HB-5999, As Passed Senate, July 6, 2004

HOUSE BILL No. 5999

(As amended June 22, 2004)

June 9, 2004, Introduced by Rep. Hune and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Urban Policy.

A bill to amend 1954 PA 116, entitled

"Michigan election law,"

by amending section 642a (MCL 168.642a), as added by 2003 PA

302.

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

1 Sec. 642a. (1) After December 31, 2004, a city council that

2 adopted a resolution so that its regular election is held on the

3 May regular election date may change its regular election to the

4 odd year general election by adopting a resolution in compliance

5 with section 642. If a city council adopts the resolution in

6 compliance with section 642 to hold its regular election at the

7 odd year general election, after December 31 of the year in which

8 the resolution is adopted, the city's regular election is at the

9 odd year general election.

[(2) After December 31, 2004, a city council that holds its regular election for city offices annually or in the even year on the November regular election date may change its regular election schedule to the odd year general election and the odd year primary election by adopting a resolution in compliance with section 642. If a city council adopts the resolution in compliance with section 642, the city's regular election is at the odd year general election and its primary is at the odd year primary election.

10 ~~(2)~~ (3)]After December 31, 2004, a city council that adopted a

House Bill No. 5999 as amended June 22, 2004

1 resolution so that its regular election primary is held at the

2 September primary election may change its regular election

3 primary to the odd year primary election by adopting a resolution

4 in compliance with section 642. If a city council adopts the

5 resolution in compliance with section 642 to hold its regular

6 election primary on the odd year primary election date, after

7 December 31 of the year in which the resolution is adopted, the

8 city's regular election primary is on the odd year primary

9 election date.

10 [~~(3)~~ (4)]After December 31, 2004, a school district's school board

11 that adopted a resolution so that its regular election is held on

12 a date other than at the odd year general election may change its

13 regular election to the odd year general election by adopting a

14 resolution in compliance with section 642. If a school board

15 adopts the resolution in compliance with section 642 to hold its

16 regular election at the odd year general election, after

17 December 31 of the year in which the resolution is adopted, the

18 school board's school district shall hold its regular election at

19 the odd year general election.

20 [(5)] After December 31, 2004, a village council that adopted a

21 resolution so that its regular election is held on the September

22 primary election date may change its regular election to the

23 November regular election date by adopting a resolution in

24 compliance with section 642. If a village council adopts the

25 resolution in compliance with section 642 to hold its regular

26 election at the November regular election date, after December 31

27 of the year in which the resolution is adopted, the village's