August 19, 2009, Introduced by Senator KAHN and referred to the Committee on Education.
A bill to amend 1954 PA 116, entitled
"Michigan election law,"
by amending section 644g (MCL 168.644g), as amended by 2004 PA 293.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 644g. (1) A term of office shall not be shortened by the
provisions of sections 641 to 644i. An officer scheduled by prior
law to be elected at a time other than the odd year general
election shall not be elected on the date scheduled but shall
continue in office until a successor takes office after being
elected in the first odd year general election following that date.
If the regular election date for holding a jurisdiction's regular
election
is changed under section 642, or 642a, or 642c, the term
of an official who was elected before the effective date of the
change continues until a successor is elected and qualified at the
next regular election.
(2) Notwithstanding a law or charter provision to the
contrary, an officer required to be elected at the odd year general
election, who by law or charter is elected for a term of an odd
number of years shall, after September 1, 2004, be elected for a
term of 1 year longer than provided by law or charter.
(3) In home rule cities where the charter provides for the
election of city officers at a time other than at the odd year
general election and provides that members of the governing body
are not all to be elected in the same year, the governing body by
ordinance adopted prior to April 1, 1971 may alter the length of
terms now provided by charter to provide that the city may continue
to elect part of the governing body at each election. A term shall
not be extended beyond January 1 following the first odd year
general election at which the officer would be elected as provided
by charter. A term shall not be for more than 4 years.
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect January
1, 2010.
Enacting section 2. This amendatory act does not take effect
unless all of the following bills of the 95th Legislature are
enacted into law:
(a) Senate Bill No. 751.
(b) Senate Bill No. 752.
(c) Senate Bill No. 753.