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Residency Requirements For Voting And The Tensions Of A Mobile Society, John R. Schmidhauser
Residency Requirements For Voting And The Tensions Of A Mobile Society, John R. Schmidhauser
Michigan Law Review
It is the purpose of this article to determine the extent to which persons otherwise qualified to vote are disenfranchised by the complex of state residency requirements and to assess the practical and constitutional aspects of any statutory prospects for change.
Municipal Corporations--Charter Amendment-Submission Of Three Propositions In The Form Of One Question, Joseph M. Kortenhof S.Ed.
Municipal Corporations--Charter Amendment-Submission Of Three Propositions In The Form Of One Question, Joseph M. Kortenhof S.Ed.
Michigan Law Review
The council of defendant city adopted a resolution whereby the city charter was to be amended to authorize a limitation of I% per annum on property taxes, an excise tax of 1% per annum on salaries, commisions and profits of both nonresidents and residents, and disposition of the monies received by the income tax. The proposed charter revision was approved by the qualified electors by a margin slightly less than two to one. The plaintiffs, electors and residents of the city, obtained an injunction against enforcement of the charter amendment. On appeal, held, affirmed. The charter revision was ineffectual …