21 to 19 years old
Proposal C	No	894,441	25.72%	2,583,253	74.28%	Providing property tax relief, reimbursing local and state governments with additional sales tax, requiring net state lottery revenues be deposited in school aid fund, and mandating creation of state "rainy day" fund
Proposal D	No	1,622,301	44.16%	2,051,008	55.84%	Tisch Amendment II, decreasing property taxes and prohibit new types of homestead taxes, requiring 60% voter approval to raise state taxes or fees, requiring partial state reimbursement to local units for lost income, limiting the Michigan State Legislature's ability to change tax exemptions or credits or the per pupil formula
Proposal E	No	1,288,999	36.92%	2,202,042	63.08%	Act 250 of 1980, increasing the state income tax 0.1% for 5 years to fund the construction of regional correctional facilities, the demolition of the Michigan Reformatory, and other state and local correctional projects
Proposal G	No	1,287,172	37.62%	2,134,546	62.38%	Allowing the Michigan State Legislature to pass laws relating to legislators' immunity from civil arrest and process during legislative sessions
Proposal H	No	1,410,912	42.27%	1,927,001	57.73%	Restricting the authority of the Lieutenant Governor of Michigan and establish a procedure to fill a vacancy in the office of the Lieutenant Governor

1981

May 1981 election[25]

Proposal	Passed	YES votes	YES %	NO votes	NO %	Description
Proposal A	No	560,924	27.88%	1,451,305	72.12%	Reducing property taxes and city income taxes, limiting growth of property tax revenues, returning additional sales tax to local governments and schools, and requiring net Michigan Lottery revenues be deposited into the Michigan School Aid Fund

1982

November 1982 general election[3][24][25]

Proposal	Passed	YES votes	YES %	NO votes	NO %	Description
Proposal A	Yes	1,804,728	63.67%	1,029,743	36.33%	Allowing the Michigan State Legislature to pass laws to reform legislators' immunity from civil arrest and process during legislative sessions
Proposal B	No	720,915	25.45%	2,111,802	74.55%	Creating a Michigan Department of State Police, providing for its personnel, prescribing its duties, and requiring minimum staffing
Proposal C	No	1,344,463	48.18%	1,445,897	51.82%	Amend Act 236 of 1961, prohibiting lender from using a "due on sale" clause in foreclosure proceedings on a mortgage or land contract unless security is impaired
Proposal D	Yes	1,472,442	50.70%	1,431,884	49.30%	Amend Act 3 of 1939, prohibiting utility increases without full notice or hearing and to amend rate adjustment provisions
Proposal E	Yes	1,585,809	56.60%	1,216,172	43.40%	Calling for mutual, verifiable nuclear weapons freeze between the United States and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), and requiring transmission of communication to United States government officials
Proposal G	No	1,026,160	36.68%	1,771,098	63.32%	Establishing an elected Public Service Commission
Proposal H	Yes	1,670,381	59.61%	1,131,990	40.39%	Act 212 of 1982, prohibiting certain utility rate adjustment clauses, utility rate increases without notice and hearing, and acceptance of employment with any utility for 2 years by member of 81st Michigan Legislature

1984

November 1984 general election[3][25]

Proposal	Passed	YES votes	YES %	NO votes	NO %	Description
Proposal A	No	1,280,948	41.21%	1,827,677	58.79%	Allowing Michigan State Legislature to approve or disapprove administrative rules proposed by state agencies
Proposal B	Yes	2,066,554	64.84%	1,120,794	35.16%	Establishing a natural resources trust fund and a board to administer it, providing revenues for the fund from natural resources leases and existing funds, and specifying and limiting its expenditures
Proposal C	No	1,376,141	40.33%	2,035,867	59.67%	Setting state and local tax rates to those of December 31, 1981

1986

November 1986 general election[25]

Proposal	Passed	YES votes	YES %	NO votes	NO %	Description
Proposal A	No	908,627	49.24%	936,643	50.76%	Allowing establishment of the Library of Michigan within the Michigan State Legislative branch
Proposal B	No	648,116	36.31%	1,136,721	63.69%	Allowing for approval or rejection of administrative rules by the Michigan State Legislature
Proposal C	No	905,767	49.88%	910,297	50.12%	Expanding authority of state officers compensation commission to determine compensation of Michigan Attorney General and Michigan Secretary of State

1988

November 1988 general election[24][25]

Proposal	Passed	YES votes	YES %	NO votes	NO %	Description
Proposal A	Yes	1,959,727	56.87%	1,486,371	43.13%	Act 59 of 1987, prohibiting use of public funds for the abortion of a welfare benefits recipient unless the abortion is necessary to save the life of the mother
Proposal B	Yes	2,662,796	80.37%	650,515	19.63%	Providing for rights of victims of crime
Proposal C	Yes	2,528,109	76.55%	774,451	23.45%	Act 326 of 1988, authorizing issuance of bonds to finance environmental protection programs to clean up environmental contamination sites and address related problems
Proposal D	Yes	2,055,290	63.01%	1,206,465	36.99%	Act 327 of 1988, authorizing issuance of bonds to finance state and local public recreation projects

1989

November 1989 general election[25]

Proposal	Passed	YES votes	YES %	NO votes	NO %	Description
Proposal A	No	514,407	27.72%	1,341,292	72.28%	Increasing the sales tax from 4% to 4.5% and dedicating funds for local schools
Proposal B	No	436,958	23.89%	1,392,053	76.11%	Increasing the sales tax from 4% to 6%, reducing school property taxes, setting permanent school operating millages subject to voter renewal, and dedicating funds for local schools

1990s

1992

November 1992 general election[3][24][25]

Proposal	Passed	YES votes	YES %	NO votes	NO %	Description
Proposal A	No	1,433,354	37.54%	2,384,777	62.46%	Limiting annual increases in homestead property tax assessments and provide separate tax limitations for different property classifications
Proposal B	Yes	2,295,904	58.73%	1,613,404	41.27%	Limiting the number of times a person can be elected to congressional, state executive, and state legislative offices
Proposal C	No	1,552,119	40.54%	2,276,360	59.46%	Exempting property tax from a portion of school operating property taxes and limit annual increases in all property tax assessments
Proposal D	No	1,482,577	37.41%	2,480,032	62.59%	Amendments to state's auto insurance laws

1993

June 1993 election[25]

Proposal	Passed	YES votes	YES %	NO votes	NO %	Description
Proposal A	No	1,008,425	46.41%	1,164,468	53.59%	Limiting property tax assessments and increasing sales tax

1994

March 1994 election[25]

Proposal	Passed	YES votes	YES %	NO votes	NO %	Description
Proposal A	Yes	1,684,541	69.17%	750,952	30.83%	Increasing sales and use tax rates from 4% to 6%, limiting annual increases in property tax assessments, exempting school operating milages from uniform taxation requirement, and requiring 75% vote of Michigan State Legislature to exceed statutorily established school operating millage rates

November 1994 general election[24][25]

Proposal	Passed	YES votes	YES %	NO votes	NO %	Description
Proposal A	No	777,779	27.92%	2,008,070	72.08%	Calling for constitutional convention
Proposal B	Yes	2,118,734	73.55%	761,784	26.45%	Limiting criminal appeals
Proposal C	No	1,165,732	39.14%	1,812,526	60.86%	Act 143 of 1993, reducing auto insurance rates; placing limits on personal injury benefits, fees paid to health care providers, and the right to sue; and allowing rate reduction for accident-free driving
Proposal P	Yes	2,007,097	71.33%	806,888	28.67%	Establishing a Michigan state parks endowment fund, increasing maximum allowable funds in Michigan natural resources trust fund, and eliminating diversion of dedicated revenue from Michigan natural resources trust fund

1996

November 1996 general election[3][24][25]

Proposal	Passed	YES votes	YES %	NO votes	NO %	Description
Proposal A	No	1,511,063	43.83%	1,936,198	56.17%	Act 118 of 1994, amending certain sections of the Michigan Bingo Act
Proposal B	Yes	2,806,833	81.68%	629,402	18.32%	Establishing qualifications for judicial offices
Proposal C	Yes	2,447,905	74.24%	849,525	25.76%	Establishing the Michigan Veterans' Trust Fund in the state constitution and requiring that expenditures from the fund be made solely for purposes authorized by the trust fund's board of trustees
Proposal D	No	1,379,340	38.26%	2,225,675	61.74%	Amending the Michigan Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act to limit bear hunting season and prohibiting the use of bait and dogs to hunt bear
Proposal E	Yes	1,878,542	51.51%	1,768,156	48.49%	Permitting up to three casinos in Detroit
Proposal G	Yes	2,413,730	68.71%	1,099,262	31.29%	Act 377 of 1996, amending the management of Michigan's wildlife populations

1998

November 1998 general election[3][24][25]

Proposal	Passed	YES votes	YES %	NO votes	NO %	Description
Proposal A	Yes	1,708,873	59.13%	1,181,138	40.87%	Changing the word "handicapped" to "disabled" in the Michigan State Constitution
Proposal B	No	859,381	28.88%	2,116,154	71.12%	Legalizing physician-assisted suicide
Proposal C	Yes	1,821,006	62.73%	1,081,988	37.27%	Act 284 of 1998, authorizing bonds for environmental and natural resources protection programs

2000s

2000

November 2000 general election[3][25]

Proposal	Passed	YES votes	YES %	NO votes	NO %	Description
Proposal 1	No	1,235,533	30.87%	2,767,320	69.13%	Creating a voucher system, guaranteeing per-pupil funding in public schools, and requiring testing of teachers in academic subjects
Proposal 2	No	1,242,516	32.77%	2,548,995	67.23%	Requiring 2/3 vote of Michigan State Legislature to enact laws affecting local governments

2002

August 2002 election[25]

Proposal	Passed	YES votes	YES %	NO votes	NO %	Description
Proposal 1	Yes	1,057,503	72.32%	404,682	27.68%	Amending the provision of the Michigan State Constitution governing the operation of the state officers compensation commission (SOCC)
Proposal 2	Yes	925,475	62.05%	565,971	37.95%	Allowing certain permanent and endowment funds to be invested as provided by law and increasing allowed spending for state parks, local parks, and outdoor recreation

November 2002 general election[24][25]

Proposal	Passed	YES votes	YES %	NO votes	NO %	Description
Proposal 1	No	1,199,236	40.32%	1,775,043	59.68%	Act 269 of 2001, amending sections of Michigan election law
Proposal 2	Yes	1,774,053	60.21%	1,172,612	39.79%	Act 396 of 2002, authorizing bonds for sewage treatment works projects, stormwater projects, and water pollution projects
Proposal 3	No	1,336,249	45.64%	1,591,756	54.36%	Granting state classified employees the state constitutional right to collective bargaining with binding arbitration
Proposal 4	No	1,018,644	33.62%	2,011,105	66.38%	Reallocating the "tobacco settlement revenue" received by the state from cigarette manufacturers

2004

November 2004 general election[3][25]

Proposal	Passed	YES votes	YES %	NO votes	NO %	Description
Proposal 1	Yes	2,689,448	58.26%	1,926,721	41.74%	Requiring voter approval of any form of gambling authorized by law and certain new state lottery games
Proposal 2	Yes	2,698,077	58.62%	1,904,319	41.38%	Specifying "marriage or similar union" for any purpose as between one man and one woman

2006

November 2006 general election[24][25]

Proposal	Passed	YES votes	YES %	NO votes	NO %	Description
Proposal 1	Yes	2,915,106	81.07%	680,859	18.93%	Dedicating use of conservation and recreation funds
Proposal 2	Yes	2,141,010	57.92%	1,555,691	42.08%	Banning affirmative action programs
Proposal 3	No	1,137,379	30.97%	2,534,680	69.03%	Act 160 of 2004, establishing a hunting season for mourning doves
Proposal 4	Yes	2,914,214	80.09%	724,573	19.91%	Restricting use of eminent domain
Proposal 5	No	1,366,355	37.69%	2,259,247	62.31%	Amending Michigan School Aid Act to set mandatory funding levels

2008

November 2008 general election[24][25]

Proposal	Passed	YES votes	YES %	NO votes	NO %	Description
Proposal 1	Yes	3,006,820	62.67%	1,790,889	37.33%	Michigan Medical Marihuana Act, legalizing medical marijuana in the state
Proposal 2	Yes	2,521,026	52.61%	2,271,083	47.39%	Addressing human embryo and embryonic stem cell research in Michigan

2010s

2010

November 2010 general election[28]

Proposal	Passed	YES votes	YES %	NO votes	NO %	Description
Proposal 1	No	983,019	33.40%	1,960,573	66.60%	Calling for constitutional convention
Proposal 2	Yes	2,270,657	74.91%	760,586	25.09%	Banning felons from holding certain public offices and positions

2012

2012 general election ballot for Troy, Michigan's 19th Precinct

November 2012 general election[29]

Proposal	Passed	YES votes	YES %	NO votes	NO %	Description
Proposal 1	No	2,130,354	47.33%	2,370,601	52.67%	Upholding emergency manager law
Proposal 2	No	1,949,513	42.60%	2,626,731	57.40%	Granting public and private employees the constitutional right to organize and bargain collectively
Proposal 3	No	1,721,279	37.72%	2,842,000	62.28%	Requiring electric utilities to provide at least 25% of their annual retails sales of electricity from renewable energy sources by 2025
Proposal 4	No	1,985,595	43.77%	2,550,420	56.23%	Allowing in-home care workers to bargain collectively with the Michigan Quality Home Care Council
Proposal 5	No	1,410,944	31.24%	3,105,649	68.76%	Limiting the enactment of new taxes
Proposal 6	No	1,853,127	40.70%	2,699,558	59.30%	Requiring the approval of voters at a statewide election and in each municipality where "new international bridges or tunnels for motor vehicles" are to be located before the state may expend funds or resources

2014

August 2014 primary election[30][31]

Proposal	Passed	YES votes	YES %	NO votes	NO %	Description
Proposal 1	Yes	863,459	69.29%	382,770	30.71%	Public Act 80 of 2014, allocating use tax revenue for various local purposes

November 2014 general election[30][32]

Proposal	Passed	YES votes	YES %	NO votes	NO %	Description
Proposal 1	No	1,318,080	45.07%	1,606,328	54.93%	Public Act 520 of 2012, authorizing the establishment of the first open hunting season for wolves
Proposal 2	No	1,051,426	36.16%	1,856,603	63.84%	Public Act 21 of 2013, authorizing the Michigan Natural Resources Commission to add certain animals to the list of game species

2015

May 2015 special election

Proposal	Passed	YES votes	YES %	NO votes	NO %	Description
Proposal 1	No	349,862	19.93%	1,406,019	80.07%	Increase the sales and use tax

2018

November 2018 general election

Proposal	Passed	YES votes	YES %	NO votes	NO %	Description
Proposal 1	Yes	2,356,422	55.89%	1,859,675	44.11%	Marijuana Legalization Initiative. "Proposed initiated law to authorize the personal possession and use of marijuana by individuals aged 21 years and older and control the commercial production and distribution of marijuana."[33]
Proposal 2	Yes	2,516,998	61.28%	1,590,638	38.72%	Independent Redistricting Commission Initiative. "Proposed constitutional amendment to create a commission of citizens for redistricting purposes and authorize the Commission to adopt reapportionment plans for Congressional, State Senate and State House of Representatives districts."[33]
Proposal 3	Yes	2,772,301	66.92%	1,370,662	33.08%	Voting Policies in State Constitution Initiative. "Proposed constitutional amendment to regulate authorize no-reason absentee voting, require a straight party voting option on general election ballots, provide for automatic and Election Day voter registration, require post-election audits, and other voting changes."[33]

2020s

2020

November 2020 general election

Proposal	Passed	YES votes	YES %	NO votes	NO %	Description
Proposal 1	Yes	4,096,404	84.28%	764,222	15.72%	Reallocate Park Revenue Use[34]
Proposal 2	Yes	4,410,144	88.74%	559,732	11.26%	Require Warrant for E Data[34]

See also

• Government of Michigan

Notes

1. Majority of total number of people voting in the election, and not just on the initiative, required to pass.

References

1. The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science. v.43. The American Academy of Political and Social Science. 1912. pp. 155–158. Retrieved March 11, 2016.
2. James K. Pollock (1940). The initiative and referendum in Michigan. University of Michigan Press. pp. 78–86. Retrieved March 13, 2016.
3. Initiative & Referendum Institute at the University of Southern California. "Statewide Initiatives" (PDF). iandrinstitute.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 30, 2015. Retrieved March 10, 2016.
4. "Michigan official directory and legislative manual for the years 1939-1940". Michigan Secretary of State. 1940. pp. 297–300. Retrieved March 13, 2016.
5. "Michigan ballot proposals — Michigan Constitutional Law". Library of Michigan. 1940. Retrieved March 12, 2016.
6. "Michigan official directory and legislative manual for the years 1941-1942". Michigan Secretary of State. 1942. pp. 630–631. Retrieved March 13, 2016.
7. Michigan Secretary of State (1942). "Michigan ballot proposals — Michigan Constitutional Law". Library of Michigan. Retrieved March 13, 2016.
8. "Michigan manual 1943-44". Michigan Secretary of State. 1944. Retrieved March 13, 2016.
9. Michigan Department of State (November 7, 1944). "Michigan ballot proposals — Michigan Constitutional Law". Library of Michigan. Retrieved March 13, 2016.
10. Michigan Manual 1945-46. Michigan Secretary of State. 1946. Retrieved March 13, 2016.
11. Michigan Manual 1947-48. Michigan Secretary of State. 1948. pp. 321–323. Retrieved March 13, 2016.
12. Michigan Secretary of State (1949). Michigan Manual 1949. pp. 301–307. Retrieved March 13, 2016.
13. "Michigan Constitutional Issues" (PDF). crcmich.org. Citizens Research Council of Michigan. February 2010. p. 2. Retrieved March 13, 2016.
14. "Constitution of the State of Michigan of 1908". legislature.mi.gov. January 1, 1909. Retrieved March 13, 2016.
15. "Act 270 of 1947". Michigan Legislature. 1947. Retrieved March 13, 2016.
16. Michigan Manual 1951-52. Michigan Secretary of State. 1952. Retrieved March 13, 2016.
17. Michigan Manual 1953-54. Michigan Secretary of State. 1954. pp. 460–462. Retrieved March 13, 2016.
18. "Michigan Manual 1955-56". Michigan Secretary of State. 1956. Retrieved March 13, 2016.
19. Michigan Manual 1957-58. Michigan Secretary of State. 1958. p. 426. Retrieved March 13, 2016.
20. "Michigan manual. 1959/1960". Michigan Secretary of State. 1960. Retrieved March 13, 2016.
21. "Michigan Constitutional Issues" (PDF). Citizens Research Council of Michigan. June 1960. Retrieved March 13, 2016.
22. Michigan Secretary of State (1962). "Michigan manual. 1961/1962". Retrieved March 13, 2016.
23. Michigan Secretary of State (1964). "Michigan manual. 1963/1964". Retrieved March 13, 2016.
24. "Michigan Manual 2009-2010" (PDF). legislature.mi.gov. Retrieved March 9, 2016.
25. "Initiatives and Referendums under the Constitution of the State of Michigan of 1963" (PDF). michigan.gov. Michigan Secretary of State. December 5, 2008. Retrieved March 10, 2016.
26. Michigan State Chamber of Commerce (July 26, 1968). "Michigan ballot proposals — Michigan Constitutional Law". Library of Michigan. Retrieved March 13, 2016.
27. "Michigan ballot proposals — Michigan Constitutional Law". Library of Michigan. 1972. Retrieved March 13, 2016.
28. "2010 Michigan Official General Election Results". miboecfr.nictusa.com. Michigan Secretary of State. November 2, 2010. Retrieved March 11, 2016.
29. "2012 Michigan Official General Election Results". miboecfr.nictusa.com. Michigan Secretary of State. November 6, 2012. Retrieved March 11, 2016.
30. "State of Michigan Statewide Ballot Proposal Status" (PDF). michigan.gov. Michigan Secretary of State. July 25, 2014. Retrieved March 11, 2016.
31. "2014 Michigan Official Primary Election Results". miboecfr.nictusa.com. Michigan Secretary of State. August 5, 2014. Retrieved March 11, 2016.
32. "2014 Michigan Official General Election Results". miboecfr.nictusa.com. Michigan Secretary of State. November 4, 2014. Retrieved March 11, 2016.
33. "STATE OF MICHIGAN STATEWIDE BALLOT PROPOSALS" (PDF). Michigan.gov. 19 September 2018. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
34. "Michigan 2020 live election results: President, Congress and ballot proposals". mlive.com. 3 November 2020. Retrieved 4 November 2020.

External links

• Ballotpedia - Michigan Ballot Measures