SCHOOL DISTRICT ELECTION: RECOUNT S.B. 455:
COMMITTEE SUMMARY
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Senate Bill 455 (as introduced 4-22-09)
Sponsor: Senator Cameron S. Brown
Committee: Education
Date Completed: 4-27-09
CONTENT
The bill would amend the Michigan Election Law to require a recount petition for a school district election, either for an office or proposition, to be filed with the clerk of the board of canvassers that certified the result of the election.
The Law requires a petition for a recount, other than one filed with the Board of State Canvassers, to be filed with the clerk of the board of canvassers that originally conducted the canvas. The bill would make an exception to that requirement, as described above.
The bill is tie-barred to Senate Bills 129 and 130, which would amend the Law to require the board of canvassers for each county containing a portion of a school district to canvass the portion of a school district election that was held in its county, and transmit the results to the county clerk in the county in which the greatest number of registered voters in the district resided. The county clerk would have to make a statement of returns and certify the results to the secretary of the school board.
MCL 168.866 Legislative Analyst: Curtis Walker
FISCAL IMPACT
The bill would have no fiscal impact on State or local government.
Fiscal Analyst: Joe Carrasco
Analysis was prepared by nonpartisan Senate staff for use by the Senate in its deliberations and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent. sb455/0910