June 10, 2003, Introduced by Reps. DeRoche, Hummel, Farhat, Garfield, Drolet, Hoogendyk, Amos, Casperson, Emmons, Wenke, Tabor, Palsrok, Sheen, Stahl, Vander Veen, Acciavatti, LaJoy, Steil, Walker, Pastor, Stakoe, Voorhees, Taub, Ward, Ruth Johnson, Rocca, Kooiman, Robertson, Moolenaar and Richardville and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Urban Policy.
A bill to amend 1954 PA 116, entitled
"Michigan election law,"
by amending section 641 (MCL 168.641).
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
1 Sec. 641. (1)
An election which shall be known and
2 designated as the
"general November election" shall be held in
3 this state on the
Tuesday succeeding the first Monday of November
4 in every even numbered
year. Except as otherwise
provided in
5 this section and sections 642, 642a, and 642b, beginning
6 January 1, 2005, an election held under this act shall be held on
7 1 of the following regular election dates:
8 (a) The February regular election date, which is the fourth
9 Tuesday in February.
10 (b) The May regular election date, which is the first Tuesday
11 after the first Monday in May.
1 (c) The August regular election date, which is the first
2 Tuesday after the first Monday in August.
3 (d) The November regular election date, which is the first
4 Tuesday after the first Monday in November.
5 (2) If an elective office is listed by name in section 643,
6 requiring the election for that office to be held at the general
7 election, and if candidates for the office are nominated at a
8 primary election, the primary election shall be held on the
9 August regular election date.
10 (3) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, a
11 special election shall be held on a regular election date. A
12 special election called by the governor under section 145, 178,
13 370, 632, 633, or 634 to fill a vacancy or called by the
14 legislature to submit a proposed constitutional amendment as
15 authorized in section 1 of article XII of the state constitution
16 of 1963 may, but is not required to be, held on a regular
17 election date.
18 (4) The secretary of state shall direct and supervise the
19 consolidation of all elections held under this act.
20 Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect
21 January 1, 2005.
22 Enacting section 2. This amendatory act does not take
23 effect unless all of the following bills of the 92nd Legislature
24 are enacted into law:
25 (a) Senate Bill No._____ or House Bill No. 4820 (request
26 no. 01918'03 *).
27 (b) Senate Bill No. _____ or House Bill No. 4822 (request
1 no. 01919'03 a *).
2 (c) Senate Bill No. _____ or House Bill No. 4823 (request
3 no. 01919'03 b *).
4 (d) Senate Bill No. _____ or House Bill No. 4824 (request
5 no. 01920'03 *).
6 (e) Senate Bill No. _____ or House Bill No. 4825 (request
7 no. 01920'03 a *).
8 (f) Senate Bill No. _____ or House Bill No. 4826 (request
9 no. 01920'03 b *).
10 (g) Senate Bill No. _____ or House Bill No. 4827 (request
11 no. 01920'03 c *).
12 (h) Senate Bill No. _____ or House Bill No. 4828 (request
13 no. 01921'03 *).