Ballot Items in Michigan
Source: Stateline.org
Affirmative action (Proposal B)
This measure would bar the University of Michigan and other state universities, the state, and all other state entities from discriminating against or granting preferential treatment based on race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin. Text of Ballot Item
Dove hunting referendum (Proposal C)
This measure would restore the 100 year-old ban on dove hunting in Michigan that was recently repealed by the governor and state legislators. Text of Ballot Item
Educational funding (Proposal E)
This measure would require that the Legislature establish and appropriate minimum funding levels for Michigan's public elementary and secondary schools, intermediate school districts, community colleges, public universities and independent nonprofit colleges or universities. Text of Ballot Item
Eminent domain (Proposal D)
This measure would restrict power of state or local government to take private property by eminent domain for certain private purposes. It also stipulates that if a person's principal residence is taken for public use, the amount of just compensation shall not be less than 125 percent of the property's fair market value; and states that public use does not include transferring private property to another private entity for economic development or generating additional tax revenue. Text of Ballot Item
Establish conservation and recreation funds (Proposal A)
This measure would establish the Conservation and Recreation Legacy Fund, the Game and Fish Protection Trust Fund, and the Non-game Fish and Wildlife Trust Fund within the State Constitution. Text of Ballot Item
