SENATE BILL No. 201

February 13, 2001, Introduced by Senator JAYE and referred to the Committee on Government Operations.

A bill to amend 1895 PA 3, entitled

"The general law village act,"

by amending section 4 of chapter III (MCL 63.4), as added by 1998

PA 255.

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

1 CHAPTER III

2 Sec. 4. An individual who is a registered elector of the

3 township in which the village is located and who is a resident of

4 the village may vote at any election in the village. FOR PUR-

5 POSES OF REGISTERING TO VOTE AND VOTING AT AN ELECTION, SPECIAL

6 ELECTION, OR PRIMARY ELECTION ON A REAL PROPERTY TAX ISSUE OR A

7 VILLAGE PROPOSAL OR VILLAGE QUESTION THAT AFFECTS REAL PROPERTY

8 ONLY, A PERSON IS CONSIDERED TO RESIDE IN THE VILLAGE TO BE

9 AFFECTED BY THE RESULT OF THAT ELECTION IF THAT PERSON OWNS, AND

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1 HAS PAID ALL ASSESSED AD VALOREM PROPERTY TAXES ON, REAL PROPERTY

2 LOCATED IN THAT VILLAGE.

3 Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take

4 effect unless Senate Joint Resolution N

5 of the 91st Legislature

6 becomes a part of the state constitution of 1963 as provided in

7 section 1 of article XII of the state constitution of 1963.

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