Article IV: Legislative Branch
| Passage | Title |
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| Entire Article | Article IV (Legislative Branch) |
| Art. IV §1 | Legislative Power |
| Art. IV §2 | Senators, Number, Term |
| Art. IV §3 | Representatives, Number, Term; Contiguity of Districts |
| Art. IV §4 | Annexation or Merger with A City |
| Art. IV §5 | Island Areas, Contiguity |
| Art. IV §6 | Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission for State Legislative and Congressional Districts |
| Art. IV §7 | Legislators; Qualifications, Removal from District |
| Art. IV §8 | Ineligibility of Government Officers and Employees |
| Art. IV §9 | Civil Appointments, Ineligibility of Legislators |
| Art. IV §10 | Legislators and State Officers, Government Contracts, Conflict of Interest; Annual Financial Disclosure Report |
| Art. IV §11 | Legislators Privileged from Civil Arrest and Civil Process; Limitation; Questioning for Speech in Either House Prohibited |
| Art. IV §12 | State Officers Compensation Commission |
| Art. IV §13 | Legislature; Time of Convening, Sine Die Adjournment, Measures Carried Over |
| Art. IV §14 | Quorum; Powers of Less Than Quorum |
| Art. IV §15 | Legislative Council |
| Art. IV §16 | Legislature; Officers, Rules of Procedure, Expulsion of Members |
| Art. IV §17 | Committees; Record of Votes, Public Inspection, Notice of Hearings |
| Art. IV §18 | Journal of Proceedings; Record of Votes, Dissents |
| Art. IV §19 | Record of Votes on Elections and Advice and Consent |
| Art. IV §20 | Open Meetings |
| Art. IV §21 | Adjournments, Limitations |
| Art. IV §22 | Bills |
| Art. IV §23 | Style of Laws |
| Art. IV §24 | Laws; Object, Title, Amendments Changing Purpose |
| Art. IV §25 | Revision and Amendment of Laws; Title References, Publication of Entire Sections |
| Art. IV §26 | Bills; Printing, Possession, Reading, Vote on Passage |
| Art. IV §27 | Laws, Effective Date |
| Art. IV §28 | Bills, Subjects at Special Session |
| Art. IV §29 | Local or Special Acts |
| Art. IV §30 | Appropriations; Local or Private Purposes |
| Art. IV §31 | General Appropriation Bills; Priority, Statement of Estimated Revenue |
| Art. IV §32 | Laws Imposing Taxes |
| Art. IV §33 | Bills Passed; Approval by Governor or Veto, Reconsideration by Legislature |
| Art. IV §34 | Bills, Referendum |
| Art. IV §35 | Publication and Distribution of Laws and Judicial Decisions |
| Art. IV §36 | General Revision of Laws; Compilation of Laws |
| Art. IV §37 | Administrative Rules, Suspension by Legislative Committee |
| Art. IV §38 | Vacancies in Office |
| Art. IV §39 | Continuity of Government in Emergencies |
| Art. IV §40 | Alcoholic Beverages; Age Requirement; Liquor Control Commission; Excise Tax; Local Option |
| Art. IV §41 | Lotteries |
| Art. IV §42 | Ports and Port Districts; Incorporation, Internal |
| Art. IV §43 | Bank and Trust Company Laws |
| Art. IV §44 | Trial by Jury in Civil Cases |
| Art. IV §45 | Indeterminate Sentences |
| Art. IV §46 | Death Penalty |
| Art. IV §47 | Chaplains in State Institutions |
| Art. IV §48 | Disputes Concerning Public Employees |
| Art. IV §49 | Hours and Conditions of Employment |
| Art. IV §50 | Atomic and New Forms of Energy |
| Art. IV §51 | Public Health and General Welfare |
| Art. IV §52 | Natural Resources; Conservation, Pollution, Impairment, Destruction |
| Art. IV §53 | Auditor General; Appointment, Qualifications, Term, Removal, Post Audits |
| Art. IV §54 | Limitations on Terms of Office of State Legislators |
Article V: Executive Branch
| Passage | Title |
|---|
| Entire Article | Article V (Executive Branch) |
| Art. V §1 | Executive Power |
| Art. V §2 | Principal Departments |
| Art. V §3 | Single Heads of Departments; Appointment, Term |
| Art. V §4 | Commissions or Agencies for Less Than 2 Years |
| Art. V §5 | Examining or Licensing Board Members, Qualifications |
| Art. V §6 | Advice and Consent to Appointments |
| Art. V §7 | Vacancies in Office; Filling, Senatorial Disapproval of Appointees |
| Art. V §8 | Principal Departments, Supervision of Governor; Information from State Officers |
| Art. V §9 | Principal Departments, Location |
| Art. V §10 | Removal or Suspension of Officers; Grounds, Report |
| Art. V §11 | Provisional Appointments to Fill Vacancies Due to Suspension |
| Art. V §12 | Military Powers |
| Art. V §13 | Elections to Fill Vacancies in Legislature |
| Art. V §14 | Reprieves, Commutations and Pardons |
| Art. V §15 | Extra Sessions of Legislature |
| Art. V §16 | Legislature Other Than at Seat of Government |
| Art. V §17 | Messages and Recommendations to Legislature |
| Art. V §18 | Budget; General and Deficiency Appropriation Bills |
| Art. V §19 | Disapproval of Items in Appropriation Bills |
| Art. V §20 | Reductions in Expenditures |
| Art. V §21 | State Elective Executive Officers; Term, Election |
| Art. V §22 | Governor and Lieutenant Governor, Qualifications |
| Art. V §23 | State Elective Executive Officers, Compensation |
| Art. V §24 | Executive Residence |
| Art. V §25 | Lieutenant Governor; President of Senate, Tie Vote, Duties |
| Art. V §26 | Succession to Governorship |
| Art. V §27 | Salary of Successor |
| Art. V §28 | State Transportation Commission; Establishment; Purpose; Appointment, Qualifications, and Terms of Members; Director of State Transportation Department |
| Art. V §29 | Civil Rights Commission; Members, Term, Duties, Appropriation |
| Art. V §30 | Limitations on Terms of Executive Officers |
Article VI: Judicial Branch
| Passage | Title |
|---|
| Entire Article | Article VI (Judicial Branch) |
| Art. VI §1 | Judicial Power in Court of Justice; Divisions |
| Art. VI §2 | Justices of the Supreme Court; Number, Term, Nomination, Election |
| Art. VI §3 | Chief Justice; Court Administrator; Other Assistants |
| Art. VI §4 | General Superintending Control Over Courts; Writs; Appellate Jurisdiction |
| Art. VI §5 | Court Rules; Distinctions Between Law and Equity; Master in Chancery |
| Art. VI §6 | Decisions and Dissents; Writing, Contents |
| Art. VI §7 | Staff; Budget; Salaries of Justices; Fees |
| Art. VI §8 | Court of Appeals; Election of Judges, Divisions |
| Art. VI §9 | Judges of Court of Appeals, Terms |
| Art. VI §10 | Jurisdiction, Practice and Procedure of Court of Appeals |
| Art. VI §11 | Circuit Courts; Judicial Circuits, Sessions, Number of Judges |
| Art. VI §12 | Circuit Judges; Nomination, Election, Term |
| Art. VI §13 | Circuit Courts; Jurisdiction, Writs, Supervisory Control Over Inferior Courts |
| Art. VI §14 | County Clerks; Duties, Vacancies; Prosecuting Attorneys, Vacancies |
| Art. VI §15 | Probate Courts; Districts, Jurisdiction |
| Art. VI §16 | Probate Judges; Nomination, Election, Terms |
| Art. VI §17 | Judicial Salaries and Fees |
| Art. VI §18 | Salaries; Uniformity, Changes During Term |
| Art. VI §19 | Courts of Record; Seal, Qualifications of Judges |
| Art. VI §20 | Removal of Domicile of Judge |
| Art. VI §21 | Ineligibility for Other Office |
| Art. VI §22 | Incumbent Judges, Affidavit of Candidacy |
| Art. VI §23 | Judicial Vacancies, Filling; Appointee, Term; Successor; New Offices |
| Art. VI §24 | Incumbent Judges, Ballot Designation |
| Art. VI §25 | Removal of Judges from Office |
| Art. VI §26 | Circuit Court Commissioners and Justices of the Peace, Abolition; Courts of Limited Jurisdiction |
| Art. VI §27 | Power of Appointment to Public Office |
| Art. VI §28 | Administrative Action, Review |
| Art. VI §29 | Conservators of the Peace |
| Art. VI §30 | Judicial Tenure Commission; Selection; Terms; Duties; Power of Supreme Court |
Article VII: Local Government
| Passage | Title |
|---|
| Entire Article | Article VII (Local Government) |
| Art. VII §1 | Counties; Corporate Character, Powers and Immunities |
| Art. VII §2 | County Charters |
| Art. VII §3 | Reduction of Size of County |
| Art. VII §4 | County Officers; Terms, Combination |
| Art. VII §5 | Offices at County Seat |
| Art. VII §6 | Sheriffs; Security, Responsibility for Acts, Ineligibility for Other Office |
| Art. VII §7 | Boards of Supervisors; Members |
| Art. VII §8 | Legislative, Administrative, and Other Powers and Duties of Boards |
| Art. VII §9 | Compensation of County Officers |
| Art. VII §10 | Removal of County Seat |
| Art. VII §11 | Indebtedness, Limitation |
| Art. VII §12 | Navigable Streams, Permission to Bridge or Dam |
| Art. VII §13 | Consolidation of Counties, Approval by Electors |
| Art. VII §14 | Organization and Consolidation of Townships |
| Art. VII §15 | County Intervention in Public Utility Service and Rate Proceedings |
| Art. VII §16 | Highways, Bridges, Culverts, Airports; Road Tax Limitation |
| Art. VII §17 | Townships; Corporate Character, Powers and Immunities |
| Art. VII §18 | Township Officers; Term, Powers and Duties |
| Art. VII §19 | Township Public Utility Franchises |
| Art. VII §20 | Townships, Dissolution; Villages as Cities |
| Art. VII §21 | Cities and Villages; Incorporation, Taxes, Indebtedness |
| Art. VII §22 | Charters, Resolutions, Ordinances; Enumeration of Powers |
| Art. VII §23 | Parks, Boulevards, Cemeteries, Hospitals |
| Art. VII §24 | Public Service Facilities |
| Art. VII §25 | Public Utilities; Acquisition, Franchises, Sale |
| Art. VII §26 | Cities and Villages, Loan of Credit |
| Art. VII §27 | Metropolitan Governments and Authorities |
| Art. VII §28 | Governmental Functions and Powers; Joint Administration, Costs and Credits, Transfers |
| Art. VII §29 | Highways, Streets, Alleys, Public Places; Control, Use by Public Utilities |
| Art. VII §30 | Franchises and Licenses, Duration |
| Art. VII §31 | Vacation or Alteration of Roads, Streets, Alleys, Public Places |
| Art. VII §32 | Budgets, Public Hearing |
| Art. VII §33 | Removal of Elected Officers |
| Art. VII §34 | Construction of Constitution and Law Concerning Counties, Townships, Cities, Villages |
Article VIII: Education
| Passage | Title |
|---|
| Entire Article | Article VIII (Education) |
| Art. VIII §1 | Encouragement of Education |
| Art. VIII §2 | Free Public Elementary and Secondary Schools; Discrimination |
| Art. VIII §3 | State Board of Education; Duties |
| Art. VIII §4 | Higher Education Institutions; Appropriations, Accounting, Public Sessions of Boards |
| Art. VIII §5 | University of Michigan, Michigan State University, Wayne State University; Controlling Boards |
| Art. VIII §6 | Other Institutions of Higher Education, Controlling Boards |
| Art. VIII §7 | Community and Junior Colleges; State Board, Members, Terms, Vacancies |
| Art. VIII §8 | Services for Disabled Persons |
| Art. VIII §9 | Public Libraries, Fines |
Article IX: Finance And Taxation
| Passage | Title |
|---|
| Entire Article | Article IX (Finance And Taxation) |
| Art. IX §1 | Taxes for State Expenses |
| Art. IX §2 | Power of Taxation, Relinquishment |
| Art. IX §3 | Property Taxation; Uniformity; Assessments; Limitations; Classes; Approval of Legislature |
| Art. IX §4 | Exemption of Religious or Educational Nonprofit Organizations |
| Art. IX §5 | Assessment of Property of Public Service Businesses |
| Art. IX §6 | Real and Tangible Personal Property; Limitation on General Ad Valorem Taxes; Adoption and Alteration of Separate Tax Limitations; Exceptions to Limitations; Property Tax on School District Extending into 2 or More Counties |
| Art. IX §7 | Income Tax |
| Art. IX §8 | Sales and Use Taxes |
| Art. IX §9 | Use of Specific Taxes on Fuels for Transportation Purposes; Authorization of Indebtedness and Issuance of Obligations |
| Art. IX §10 | Sales Tax; Distribution to Local Governments |
| Art. IX §11 | State School Aid Fund; Source; Distribution; Guarantee to Local School District |
| Art. IX §12 | Evidence of State Indebtedness |
| Art. IX §13 | Public Bodies, Borrowing Power |
| Art. IX §14 | State Borrowing; Short Term |
| Art. IX §15 | Long Term Borrowing by State |
| Art. IX §16 | State Loans to School Districts |
| Art. IX §17 | Payments from State Treasury |
| Art. IX §18 | State Credit |
| Art. IX §19 | Subscription to or Interest in Stock by State Prohibited; Exceptions |
| Art. IX §20 | Deposit of State Money in Certain Financial Institutions; Requirements |
| Art. IX §21 | Accounting for Public Moneys |
| Art. IX §22 | Examination and Adjustment of Claims Against State |
| Art. IX §23 | Financial Records; Statement of Revenues and Expenditures |
| Art. IX §24 | Public Pension Plans and Retirement Systems, Obligation |
| Art. IX §25 | Voter Approval of Increased Local Taxes; Prohibitions; Emergency Conditions; Repayment of Bonded Indebtedness Guaranteed; Implementation of Section |
| Art. IX §26 | Limitation on Taxes; Revenue Limit; Refunding or Transferring Excess Revenues; Exceptions to Revenue Limitation; Adjustment of State Revenue and Spending Limits |
| Art. IX §27 | Exceeding Revenue Limit; Conditions |
| Art. IX §28 | Limitation on Expenses of State Government |
| Art. IX §29 | State Financing of Activities or Services Required of Local Government by State Law |
| Art. IX §30 | Reduction of State Spending Paid to Units of Local Government |
| Art. IX §31 | Levying Tax or Increasing Rate of Existing Tax; Maximum Tax Rate on New Base; Increase in Assessed Valuation of Property; Exceptions to Limitations |
| Art. IX §32 | Suit to Enforce Sections 25 to 31 |
| Art. IX §33 | Definitions Applicable to Sections 25 to 32 |
| Art. IX §34 | Implementation of Sections 25 to 33 |
| Art. IX §35 | Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund |
| Art. IX §35a | Michigan State Parks Endowment Fund |
| Art. IX §36 | Tax on Tobacco Products; Dedication of Proceeds |
| Art. IX §37 | Michigan Veterans' Trust Fund |
| Art. IX §38 | Michigan Veterans' Trust Fund Board of Trustees; Establishment |
| Art. IX §39 | Michigan Veterans' Trust Fund Board of Trustees; Administration of Trust Fund |
| Art. IX §40 | Michigan Conservation and Recreation Legacy Fund |
| Art. IX §41 | Michigan Game and Fish Protection Trust Fund |
| Art. IX §42 | Michigan Nongame Fish and Wildlife Trust Fund |
Article XI: Public Officers And Employment
| Passage | Title |
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| Entire Article | Article XI (Public Officers And Employment) |
| Art. XI §1 | Oath of Public Officers |
| Art. XI §2 | Terms of Office of State and County Officers |
| Art. XI §3 | Extra Compensation |
| Art. XI §4 | Custodian of Public Moneys; Eligibility to Office, Accounting |
| Art. XI §5 | Classified State Civil Service; Scope; Exempted Positions; Appointment and Terms of Members of State Civil Service Commission; State Personnel Director; Duties of Commission; Collective Bargaining for State Police Troopers and Sergeants; Appointments, Promotions, Demotions, or Removals; Increases or Reductions in Compensation; Creating or Abolishing Positions; Recommending Compensation for Unclassified Service; Appropriation; Reports of Expenditures; Annual Audit; Payment for Personal Services; Violation; Injunctive or Mandamus Proceedings |
| Art. XI §6 | Merit Systems for Local Governments |
| Art. XI §7 | Impeachment of Civil Officers |
| Art. XI §8 | Convictions for Certain Felonies; Eligibility for Elective Office or Certain Positions of Public Employment |
Schedule And Temporary Provisions
| Passage | Title |
|---|
| Entire Article | The "Schedule And Temporary Provisions" of the Michigan Constitution |
| Sch. §0 | Note |
| Sch. §1 | Recommendations by Attorney General for Changes in Laws |
| Sch. §2 | Existing Public and Private Rights, Continuance |
| Sch. §3 | Officers, Continuance in Office |
| Sch. §4 | Officers Elected in Spring of 1963, Term |
| Sch. §5 | State Elective Executive Officers and Senators, 2 and 4 Year Terms |
| Sch. §6 | Supreme Court, Reduction to 7 Justices |
| Sch. §7 | Judges of Probate, Eligibility for Re-Election |
| Sch. §8 | Judicial Officers, Staggered Terms |
| Sch. §9 | State Board of Education; First Election, Terms |
| Sch. §10 | Boards Controlling Higher Education Institutions and State Board of Public Community and Junior Colleges, Terms |
| Sch. §11 | Michigan State University Trustees and Wayne State University Governors, Terms |
| Sch. §12 | Initial Allocation of Departments by Law or Executive Order |
| Sch. §13 | State Contracts, Continuance |
| Sch. §14 | Mackinac Bridge Authority; Refunding of Bonds, Transfer of Functions to Highway Department |
| Sch. §15 | Submission of Constitution; Time, Notice |
| Sch. §16 | Voters, Ballots, Effective Date |
| Adoption | Adoption by the Constitutional Convention |
