Michigan Banking Amendment (1862)

Michigan Banking Amendment
	Election date; November 4, 1862
	Topic; Banking
	Status; Approved
Type; Legislatively referred constitutional amendment	Origin; State legislature

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.

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.

”

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.

External links[edit]

Footnotes[edit]

Michigan Banking Amendment

Election date November 4, 1862
Topic Banking
Status Approved
Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

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