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Ecorse’s High Tax Rates: A Showcase for Michigan’s Ineffective Property Tax Rate Limits

...constitutional and statutory property tax limitations. To raise revenues during economically challenging times, communities have relied on rate increases as the state’s constitutional assessment cap and levy

Council Briefs

June 6, 2025
Tags local government

When is a constitutional amendment not an amendment? When it’s a ‘general revision.’ It’s an important distinction this election year.

...“general revision” as opposed to an “amendment” to the Constitution. The Court found that such a revision was reserved only for a constitutional convention while the Reform

Council Briefs

May 3, 2018
Tags constitutional amendment, november 2018 ballot, redistricting

Are Judgment Levies, Bonds, and Other Taxes Without Constitutional Limits Permitted Under the Michigan Constitution?

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May 1, 1987

What did the Drafters of Michigan's Constitution Intend with Article IX, Section 24?

...understand what the drafters of this constitutional provision intended with its inclusion, CRC reviewed the proceedings of the delegates’ debate in the “State of Michigan 1961 Constitutional

Council Briefs

August 7, 2013
Tags constitution, Michigan, pension, protection, section 24

Michigan Constitutional Issues: Article IX – Finance and Taxation

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

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August 10, 2010

On Implementing the Promote the Vote Constitutional Amendment

...several new voting rights to the 1963 Michigan Constitution, including enshrining into the constitution existing voting and election practices found in statutory law. Although the amendment took

Council Briefs

May 1, 2023
Tags absentee voting, early voting, Promote the Vote, proposal 22-2

Michigan Constitutional Issues: Article VII – Local 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

July 14, 2010

Authorization for Interlocal Agreements and Intergovernmental Cooperation in Michigan

...the power to perform the function. This broad authorization to cooperate was embedded in the constitution with adoption of the 1963 Michigan Constitution. Specific enabling legislation is

Publication

April 1, 2007
Tags authorization, collaboration, consolidation, constitution, cooperation, joint service provision

Michigan Constitutional Issues: Amending the Michigan Constitution – Trends and Issues

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

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March 3, 2010

Michigan Constitutional Issues: Article II – Elections

...the state constitution that are inoperable because they violate the provisions of the federal constitution make the language of the state constitution confusing and misleading. Inoperative provisions

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April 7, 2010
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