Schedule SigBlock Vote Record.
§ 0 Vote Record. Sec. 0. Adopted by the Constitutional Convention of nineteen hundred sixty-one at Constitution Hall in Lansing on the first day of August, nineteen hundred sixty-two. Stephen S. Nisbet, President Fred I. Chase, Secretary The vote on the constitution of 1963, as certified by the Board of State Canvassers on June 20, […]
Schedule § 6 Supreme Court, Reduction to 7 Justices.
§ 6 Supreme court, reduction to 7 justices. Sec. 6. Notwithstanding the provisions of this constitution that the supreme court shall consist of seven justices it shall consist of eight justices until the time that a vacancy occurs as a result of death, retirement or resignation of a justice. The first such vacancy shall not […]
Schedule § 7 Judges of Probate, Eligibility for Re-Election.
§ 7 Judges of probate, eligibility for re-election. Sec. 7. Any judge of probate serving on the effective date of this constitution may serve the remainder of the term and be eligible to succeed himself for election regardless of other provisions in this constitution requiring him to be licensed to practice law in this state. […]
Schedule § 8 Judicial Officers, Staggered Terms.
§ 8 Judicial officers, staggered terms. Sec. 8. The provisions of Article VI providing that terms of judicial offices shall not all expire at the same time, shall be implemented by law providing that at the next election for such offices judges shall be elected for terms of varying length, none of which shall be […]
Schedule § 9 State Board of Education; First Election, Terms.
§ 9 State board of education; first election, terms. Sec. 9. The members of the state board of education provided for in Section 3 of Article VIII of this constitution shall first be elected at the first general election after the effective date of this constitution for the following terms: two shall be elected for […]
Schedule § 10 Boards Controlling Higher Education Institutions and State Board of Public Community and Junior Colleges, Terms.
§ 10 Boards controlling higher education institutions and state board of public community and junior colleges, terms. Sec. 10. The provisions of this constitution providing for members of boards of control of institutions of higher education and the state board of public community and junior colleges shall be implemented by law. The law may provide […]
Schedule § 11 Michigan State University Trustees and Wayne State University Governors, Terms.
§ 11 Michigan State University trustees and Wayne State University governors, terms. Sec. 11. The provisions of this constitution increasing the number of members of the Board of Trustees of Michigan State University and the Board of Governors of Wayne State University to eight, and of their term of office to eight years, shall be […]
Schedule § 12 Initial Allocation of Departments by Law or Executive Order.
§ 12 Initial allocation of departments by law or executive order. Sec. 12. The initial allocation of departments by law pursuant to Section 2 of Article V of this constitution, shall be completed within two years after the effective date of this constitution. If such allocation shall not have been completed within such period, the […]
Article XII § 1 Amendment by Legislative Proposal and Vote of Electors.
§ 1 Amendment by legislative proposal and vote of electors. Sec. 1. Amendments to this constitution may be proposed in the senate or house of representatives. Proposed amendments agreed to by two-thirds of the members elected to and serving in each house on a vote with the names and vote of those voting entered in […]
Schedule § 13 State Contracts, Continuance.
§ 13 State contracts, continuance. Sec. 13. Contractual obligations of the state incurred pursuant to the constitution of 1908 shall continue to be obligations of the state. For the retirement of notes and bonds issued under Section 26 of Article X of the 1908 constitution, there is hereby appropriated from the general fund each year […]