Article IX.
Finance and Taxation

Section 28. Limitation on expenses of state government

Limitation on expenses of state government

No expenses of state government shall be incurred in any fiscal year which exceed the sum of the revenue limit established in Sections 26 and 27 of this Article plus federal aid and any surplus from a previous fiscal year.

Summary: Establishing limits on taxes imposed by legislature and units of local government (Headlee Amendment)

Election Date: November 7, 1978

Votes For Ratification: 1,450,150

Votes Against Ratification: 1,313,984

Percent for Ratification: 52%

Percent Against Ratification: 48%

Notes:

Amendment Source: 1978 proposal E

Effective Date Source: Mich. const. art. XII