Laws governing ballot measures in Michigan
Citizens of Michigan may initiate legislation as constitutional amendments and state statutes. In Michigan, citizens also have the power to repeal legislation via veto referendum.
The Michigan State Legislature may place measures on the ballot as legislatively referred constitutional amendments, legislatively referred state statutes, and legislatively referred bond measures. A two-thirds (66.67%) vote in each chamber during one legislative session is required to refer amendments and bond measures to the ballot. Statutes require a simple majority vote in each chamber during one legislative session to be referred to the ballot. Statutes and bond measures require the signature of the governor to appear on the ballot.
The Michigan Constitution requires a constitutional convention question automatically appear on the ballot every 16 years.
Below are links to the various types of ballot measure law Ballotpedia tracks:
- Laws governing the initiative process in Michigan
- Laws governing recall in Michigan
- Amending the Michigan Constitution
- Laws governing local ballot measures in Michigan
- Signature requirements for ballot measures in Michigan
- Campaign finance requirements for Michigan ballot measures
Statutes relevant to ballot measures
The following is a list of enacted bills related to ballot measures passed between 2007 and 2015.
- Michigan Senate Bill 1087 (2008)
- Michigan Senate Joint Resolution K (2008)
- Michigan Senate Bill 1086 (2008)
- Michigan House Bill 6060 (2012)
- Michigan Senate Bill 0824 (2012)
- Michigan Senate Bill 571 (2015)
See also
- Laws governing ballot measures
- Types of ballot measures in Michigan
- List of Michigan ballot measures
