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List of all constitutional amendments, initiatives and referendums that have appeared on the statewide ballot since 1963.
- Proposals That Will Appear on The November Ballot
- Proposal Disqualified Due to Insufficient Signatures
- Proposals That Have Missed Signature Submission Deadline
Proposal 1 — Voters for Transparency and Term Limits:The ballot measure would amend the state constitution to reduce the maximum length a lawmaker can serve in the Legislature from 14 years to 12 years, but would allow them to serve the full tenure in one chamber. Currently, lawmakers can serve up to six years in the Michigan House and eight years ...
Michiganders for Fair Lending: The proposal would cap interest rates for payday loans at 36 percent and allow the state attorney general to prosecute lenders who exceed that rate. Category: proposal to establish a new state law Where it stands:A staff report has found the group lacked enough valid signatures to qualify for the November ballot. The ...
Note: The following groups have missed the signature submission deadlines, meaning they will not qualify for the November ballot. For ballot drives aiming to establish a new state law, some campaigns are still collecting signatures in hope to present the initiatives before the state Legislature. There is no statutory requirement for the Board of El...
- Yue Stella Yu
Oct 27, 2022 · This fall, Michigan voters will weigh in on three statewide ballot proposals that would amend the Michigan Constitution to modify term limits for state lawmakers (Proposal 1), establish...
- Clara Hendrickson
- Politics Reporter
Oct 20, 2022 · The proposal would create a nine-day early voting period and streamline the process of getting an absentee ballot by requiring the state to provide prepaid stamps, ballot tracking and a certain number of drop boxes.
- This constitutional amendment, Voters for Transparency and Term Limits, would change the existing term limit laws for state legislators to put a 12-year total limit on state representatives and state senators.
- Proposal 2 is a constitutional amendment known as Promote the Vote 2022, which aims to allow for military or overseas ballots to be tallied if they are postmarked the day of the election; enable voters to verify their identity using a photo identification or signed statement; give a voter one application to cast their ballot absentee; establish state-funded absentee ballot drop boxes with postage for absentee and ballots; ensure election officials can perform post-election audits; mandate nine days of early in-person voting; permit disclosable donations to fund elections; and mandate canvass boards certify election results solely upon official records of votes cast.
- The Reproductive Freedom for All constitutional amendment would change the state Constitution to create individual rights to reproductive freedom, including the right for an individual to make decisions about pregnancy and abortion; allow for the state to regulate abortion after fetal viability but not prevent it if it is medically neccessary to the patient; prevent the prosecution of individuals carrying out their right; and disqualify state laws that conflict with the amendment.
Voter displaying a 2008 Michigan primary election ballot. The following is a list of statewide initiatives and referendums modifying state law and proposing state constitutional amendments in Michigan, sorted by election.
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