2022 Michigan Proposal 1

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Proposal 1
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November 8, 2022
Legislative Term Limits and Financial Disclosure Amendment
Results
Choice
Votes %
Check-71-128-204-brightblue.svgYes2,838,54066.45%
Light brown x.svgNo1,433,15433.55%
Total votes4,271,694100.00%

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2022 Michigan Proposal 1 (also referred to as Proposal 22-1), the Legislative Term Limits and Financial Disclosure Amendment is a legislatively-referred proposed constitutional amendment in the state of Michigan, which was voted on as part of the 2022 Michigan elections. The amendment modifies term limits in the Michigan state legislature and increase financial disclosure requirements for various elected officials. The amendment passed by a wide margin.

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Background

An effort to get a similar proposal on the ballot was initially backed by a bipartisan group which included politicians such as Democratic Detroit mayor Mike Duggan and Republican former Speaker of the Michigan House of Representatives Jase Bolger. On May 10, 2022, the Michigan Legislature voted to place a modified version of that proposal on the ballot, which allowed the group to forgo the signature gathering required for citizen-initiated constitutional amendments in the state. [1]

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The proposal appeared on the ballot as follows: [2]

A proposal to amend the state constitution to require annual public financial disclosure reports by legislators and other state officers and change state legislator term limit to 12 total years in legislature

This proposed constitutional amendment would:

Should this proposal be adopted?

Results

Proposal 1 was approved with 66.45% of the vote. [3]

Proposal 1 [3]
ChoiceVotes %
Check-71-128-204-brightblue.svg Yes2,838,54066.45
No1,433,15433.55
Total votes4,271,694100.00

Legislation enacting the financial disclosure provisions of the approved ballot proposal were signed into law on December 8, 2023. [4]

See also

References

  1. Yu, Yue Stella (September 14, 2022). "2022 Michigan ballot issues tracker: What to know about election proposals". Bridge Michigan . Lansing. Archived from the original on October 4, 2022. Retrieved October 4, 2022.
  2. "Proposal 22-1" (PDF). Michigan Bureau of Elections. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 4, 2022. Retrieved October 4, 2022.
  3. 1 2 "2022 Michigan Election Results - General". Michigan Secretary of State. November 28, 2022. Archived from the original on November 29, 2022. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
  4. Dawson, Gabrielle (December 9, 2023). "Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signs bill requiring public officials, candidates to disclose finances - CBS Detroit". www.cbsnews.com. Retrieved February 16, 2024.