Michigan constitution
Article VII
Section 25

No city or village shall acquire any public utility furnishing light, heat or power, or
grant any public utility franchise which is not subject to revocation at the will of the city or
village, unless the proposition shall first have been approved by three-fifths of the electors
voting thereon. No city or village may sell any public utility unless the proposition shall first
have been approved by a majority of the electors voting thereon, or a greater number if the
charter shall so provide.