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 § 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.
Schedule § 2 Existing Public and Private Rights, Continuance.
§ 2 Existing public and private rights, continuance. Sec. 2. All writs, actions, suits, proceedings, civil or criminal liabilities, prosecutions, judgments, sentences, orders, decrees, appeals, causes of action, contracts, claims, demands, titles and rights existing on the effective date of this constitution shall continue unaffected except as modified in accordance with the provisions of this […]
Schedule § 3 Officers, Continuance in Office.
§ 3 Officers, continuance in office. Sec. 3. Except as otherwise provided in this constitution, all officers filling any office by election or appointment shall continue to exercise their powers and duties until their offices shall have been abolished or their successors selected and qualified in accordance with this constitution or the laws enacted pursuant […]
Schedule § 4 Officers Elected in Spring of 1963, Term.
§ 4 Officers elected in spring of 1963, term. Sec. 4. All officers elected at the same election that this constitution is submitted to the people for adoption shall take office and complete the term to which they were elected under the 1908 constitution and existing laws and continue to serve until their successors are […]
Schedule § 5 State Elective Executive Officers and Senators, 2 and 4 Year Terms.
§ 5 State elective executive officers and senators, 2 and 4 year terms. Sec. 5. Notwithstanding any other provision in this constitution, the governor, the lieutenant governor, the secretary of state, the attorney general and state senators shall be elected at the general election in 1964 to serve for two-year terms beginning on the first […]
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 […]