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Michigan Constitution of 1963 / Removed

Joint Resolution No. 17 of 1861

November 4, 1862; Approved 5,193 to 1,440 (78%)

Article XIX

Sec. 6: The That elections for all district or county officers, State Senator Senators or Representatives, within the boundaries defined in this article, shall take place on the last Tuesday succeeding the first Monday of September November in the respective years in which they may be required.; the county canvass shall be held on the first Tuesday in October Monday thereafter, and the district canvass on the last Tuesday of said October third Monday of said November.

Sources

  • Joint Resolution No. 17 of 1861 (PDF)
  • Acts of the Legislature of the State of Michigan Passed at the Regular and Extra Sessions of 1861, pp. 589–592 (HathiTrust)
  • Michigan Official Directory and Legislative Manual, 1909-1910, p. 552 (HathiTrust)

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