Proposal Text

State Proposal - 04-1 -- Constitutional Amendment for Voter Authorization of Gambling

A PROPOSAL TO AMEND THE STATE CONSTITUTION TO REQUIRE VOTER APPROVAL OF ANY FORM OF GAMBLING AUTHORIZED BY LAW AND CERTAIN NEW STATE LOTTERY GAMES

The proposed constitutional amendment would:

* Require voter approva l of any form of gambling authorized by law after January 1, 2004.

* Require voter approval of any new state lottery games utilizing 'table games' or 'player operated mechanical or electronic devices' introduced after January 1, 2004.

* Provide that when voter approval is required, both statewide voter approval and voter approval in the city or township where gambling will take place must be obtained.

* Specify that the voter approval requirement does not apply to Indian tribal gaming or gambling in up to three casinos located in the City of Detroit.

Should this proposal be adopted?

State Proposal - 04-2 -- Constitutional Amendment Concerning Marriage or Similar Unions

A PROPOSAL TO AMEND THE STATE CONSTITUTION TO SPECIFY WHAT CAN BE RECOGNIZED AS A 'MARRIAGE OR SIMILAR UNION' FOR ANY PURPOSE

The proposal would amend the state constitution to provide that 'the union of one man and one woman in marriage shall be the only agreement recognized as a marriage or similar union for any purpose.'

Should this proposal be adopted?

Proposal 1 -- City of Kalamazoo Charter Amendment

Shall Section 6(a) of the City charter be amended to state that a person seeking the office of City Commissioner shall be a resident of and a qualified elector in the City at the time of filing for election or appointment to that office?

Proposal 2 -- City of Kalamazoo Charter Amendment

Shall Section 87 of the City Charter be amended to reduce from twelve to six the number of installment pauments permitted for the payment of summer taxes? Passage of Proposal 2 is contingent upon passage of Proposal 3.

Proposal 3 -- City of Kalamazoo Charter Amendment

Shall Sections 88-91 of the Charter, which provide for the collection of delinquent city taxes on real property, be replaced, and a new Section 88 adopted in their place, directing the City Treasurer to turn over delinquent tax accounts annually to the County Treasurer for collection, under applicable provisions of state law. Passage of Proposal 3 is contengent upon passage of Proposal 2.

Kalamazoo Transit Authority Proposal -- Metro Transit Millage Renewal

Shall the City of Kalamazoo Transit Authority, County of Kalamazoo, Michigan, levy as new, additional millage, replacing previously authorized mills, an amount not to exceed one dollar ($1.00) per thousand dollars ($1,000) (1.00 mills) of the Taxable Value of all taxable property in the City of Kalamazoo for a period of three years, beginning with the 2005 levy, to provide for public transportation services, including limited evening services? If approved and levied in its entirety in 2005, this millage would raise $1,562,618 for the Transit Authority.