Bill Text: MI HB4270 | 2015-2016 | 98th Legislature | Introduced

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Bill Title: Elections; scheduling; February regular election date; eliminate. Amends sec. 642a of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.642a). TIE BAR WITH: HB 4271'15, HB 4272'15, HB 4273'15, HB 4274'15, HB 4275'15, HB 4276'15

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 6-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-03-05 - Printed Bill Filed 03/05/2015 [HB4270 Detail]

Download: Michigan-2015-HB4270-Introduced.html

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HOUSE BILL No. 4270

March 4, 2015, Introduced by Reps. Jacobsen, Lyons, Lauwers, Kesto, Heise and Leutheuser and referred to the Committee on Elections.

 

     A bill to amend 1954 PA 116, entitled

 

"Michigan election law,"

 

by amending section 642a (MCL 168.642a), as amended by 2012 PA 523.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 642a. (1) After December 31, 2004, a city council that

 

adopted a resolution so that its regular election is held on the

 

May regular election date may change its regular election to the

 

odd year general election by adopting a resolution in compliance

 

with section 642. If a city council adopts the resolution in

 

compliance with section 642 to hold its regular election at the odd

 

year general election, after December 31 of the year in which the

 

resolution is adopted, the city's regular election is at the odd

 

year general election.

 

     (1) (2) After December 31, 2004, a city council that holds its

 

regular election for city offices annually or in the even year on

 

the November regular election date may change its regular election

 

schedule to the odd year general election and the odd year primary

 

election by adopting a resolution in compliance with section 642.

 

If a city council adopts the resolution in compliance with section

 

642, the city's regular election is at the odd year general

 

election and its primary is at the odd year primary election.

 

     (2) (3) After December 31, 2010, a city that adopted a

 

resolution so that its regular election primary is held at the

 

September election shall hold its regular election primary at the

 

odd year primary election.

 

     (3) (4) After December 31, 2011, a city that holds its regular

 

election for city offices annually or in the odd year on the

 

November regular election date may change its regular election

 

schedule to the even year general election and the even year

 

primary election by adopting a resolution in compliance with

 

section 642. If a city council adopts the resolution in compliance

 

with section 642, after December 31 of the year in which the

 

resolution is adopted, the city's regular election is at the even

 

year general election and its primary is at the even year primary

 

election.

 

     (4) (5) After December 31, 2012, a village that adopted a

 

resolution so that its regular election is held at the September

 

election shall hold its regular election at the general November

 

election.

 

     Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect 90 days

 

after the date it is enacted into law.

 

     Enacting section 2. This amendatory act does not take effect

 

unless all of the following bills of the 98th Legislature are

 

enacted into law:

 

     (a) Senate Bill No. ____ or House Bill No. 4271 (request no.

 

01310'15).

 

     (b) Senate Bill No. ____ or House Bill No. 4273 (request no.

 

01311'15).

 

     (c) Senate Bill No. ____ or House Bill No. 4272 (request no.

 

01312'15).

 

     (d) Senate Bill No. ____ or House Bill No. 4276 (request no.

 

01314'15).

 

     (e) Senate Bill No. ____ or House Bill No. 4274 (request no.

 

01315'15).

 

     (f) Senate Bill No. ____ or House Bill No. 4275 (request no.

 

01316'15).