June 9, 2004, Introduced by Rep. Sheen 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 301 (MCL 168.301), as added by 2003 PA 302.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
1 Sec. 301. (1) Unless a particular power or duty of an
2 election official or a particular election procedure is
3 specifically governed by a provision of this chapter, a school
4 district election is governed by the provisions of this act that
5 generally govern elections.
6 (2) Except as provided in section 305, the school district
7 election coordinator for a school district shall conduct each
8 regular election and each special election that is requested by
9 the school board to submit a ballot question or to fill a vacancy
10 on the school board. In addition to receiving requests from the
11 school board to hold special elections, the school district
1 election coordinator shall do all of the following:
2 (a) Receive filing fees or nominating petitions and
3 affidavits of identity from candidates for school board and
4 petitions for special elections.
5 (b) Procure the necessary qualified voter file precinct
6 lists.
7 (c) Certify candidates.
8 (d) Receive ballot proposal language.
9 (e) Issue absent voter ballots.
10 (3) A school district election coordinator who is a county
11 clerk may delegate, if the city or township clerk agrees, all or
12 a portion of the school district election coordinator's duties to
13 that city or township clerk.
14 (4) A school district election coordinator who is a county
15 clerk may delegate the following duties to the city or township
16 clerk, who shall perform the following duties:
17 (a) Distribute, receive, and process absent voter ballot
18 applications for a school election.
19 (b) Make voting systems available for the conduct of a school
20 election.
21 (c) Make available to the school district election
22 coordinator the list of election inspectors for that city or
23 township.
24 (5) A school district election coordinator shall not delegate
25 any duties to the secretary of the school board.