Michigan Banking Amendment (1862)

Michigan Banking Amendment

Election date

November 4, 1862

Topic
Banking
Status

Approved

Type
Legislatively referred constitutional amendment | Origin

State legislature

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Michigan Banking Amendment was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Michigan on November 4, 1862. It was approved.

A “yes” vote supported amending the state constitution relative to banking.

A “no” vote opposed amending the state constitution relative to banking.

## Contents

* 1 Election results
* 2 Path to the ballot
* 3 External links
* 4 Footnotes

## Election results[edit]

Michigan Banking Amendment

Result | Votes | Percentage

Yes

| 5,067 | 75.50%
No | 1,644 | 24.50%

Results are officially certified.
Source

## Text of measure

### Ballot title

The ballot title for Banking Amendment was as follows:

Amendment as to Banks—Yes.

Amendment as to Banks—No.

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### Full Text

The full text of this measure is available here.

## Path to the ballot[edit]

See also: Amending the Michigan Constitution

A two-thirds vote is required during one legislative session for the Michigan State Legislature to place a constitutional amendment on the ballot. That amounts to a minimum of 74 votes in the Michigan House of Representatives and 26 votes in the Michigan State Senate, assuming no vacancies. Amendments do not require the governor's signature to be referred to the ballot.

## See also

1862 Measures

* 1862 Measures
* Banking on the ballot
* 1862 legislative sessions

Michigan

* Michigan ballot measures
* Michigan ballot measure laws

News and analysis

* Ballot measure lawsuits
* Ballot measure readability
* Ballot measure polls

## External links[edit]

* American Academy of Political and Social Science, "The Initiative, Referendum and Recall," 1912
* The Lansing State Republican, "Amendments to the Constitution.," December 24, 1862

## Footnotes[edit]

v • e

1862 ballot measures

• Michigan 1862 ballot measures • Wisconsin 1862 ballot measures •

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State of Michigan
Lansing (capital)

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