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Michigan Constitution of 1963 / Article IV § 9

Proposal No. 5

November 5, 1968; Senate Joint Resolution Q of 1968; Rejected 778,388 to 1,783,186 (30%)

Article IV

Sec. 9: No person elected to the legislature shall receive any civil appointment within this state from the governor, except notaries public, from the legislature, or from any other state authority, during the term for which he is elected. Election to public office by vote of the electors is not a civil appointment.

Sources

  • General Election, November 5, 1968, Proposals (Library of Michigan)
  • Michigan Manual, 1969-1970, p. 498 (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 1968, p. 708 (HathiTrust)

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