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, […]
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 […]
Article XII § 2 Amendment by Petition and Vote of Electors.
§ 2 Amendment by petition and vote of electors. Sec. 2. Amendments may be proposed to this constitution by petition of the registered electors of this state. Every petition shall include the full text of the proposed amendment, and be signed by registered electors of the state equal in number to at least 10 percent […]
Schedule § 14 Mackinac Bridge Authority; Refunding of Bonds, Transfer of Functions to Highway Department.
§ 14 Mackinac Bridge Authority; refunding of bonds, transfer of functions to highway department. Sec. 14. The legislature by a vote of two-thirds of the members elected to and serving in each house may provide that the state may borrow money and may pledge its full faith and credit for refunding any bonds issued by […]
Article XII § 3 General Revision of Constitution; Submission of Question, Convention Delegates and Meeting.
§ 3 General revision of constitution; submission of question, convention delegates and meeting. Sec. 3. At the general election to be held in the year 1978, and in each 16th year thereafter and at such times as may be provided by law, the question of a general revision of the constitution shall be submitted to […]
Schedule § 15 Submission of Constitution; Time, Notice.
§ 15 Submission of constitution; time, notice. Sec. 15. This constitution shall be submitted to the people for their adoption or rejection at the general election to be held on the first Monday in April, 1963. It shall be the duty of the secretary of state forthwith to give notice of such submission to all […]
Article XII § 4 Severability.
§ 4 Severability. Sec. 4. If any section, subsection or part of Article 2, Section 10, Article 4, Section 54 or Article 5, Section 30 is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional, the remaining sections, subsections or parts of those sections shall not be affected but will remain in full force and […]
Schedule § 16 Voters, Ballots, Effective Date.
§ 16 Voters, ballots, effective date. Sec. 16. Every registered elector may vote on the adoption of the constitution. The board of election commissioners in each county shall cause to be printed on a ballot separate from the ballot containing the names of the nominees for office, the words: Shall the revised constitution be adopted? […]
Schedule § 1 Recommendations by Attorney General for Changes in Laws.
§ 1 Recommendations by attorney general for changes in laws. Sec. 1. The attorney general shall recommend to the legislature as soon as practicable such changes as may be necessary to adapt existing laws to this constitution. History: Const. 1963, Schedule, § 1, Eff. Jan. 1, 1964 Former Constitution: See Const. 1908, Schedule, § 8.