ELECTIONS: GENERAL AMENDMENTS S.B. 513 (S-1): FLOOR ANALYSIS
Senate Bill 513 (Substitute S-1 as reported)
Sponsor: Senator Bev Hammerstrom
Committee: Government Operations
CONTENT
The bill would amend the Michigan Election Law to do the following:
-- Allow a school district to change its regular election date to various elections other than the odd-year general election.
-- Require certain information to appear on a petition for a school district to borrow money, increase millage, or establish a bond.
-- Designate who would be responsible for establishing a school district's precincts and polling places.
-- Establish procedures for a school board to obtain a temporary variance regarding the terms of office of board members.
-- Require published notices of a ballot proposal to include a caption or brief description of the proposal, or the entire proposal in some cases.
-- Provide for a county clerk, rather than the Governor, to call a special election to fill a vacancy in a township office.
-- Increase the minimum time between the filing of a recall petition and the election on the question.
-- Set a deadline for the filing of nominating petitions and withdrawal notices for village offices.
-- Expand the offices listed in the nonpartisan section of a ballot.
MCL 168.301 et al. Legislative Analyst: J.P. Finet
FISCAL IMPACT
The bill would have an indeterminate impact on local units of government related to published notices of ballot proposals.
Date Completed: 5-25-05 Fiscal Analyst: Bill Bowerman
floor\sb513 Analysis available @ http://www.michiganlegislature.org
This analysis was prepared by nonpartisan Senate staff for use by the Senate in its deliberations and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent.
Analysis was prepared by nonpartisan Senate staff for use by the Senate in its deliberations and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent. sb513/0506