SENATE BILL No. 1051

March 1, 2000, Introduced by Senator MC MANUS and referred to the Committee on

Judiciary.

A bill to amend 1961 PA 236, entitled

"Revised judicature act of 1961,"

by amending sections 8151 and 8152 (MCL 600.8151 and 600.8152),

section 8152 as amended by 1990 PA 54.

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

1 Sec. 8151. (1) The EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBSECTION (2),

2 THE eighty-sixth district consists of the counties of Grand

3 Traverse and Leelanau, is a district of the first class, and has

4 2 judges.

5 (2) EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2001, IF THE COUNTIES OF ANTRIM,

6 GRAND TRAVERSE, AND LEELANAU APPROVE THE REORGANIZATION OF THE

7 EIGHTY-SIXTH DISTRICT PURSUANT TO SECTION 8176, AND IF THE COUN-

8 TIES OF KALKASKA AND OTSEGO APPROVE THE REORGANIZATION OF THE

9 EIGHTY-SEVENTH DISTRICT PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 8152(2) AND 8176,

10 ALL OF THE FOLLOWING APPLY:

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1 (A) THE EIGHTY-SIXTH DISTRICT CONSISTS OF THE COUNTIES OF

2 GRAND TRAVERSE, ANTRIM, AND LEELANAU, IS A DISTRICT OF THE FIRST

3 CLASS, AND HAS 3 JUDGES.

4 (B) FOR PURPOSES OF THE 2000 PRIMARY AND GENERAL ELECTIONS

5 ONLY, IF AN INCUMBENT JUDGE OF THE EIGHTY-SEVENTH DISTRICT RESID-

6 ING IN ANTRIM COUNTY WITH A TERM ENDING JANUARY 1, 2001 SEEKS

7 ELECTION TO A JUDGESHIP OF THE EIGHTY-SIXTH DISTRICT AS REORGA-

8 NIZED UNDER THIS SUBSECTION, HE OR SHE MAY FILE AN AFFIDAVIT OF

9 CANDIDACY AS AN INCUMBENT JUDGE AND HAVE PRINTED UPON THE BALLOT

10 UNDER HIS OR HER NAME THE DESIGNATION "JUDGE OF THE DISTRICT

11 COURT" AT HIS OR HER REQUEST.

12 (C) THE CANDIDATE FOR JUDGESHIP OF THE EIGHTY-SIXTH DISTRICT

13 RECEIVING THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF VOTES IN THE 2000 GENERAL ELEC-

14 TION SHALL BE ELECTED FOR A TERM OF 6 YEARS AND THE CANDIDATE FOR

15 JUDGESHIP OF THE EIGHTY-SIXTH DISTRICT RECEIVING THE SECOND HIGH-

16 EST NUMBER OF VOTES SHALL BE ELECTED FOR A TERM OF 4 YEARS FOR

17 THAT ELECTION ONLY.

18 Sec. 8152. The EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBSECTION (2), THE

19 eighty-seventh district consists of the counties of Kalkaska,

20 Antrim, and Otsego, is a district of the first class, and has 1

21 judge 2 JUDGES. Subject to section 8175, this district may

22 have 1 additional judge effective January 1, 1991. If a new

23 office of judge is added to this district to be filled by elec-

24 tion in 1990, the term of office of the judge for that election

25 only shall be 4 years.

26 (2) EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2001, IF THE COUNTIES OF KALKASKA

27 AND OTSEGO APPROVE THE REORGANIZATION OF THE EIGHTY-SEVENTH

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1 DISTRICT PURSUANT TO SECTION 8176, AND IF THE COUNTIES OF ANTRIM,

2 GRAND TRAVERSE, AND LEELANAU APPROVE THE REORGANIZATION OF THE

3 EIGHTY-SIXTH DISTRICT PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 8151(2) AND 8176, THE

4 EIGHTY-SEVENTH DISTRICT CONSISTS OF THE COUNTIES OF KALKASKA AND

5 OTSEGO, IS A DISTRICT OF THE FIRST CLASS, AND HAS 1 JUDGE.

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