June 14, 2006, Introduced by Rep. Waters and referred to the Committee on House Oversight, Elections, and Ethics.
A bill to amend 1954 PA 116, entitled
"Michigan election law,"
by amending sections 71, 191, and 342 (MCL 168.71, 168.191, and
168.342), as amended by 1999 PA 218, and by adding section 931a.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec.
71. (1) A person shall is
not be eligible
to the
offices
office of secretary of state or attorney general if
unless
the person is not
a registered and qualified elector of
this state by the date the person is nominated for the office.
(2) A person who has been convicted of a violation of section
12a(1)
of 1941 PA 370, MCL 38.412a, shall is
not be eligible
to
the offices
office of secretary of state or attorney general for
a period of 20 years after conviction.
(3) A person who holds an office of a political party is not
eligible to the office of secretary of state.
Sec.
191. (1) A person shall is
not be eligible
to the
office of county clerk, county treasurer, register of deeds,
prosecuting attorney, sheriff, drain commissioner, surveyor, or
coroner if
unless the person is not a
registered and qualified
elector of the county in which election is sought by the filing
deadline.
(2) A person who has been convicted of a violation of section
12a(1)
of 1941 PA 370, MCL 38.412a, shall is
not be eligible
to
any of the offices enumerated in this section for a period of 20
years after conviction.
(3) A person who holds an office of a political party is not
eligible to the office of county clerk.
Sec.
342. (1) A person shall is
not be eligible
to a
township office unless the person is a registered and qualified
elector of the township in which election is sought by the filing
deadline.
A person shall is
not be eligible
for membership on
the board of review unless, in addition to the qualifications for
eligibility to a township office, the person is a landowner and
taxpayer in the township.
(2) A person who has been convicted of a violation of section
12a(1)
of 1941 PA 370, MCL 38.412a, shall is
not be eligible
for election or appointment to an elective or appointive township
office for a period of 20 years after conviction.
(3) A person who holds an office of a political party is not
eligible to the office of township clerk.
Sec. 931a. A person who holds the office of secretary of
state, county clerk, or township clerk shall not publicly endorse a
candidate for elective office under this act or make a speech on
behalf of a political party or candidate for office, except that
the person may endorse or make a speech supporting his or her own
candidacy for an office. A violation of this section is a
misdemeanor punishable as provided in section 934.