SJR V - Expanding Prohibitions Against Felons Holding Public Office - Michigan Key Vote
Hugh Crawford voted Yea (Passage) on this Legislation-Joint Resolution.
Timeline
- House Joint Resolution Passed
- June 17, 2010
- Senate Joint Resolution Passed
- June 10, 2010
- Introduced
- April 20, 2010
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Title: Expanding Prohibitions Against Felons Holding Public Office
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a joint resolution that submits a constitutional amendment to the voters that prohibits a person from being elected or appointed to any state or local elective office or from holding a position in public employment that is policy-making or that has discretionary authority over public assets if in the previous 20 years the person was convicted of a felony involving dishonesty, deceit, fraud, or a breach of the public trust and the conviction was related to the person's official capacity in an elective office or as an employee of local, state, or federal government.
Title: Expanding Prohibitions Against Felons Holding Public Office
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NOTE: AN AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION REQUIRES TWO-THIRDS APPROVAL IN EACH CHAMBER FOR PASSAGE. AN AMENDMENT MAY ALSO BE PROPOSED BY VOTER PETITION. IT MUST THEN BE APPROVED BY A MAJORITY OF CITIZENS VOTING IN THE NEXT ELECTION TO BECOME ENACTED.