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Michigan Constitution of 1963 / Article II § 1

Proposal No. 1

November 8, 1966; Senate Joint Resolution A of 1965; Rejected 703,076 to 1,267,872 (36%)

Article II

Sec. 1: Every citizen of the United States who has attained the age of 21 18 years, who has resided in this state six 6 months, and who meets the requirements of local residence provided by law, shall be an elector and qualified to vote in any election except as otherwise provided in this constitution. The legislature shall define residence for voting purposes.

Sources

  • Michigan Manual, 1967-1968, p. 474 (HathiTrust)
  • Michigan Manual, 2021-2022, p. 98 (PDF, Legislative Service Bureau)
  • Public and Local Acts of the Legislature of the State of Michigan Passed at the Regular Session of 1966, p. 678 (HathiTrust)

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