April 16, 2008, Introduced by Rep. Lemmons and referred to the Committee on Ethics and Elections.
A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the state
constitution of 1963, by amending section 21 of article V, to
modify the nomination process for the secretary of state and
attorney general.
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
state of Michigan, That the following amendment to the state
constitution of 1963, to modify the nomination process for the
secretary of state and attorney general, is proposed, agreed to,
and submitted to the people of the state:
ARTICLE V
Sec. 21. The governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state
and attorney general shall be elected for four-year terms at the
general election in each alternate even-numbered year.
The lieutenant governor, secretary of state and attorney
general
shall be nominated by party conventions in a manner
prescribed by law. In the general election one vote shall be cast
jointly for the candidates for governor and lieutenant governor
nominated by the same party.
Vacancies in the office of the secretary of state and attorney
general shall be filled by appointment by the governor.
Resolved further, That the foregoing amendment shall be
submitted to the people of the state at the next general election
in the manner provided by law.