Voters reject all six Michigan ballot proposals

DETROIT (AP) - Michigan voters soundly rejected five proposals to amend the state constitution to deal with issues ranging from collective bargaining to building a new bridge to Canada.

They also rejected by a narrower margin a proposal that would have retained an emergency managers law championed by Governor Rick Snyder that gave state-appointed managers sweeping authority to cancel union contracts and oust elected officials overseeing insolvent local governments.

Altogether, supporters and opponents of the ballot proposals reported spending at least $105 million on the campaigns through Oct. 26.

The rejected constitutional amendments included labor-backed Proposal 2 to guarantee collective bargaining rights, another to give bargaining rights to home health workers, and an anti-tax proposal to require a two-thirds legislative vote to raise state taxes.

Here are the updated numbers--taken just before 5:00 AM--showing each proposal's voter breakdown:

Proposal 12-1 - Emergency Management Allow Emergency Mgmt.

4,674 of 5,099 precincts - 92 percent

Yes, 1,962,691 - 48 percent

x-No, 2,155,141 - 52 percent
   
Proposal 12-2 - Collective Bargaining Allow Bargaining

4,674 of 5,099 precincts - 92 percent

Yes, 1,742,064 - 42 percent

x-No, 2,437,694 - 58 percent
   
Proposal 12-3 - Renewable Energy Mandate 25% Renewable

4,674 of 5,099 precincts - 92 percent

Yes, 1,547,751 - 37 percent

x-No, 2,652,087 - 63 percent
   
Proposal 12-4 - Home Care Allow Home Care

4,674 of 5,099 precincts - 92 percent

Yes, 1,779,075 - 43 percent

x-No, 2,369,548 - 57 percent
   
Proposal 12-5 - New Taxes Vote req. for new taxes

4,674 of 5,099 precincts - 92 percent

Yes, 1,283,585 - 31 percent

x-No, 2,839,546 - 69 percent
   
Proposal 12-6 - Int'l Bridges/Roads Vote needed

4,662 of 5,099 precincts - 91 percent

Yes, 1,668,711 - 40 percent

x-No, 2,485,079 - 60 percent