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A proposal to amend the Constitution to permit State to provide indirect support to students attending nonpublic pre-elementary, elementary and secondary schools; allow the use of tuition vouchers in certain school districts; and require enactment of teacher testing laws. The propsed constitutional amendment would: 1) Eliminate ban on direct support of students attending nonpublic schools through tuition vouchers, credits, tax benefits, exemptions or deductions, subsidies, grants or loans of public monies or property. 2) Allow students to use tuition vouchers to attend nonpublic schools in districts with a graduation rate under 2/3 in 1998-1999 and districts approving tuition vouchers through schools board action or a public vote. Each voucher would be limited to 1/2 of State average per-pupil public school revenue. 3) Require teacher testing on academic subjects in public schools and in nonpublic schools redeeming tuition vouchers. 4) Adjust minimum per-pupil funding from 1994-1995 to 2000-2001 level. Should this proposal be adopted?
A proposal to amend the Constitution to require a super majority vote (2/3 vote) of the state legislature to enact certain laws affecting local governments. The proposed Constitutional amendment would: 1) Require a super majority vote (2/3 vote) of the State Legislature to enact any law which addresses a matter which a county, city, township, village or municipal authority could otherwise address under its governing powers or which places a condition on unrestricted aid extended local governments by the State. (Currently, a simple majority vote of legislature is required to enact such laws.) 2) Retroactively apply the super majority vote requirement to any such law enacted on or after March 1, 2000. 3) Exempt from the super majority vote requirement any such law which can be applied at the option of local governments. Should this proposal be adopted?
Shall the general ad valorem taxes within Colfax Township imposed under Article IX, Section 6 of the Michigan Constitution be increased for said Township by 1 mill ($1.00 per $1,000 of taxable value) upon all taxable real and personal property within the Township for the period from 2001 to 2015, inclusive (15 years), for the purpose of funding the purchase of fire apparatus and equipment in accordance with an agreement entitled the Joint Fire Department Agreement among the Village of Walkerville, the Townhip of Leavitt, the Township of Colfax and the Township of Elbridge? (If approved, 1 mill will raise approximately $13,692.00 in the Township in the first year of the levy.)
Shall the previous voted increase in the tax limitation imposed under Article IX, Section 6 of the Michigan Constitution on general ad valorem taxes within Crystal Township be renewed at 1.000 mills ($1.00 per $1000.00 of Taxable value) for the period of 2000 through 2004 inclusive for the inclusive purposes of operating, equipping, and paying the cost of fire protection, thereby, raising in the first year an estimated $10,169.09?
Shall the general ad valorem taxes within Elbridge Townhip imposed under Article IX, Section 6 of the Michigan Constitution be increased for said Township by 1 mill ($1.00 per $1,000 of taxable value) upon all taxable real and personal property within the Township for the period from 2001 to 2015, inclusive (15 years), for the purpose of funding the purchase of fire apparatus and equipment in accordance with an agreement entitled the Joint Fire Department Agreement among the Village of Walkerville, the Township of Leavitt, the Township of Colfax and the Township of Elbridge? (If approved, 1 mill will raise approxdimately $14,350.000 in the Township in the first year of the levy.)
Shall the general ad valorem taxes within Leavitt Township imposed under Article IX, Section 6 of the Michigan Constitution be increased for said Township by 1 mill ($1.00 per $1,000 of taxable value) upon all taxable real and personal property within the Township for the period from 2001 to 2015, inclusive (15 years), for the purpose of funding the purchase of fire apparatus and equipment in accordance with an agreement entitled the Joint Fire Department Agreement among the Village of Walkerville, the Township of Leavitt, the Township of Colfax and the Township of Elbridge? (If approved, 1 mill will raise approximately $11,790.00 in the Township in the first year of the levy.)
Shall the total tax limitation imposed by Article 9, Section 6 of the Michigan Constitution of 1963 in Otto Township be increased by 1 (one) mill ($1.00 per $1,000.00 of the Taxable Value) for a period of 10 (ten) years, (2000-2009) for the purpose of improving Public Roads within the Township? This millage, if adopted, is estimated that the Township will receive an icnrease of $11,100 in the first year.
Shall the total tax limitation imposed by Article 9, Section 6 of the Michigan Constitution of 1963 in Otto Township be increased by 1 (one) mill ($1.00 per $1,000.00 of the Taxable Value) for a period of 10 (ten) years, (2000-2009) for the purpose of improving Public Roads within the Township? This is an additional millage and if adopted, it is estimated that the Township will receive an additional increase of $11,100 in the first year. This is a renewal of the additional road millage that expired in 1999.
