HOUSE BILL No. 5162


     September 30, 1997, Introduced by Reps. Mans, Brackenridge and Dobronski and referred to the Committee on Local Government.


        A bill to amend 1921 PA 144, entitled

   "An act to provide a primary election system for the nomination
   of village officers,"

   (MCL 200.61 to 200.65) by amending the title and by adding sec-

   tion 1a.

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 1                                  TITLE

 2         An act to provide a primary election system for the nomina-

 3    tion of village officers; AND TO PRESCRIBE PENALTIES AND PROVIDE

 4    REMEDIES.

 5         SEC. 1A.  A PETITION UNDER SECTION 1 OR 3, INCLUDING THE

 6    CIRCULATION AND SIGNING OF THE PETITION, IS SUBJECT TO SECTION

 7    488 OF THE MICHIGAN ELECTION LAW, 1954 PA 116, MCL 168.488.  A

 8    PERSON WHO VIOLATES A PROVISION OF THE MICHIGAN ELECTION LAW,

 9    1954 PA 116, MCL 168.1 TO 168.992, APPLICABLE TO A PETITION



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 1    DESCRIBED IN THIS SECTION IS SUBJECT TO THE PENALTIES PRESCRIBED

 2    FOR THAT VIOLATION IN THE MICHIGAN ELECTION LAW, 1954 PA 116, MCL

 3    168.1 TO 168.992.

 4         Enacting section 1.  This amendatory act does not take

 5    effect unless Senate Bill No. _____ or House Bill No. _____

 6    (request no. 02378'97) of the 89th Legislature is enacted into

 7    law.










































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