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A Call for Redistricting Reform

...to embrace reform, Michigan citizens should follow the lead of Arizona and initiate the necessary constitutional changes. In 2000, Arizona voters approved a citizen-initiated constitutional amendment to

Council Briefs

July 6, 2015
Tags gerrymandering, redistricting

On Implementing Section 29 of the Headlee Amendment

The Research Council has written extensively over the years about various aspects of the 1978 Headlee Amendment to the 1963 Michigan Constitution. This is not surprising given

Council Briefs

October 29, 2021
Tags Headlee Amendment, section 29 mandates on local government

Proposal 3 would add voting rights to the Michigan Constitution, some old, a few new; Citizens Research Council analyzes

...IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Nancy Derringer, nderringer@crcmichstaging.wpengine.com, 734-548-0033 What we found: If Proposal 3 passes, a number of voting rights will be enshrined in the Michigan Constitution. Many

Press Release

September 17, 2018
Tags 18-3, absentee ballots, anytime voter registration, election audits, michigan constitution, Proposal 2, secret ballot, straight party voting, straight ticket voting, voter registration, voting rights

COVID-19 Will Lower State Revenue Sharing Dollars to Local Governments

...state Constitution, a portion of state sales tax revenue has been dedicated to local governments to utilize as unrestricted general operating revenue. The 1963 Michigan Constitution provides

Council Briefs

June 5, 2020
Tags constitutional state revenue sharing, Coronavirus, COVID-19, local finance, Local Taxes, local-option taxes, state revenue sharing, state taxes, statutory state revenue sharing

Article II of Michigan’s Constitution: Elections

...each of the 12 articles of the Michigan Constitution and offers history and other important background information on past Con-Cons. The latest paper, Article II – Elections, addresses how

Press Release

April 7, 2026

Michigan Constitutional Issues: Article XI – Public Officers and Employment

The Citizens Research Council of Michigan has released the fourteenth analysis in a series of papers focusing on constitutional issues. CRC is examining the state’s Constitution in

Publication

September 29, 2010

Analysis of Proposal 15-1: Sales and Motor Fuel Tax Increases Related to Transportation Funding

...goals. By necessity, the plan consists of both constitutional and statutory components. While the statutory law changes require only legislative and gubernatorial approval, the constitutional changes require

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March 19, 2015
Tags gas tax, Proposal 2015-1, road funding, sales tax, transportation funding

Address Headlee Rollups Together with Overall Local Government Fiscal Reforms

In a Nutshell: The fiscal consequences of the Headlee Amendment and Proposal A, Michigan’s two landmark constitutional property tax limitations, continue to challenge local governments that are

Council Briefs

March 5, 2025
Tags commission, Headlee, local government, Michigan, millages, property tax rates, property taxes, tax limitation, voter approval

Is Michigan’s Blaine Amendment Days Numbered?

In a Nutshell A 1970 voter-approved constitutional amendment prohibits the State of Michigan from providing public aid of any kind to private elementary and secondary schools. Two

Council Briefs

October 8, 2021
Tags Blaine Amendment, private education, private school

Michigan Constitutional Issues

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June 1, 1960
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