Proposal No. 3

Article V

Sec. 2: The senate shall consist of thirty-two members. Senators shall be elected for two years and by single districts. Such districts shall be numbered from one to thirty-two, inclusive, each of which shall choose one senator. No county shall be divided in the formation of senatorial districts, unless such county shall be equitably entitled to two or more senators. Each even numbered district shall, in the year nineteen hundred thirty-four, elect one senator for a term of two years. In the year nineteen hundred thirty-six and every fourth year thereafter, each even numbered district shall elect one senator for a term of four years. Each odd numbered district shall, in the year nineteen hundred thirty-four, and every fourth year thereafter, elect one senator for a term of four years. The senatorial districts shall be and remain as now constituted, established and numbered, as follows:

The first (1st), second (2nd), third (3rd), fourth (4th), fifth (5th), eighteenth (18th) and twenty-first (21st) districts shall consist of the County of Wayne and the senatorial districts now existing therein continue as now established by law.

The sixth (6th) district shall consist of the counties of Kalamazoo and St. Joseph.

The seventh (7th) district shall consist of the counties of Berrien and Cass.

The eighth (8th) district shall consist of the counties of Allegan, Barry and VanBuren.

The ninth (9th) district shall consist of the counties of Branch and Calhoun.

The tenth (10th) district shall consist of the counties of Hillsdale and Jackson.

The eleventh (11th) district shall consist of the counties of Lapeer, Macomb and St. Clair.

The twelfth (12th) district shall consist of the counties of Oakland and Washtenaw.

The thirteenth (13th) district shall consist of the county of Genesee.

The fourteenth (14th) district shall consist of the counties of Ingham and Livingston.

The fifteenth (15th) district shall consist of the counties of Clinton, Eaton and Shiawassee.

The sixteenth (16th) and seventeenth (17th) districts shall consist of the county of Kent and the senatorial districts now existing therein continue as now established by law.

The nineteenth (19th) district shall consist of the counties of Lenawee and Monroe.

The twentieth (20th) district shall consist of the counties of Huron, Sanilac and Tuscola.

The twenty-second (22nd) district shall consist of the county of Saginaw.

The twenty-third (23rd) district shall consist of the counties of Muskegon and Ottawa.

The twenty-fourth (24th) district shall consist of the counties of Bay, Isabella and Midland.

The twenty-fifth (25th) district shall consist of the counties of Gratiot, Ionia, Mecosta and Montcalm.

The twenty-sixth (26th) district shall consist of the counties of Lake. Manistee, Mason, Newaygo and Oceana.

The twenty-seventh (27th) district shall consist of the counties of Antrim, Benzie, Grand Traverse, Kalkaska, Leelanau, Missaukee and Wexford.

The twenty-eighth (28th) district shall consist of the counties of Alcona, Arenac, Clare, Crawford, Gladwin, Iosco, Ogemaw, Osceola, Oscoda and Roscommon.

The twenty-ninth (29th) district shall consist of the counties of Alpena, Charlevoix, Cheboygan, Emmet, Montmorency, Otsego and Presque Isle.

The thirtieth (30th) district shall consist of the counties of Alger, Chippewa, Delta, Luce, Mackinac, Menominee and Schoolcraft.

The thirty-first (31st) district shall consist of the counties of Dickinson, Gogebic, Iron and Marquette.

The thirty-second (32nd) district shall consist of the counties of Baraga, Houghton, Keweenaw and Ontonagon.

In the event of a consolidation of counties or a change in county boundaries, the legislature shall designate the senatorial district of which said combined counties, or counties changed in territory, shall be a part.

Sec. 3: The house of representatives shall consist of not less than sixty-four nor more than one hundred (100) members. Representatives shall be chosen elected for a term of two (2) years and by single from representative districts, which shall contain as nearly as may be an equal number of inhabitants and shall consist of convenient and contiguous territory; but no township or city shall be divided in the formation of a representative district, except that when a city is composed of territory in more than one county, it may be divided at the county line or lines: And provided, That in the case of cities hereafter organized or created or territory annexed to an existing city, the territory thereof shall remain in its present representative district until the next apportionment. When any township or city shall contain a population which entitles it to more than one representative, then such township or city shall elect by general ticket the number of representatives to which it is entitled. Each county, with such territory as may be attached thereto, shall be entitled to a separate representative when it has attained a population equal to a moiety of the ratio of representation. In every county entitled to more than one representative, the board of supervisors shall assemble at such time and place as shall be prescribed by law, divide the same into representative districts equal to the number of representatives to which such county is entitled by law, and shall cause to be filed in the offices of the secretary of state and clerk of such county a description of such representative districts, specifying the number of each district and population thereof according to the last preceding enumeration. established as follows: A ratio shall be obtained by dividing the population of the state, as ascertained by the last preceding United States decennial census, by one hundred. Any county containing less than the ratio of population shall be attached to a contiguous county or counties to form a district bounded by county lines and containing not less than one full ratio of population. Each such combination of counties and each county not included in any such combination shall constitute a representative district. There shall be apportioned to each representative district one representative for each full ratio of population. Any representation then remaining to be apportioned shall be assigned to those representative districts having the largest unrepresented fractions of the ratio of population. In each representative district containing but one county and entitled hereunder to more than one representative, the board of supervisors may, and, if the number of representatives exceeds four, shall, at its first regular or special session following each apportionment of representatives hereinafter provided for, divide such representative district into house districts composed of compact and contiguous territory: Provided, That not more than four representatives shall be elected from any one house district, and each representative shall, as nearly as may be, represent an equal number of inhabitants. In each representative district containing more than one county and entitled hereunder to more than one representative, the chairmen of the boards of supervisors of the counties included in such district or a majority of such officers shall, and in the event that a majority of such officers do not agree then the secretary of state shall forthwith, after each apportionment of representatives hereinafter provided for, divide such representative district into house districts formed on the same basis and subject to the same restrictions that are hereinbefore provided for in the formation of house districts within representative districts containing but one county: Provided, That such house districts are not required to be bounded by county lines. For each representative district containing more than one county, the secretary of state shall file in his office a description of the house districts therein, specifying the number of representatives to be elected from each district and the population thereof; and in each representative district containing but one county, the board of supervisors of such county shall cause to be filed in the office of the secretary of state a description of the house districts therein, specifying the number of representatives to be elected from each district and the population thereof.

Sec. 4: At the first regular or special legislative session in nineteen hundred thirteen, and each tenth year thereafter, the legislature shall by law rearrange the senatorial following the adoption of this amendment, and thereafter at the first regular or special session following each decennial United States census, the legislature shall by law, in accordance with the provisions of this constitution, establish the representative districts and apportion anew the representatives among the counties and to the representative districts according to the number of inhabitants, using as the basis for such apportionment therefor the last preceding decennial United States census of this state: Provided, That if the legislature shall fail to make an apportionment as herein provided for, or if the apportionment made hereunder by the legislature shall be declared unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, apportionment shall then be made by the secretary of state as herein provided, within ninety days after the adjournment of such legislative session or within ninety days after final determination of the unconstitutionality of such apportionment, as the case may be. Each apportionment so made, and the division of any county into representative districts by its board of supervisors, made thereunder, shall not be altered until the tenth year thereafter. Apportionment by the secretary of state shall be enforced, if necessary, by a writ of mandamus upon petition of the attorney general, or any prosecuting attorney or city attorney of this state. The secretary of state shall certify to, and shall include in the next succeeding publication of the public acts a record of the final apportionment made, containing the number and description of each representative district and the population thereof according to the last preceding United States census, and shall also file the same with the clerk of each county within the state.

Sources

• General Election, November 8, 1932, Proposals (Library of Michigan)
• Michigan Manual, 1961-1962, p. 78 (HathiTrust)