Bill Text: MI SJRV | 2009-2010 | 95th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Public employees and officers; other; qualifications for elected public officials to hold office; prohibit if convicted of certain offenses. Amends the state constitution by adding sec. 8 to art. XI.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2010-06-29 - Filed With Secretary Of State 6/24/2010 @ 3:20 Pm [SJRV Detail]
Download: Michigan-2009-SJRV-Enrolled.html
STATE OF MICHIGAN
95TH LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2010
Introduced by Senators Hunter, Anderson, Clark-Coleman, Garcia and Jansen
ENROLLED SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION V
A JOINT RESOLUTION proposing an amendment to the state constitution of 1963, by adding section 8 to article XI, to disqualify a person who has been convicted of certain felonies from election or appointment to an elective office and from certain public employment in this state.
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the state of Michigan, That the following amendment to the state constitution of 1963, to disqualify a person who has been convicted of certain felonies from election or appointment to an elective office and from certain public employment in this state, is proposed, agreed to, and submitted to the people of the state:
ARTICLE XI
Sec. 8. A person is ineligible for election or appointment to any state or local elective office of this state and ineligible to hold a position in public employment in this state that is policy-making or that has discretionary authority over public assets if, within the immediately preceding 20 years, the person was convicted of a felony involving dishonesty, deceit, fraud, or a breach of the public trust and the conviction was related to the person’s official capacity while the person was holding any elective office or position of employment in local, state, or federal government. This requirement is in addition to any other qualification required under this constitution or by law.
The legislature shall prescribe by law for the implementation of this section.
Resolved further, That the foregoing amendment shall be submitted to the people of the state at the next general election in the manner provided by law.
I hereby certify that on the tenth day of June, two thousand ten, the foregoing joint resolution was agreed to by the Senate, by a two-thirds vote of the Senators elected and serving.
Secretary of the Senate
I hereby certify that on the seventeenth day of June, two thousand ten, the foregoing joint resolution was agreed to by the House of Representatives, by a two-thirds vote of the Representatives elected and serving.
Clerk of the House of Representatives
