List of Michigan ballot measures

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

Elections in Michigan
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]
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See also

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

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