ELECTIONS ON TUESDAY

House Bills 4837-4838

House Bills 4864-4866

Sponsor: Rep. Robert Gosselin

Committee: Redistricting and Election

Complete to 6-11-01

A SUMMARY OF HOUSE BILLS 4837 AND 4838 AS INTRODUCED 5-30-01 AND HOUSE BILLS 4864-4866 AS INTRODUCED 6-5-01

The bills would, generally speaking, require that elections held under a number of statutes be held on a Tuesday.

House Bill 4837 would amend the Community College Act of 1966 (MCL 389.108) to require that a special election under the act be held on a Tuesday.

House Bill 4838 would amend the Revised School Code (MCL 380.614 et al.) to require school district and intermediate school district elections be held on a Tuesday. Currently, each general powers school district must hold its regular election either on the first Monday in April, the second Monday in June, or at the general November election. The bill would change the first two dates to the first Tuesday in April and the second Tuesday in June. Intermediate school board elections currently are to be held on the first Monday in June. The bill would change that to the first Tuesday in June. Other ISD-related elections currently scheduled for Mondays would have to be held instead on the following Tuesday.

House Bill 4864 would amend the Home Rule City Act (MCL 117.3 and 117.26) to specify that a city charter could not permit the holding of an election on any other day but Tuesday and that all elections held under the act would have to be held on a Tuesday.

House Bill 4865 would amend the Home Rule Village Act (MCL 78.21) so that a village could hold an election under the act only on a Tuesday.

House Bill 4866 would amend the General Law Village Act (MCL 62.4 et al.) so that an election held under the act could only be held on a Tuesday. Currently, the act calls for village elections on the second Monday in March. The bill would instead refer to the second Tuesday in March.

 

Analyst: C. Couch

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This analysis was prepared by nonpartisan House staff for use by House members in their deliberations, and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent.