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Michigan Constitutional Issues: Article IV – Legislative Branch

...that document. State constitutional provisions that are obsolete because they violate the provisions of the federal constitution make the language of a state constitution confusing and misleading

Publication

May 5, 2010

Michigan Constitutional Issues: Article I – Declaration of Rights

At the November 2, 2010 general election, the voters of Michigan will decide whether to call a constitutional convention to revise the 1963 Michigan Constitution. The question

Publication

March 17, 2010

Amending the Michigan Constitution: Trends and Issues

...whether to convene a Constitutional Convention once every 16 years, Michigan residents have the right to alter the state constitution through the amendment process, which allows incremental

Press Release

March 10, 2026

An Educational Series: Should Michigan Hold a Constitutional Convention?

...election, Michigan voters will be asked to vote on Proposal 2026-01 – whether to convene a constitutional convention to review and revise the 1963 Michigan Constitution. This

Press Release

February 10, 2026

Michigan’s Constitution – Potential Changes from a Constitutional Convention

...a constitutional convention. They start by examining the first released paper, “General Revision of the Michigan Constitution,” which describes the process for convening a convention, reviews the

Podcast

March 25, 2026

Michigan’s Citizen-Initiative Petition Process in 2022: A LOT of Ballot Proposals

...reforms MI Right to Vote A Initiated constitutional amendment End direct initiative and referendum proofing laws MI Right to Vote B Initiated constitutional amendment Elections reforms Audit

Council Briefs

April 1, 2022
Tags ballot issues, ballot proposal, ballot questions, citizen-initiative petition process, michigan ballot reform process, michigan constitution, state ballot issues

The Reproductive Freedom Amendment: Considerations for Policymakers

...upon the new constitutional rights. The Michigan Legislature is within its constitutional authority to provide the necessary statutory framework to implement this constitutional amendment, just as it

Council Briefs

December 13, 2022
Tags abortion, legislature, Michigan, michigan constitution, michigan supreme court, reproductive rights

Michigan Constitutional Issues: Article III – General Government

At the November 2, 2010 general election, the voters of Michigan will decide whether to call a constitutional convention to revise the 1963 Michigan Constitution. The question

Publication

April 21, 2010

Explaining Michigan’s one-of-a-kind university governance model

...constitutional amendment initiated by the people or by legislative resolution.  Or it could occur with changes recommended by a constitutional convention empowered to consider the constitutional document

Council Briefs

February 11, 2018
Tags accountability, board of governors, board of regents, board of trustees, Michigan State University, University of Michigan, Wayne State University

Michigan’s School Aid/General Fund Budget “Swap” is a Two-way Street, Despite What Some May Think

...including language added to the constitution during the 1961 constitutional convention, is critical context to better understand the current debate around the SAF/General Fund swap. The School

Council Briefs

February 10, 2026
Tags funding swap, School Aid Fund, state budget
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