HOUSE BILL No. 4966


     June 19, 2001, Introduced by Reps. Pumford, Ehardt, Meyer, Bovin and Jelinek and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Urban
Policy.


        A bill to amend 1966 PA 261, entitled

   "An act to provide for the apportionment of county boards of com-
   missioners; to prescribe the size of the board; to provide for
   appeals; to prescribe the manner of election of the members of
   the county board of commissioners; to provide for compensation of
   members; to prescribe penalties and provide remedies; and to
   repeal acts and parts of acts,"

   by amending sections 10 and 12 (MCL 46.410 and 46.412), section

   12 as amended by 1982 PA 504.

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

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           Sec. 10.  (1) The term OF OFFICE of each commissioner

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      ELECTED BEFORE THE 2004 GENERAL NOVEMBER ELECTION shall be con-

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      current with that of state representatives  as specified in arti-

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      cle 4, section 3 of the state constitution  UNDER SECTION 3 OF

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      ARTICLE IV OF THE STATE CONSTITUTION OF 1963.

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           (2) THE TERM OF OFFICE OF EACH COMMISSIONER ELECTED AT OR

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      AFTER THE 2004 GENERAL NOVEMBER ELECTION SHALL BE CONCURRENT WITH



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      THAT OF THE GOVERNOR UNDER SECTION 21 OF ARTICLE V OF THE STATE

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      CONSTITUTION OF 1963.

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           Sec. 12.  (1)  When  IF a vacancy occurs in the office of

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      COUNTY commissioner by death, resignation, removal from the dis-

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      trict, or removal from office, the vacancy shall be filled by

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      appointment within 30 days by the county board of commissioners

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      of a resident and registered voter of that district.  A person

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      who has been convicted of a violation of section 12a(1) of  Act

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      No. 370 of the Public Acts of 1941, being section 38.412a of the

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      Michigan Compiled Laws, shall not be  1941 PA 370, MCL 38.412A,

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      IS NOT eligible for appointment to the office of county commis-

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      sioner for a period of 20 years after conviction.   The

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           (2) A person appointed to fill a vacancy  which  THAT

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      occurred in  an odd numbered year  A YEAR THAT IS NOT A REGULAR

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      ELECTION YEAR FOR THAT OFFICE OF COUNTY COMMISSIONER shall serve

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      until the vacancy is filled in a special election.   That  THE

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      special election shall be called by the county board of

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      commissioners.   The  A person appointed to fill a vacancy  which

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      occurs  THAT OCCURRED in a year  which is an  THAT IS A
   REGULAR

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      election year for  the  THAT office of county commissioner shall

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      serve for the remainder of the unexpired term.  If the county

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      board of commissioners does not fill the vacancy by appointment

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      within 30 days, that vacancy shall be filled by a special elec-

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      tion regardless of  whether the year is an election year or an

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      odd year  WHEN THE VACANCY OCCURRED.







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