Article IX.
Finance and Taxation

Section 30. Reduction of state spending paid to units of local government

Reduction of state spending paid to units of local government

The proportion of total state spending paid to all units of Local Government, taken as a group, shall not be reduced below that proportion in effect in fiscal year 1978-79.

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