Act No. 182

Public Acts of 2010

Approved by the Governor

September 30, 2010

Filed with the Secretary of State

September 30, 2010

EFFECTIVE DATE: September 30, 2010

STATE OF MICHIGAN

95TH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2010

Introduced by Rep. Donigan

ENROLLED HOUSE BILL No. 6248

AN ACT to amend 1954 PA 116, entitled “An act to reorganize, consolidate, and add to the election laws; to provide for election officials and prescribe their powers and duties; to prescribe the powers and duties of certain state departments, state agencies, and state and local officials and employees; to provide for the nomination and election of candidates for public office; to provide for the resignation, removal, and recall of certain public officers; to provide for the filling of vacancies in public office; to provide for and regulate primaries and elections; to provide for the purity of elections; to guard against the abuse of the elective franchise; to define violations of this act; to provide appropriations; to prescribe penalties and provide remedies; and to repeal certain acts and all other acts inconsistent with this act,” by amending section 642a (MCL 168.642a), as amended by 2005 PA 71.

The People of the State of Michigan enact:

Sec. 642a. (1) After December 31, 2004, a city council that adopted a resolution so that its regular election is held on the May regular election date may change its regular election to the odd year general election by adopting a resolution in compliance with section 642. If a city council adopts the resolution in compliance with section 642 to hold its regular election at the odd year general election, after December 31 of the year in which the resolution is adopted, the city’s regular election is at the 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.

(3) After December 31, 2010, a city that adopted a resolution so that its regular election primary is held at the September election shall hold its regular election primary at the odd year primary election.

(4) After December 31, 2004, a school district’s school board that adopted a resolution so that its regular election is held on a date other than at the odd year general election may change its regular election to the odd year general election, the general November election, the November regular election date in both even and odd years, or the odd year May regular election date by adopting a resolution in compliance with section 642. If a school board adopts the resolution in compliance with section 642 to hold its regular election at the odd year general election, the general November election, the November regular election date in both even and odd years, or the odd year May regular election date, after December 31 of the year in which the resolution is adopted, the school board’s school district shall hold its regular election on the election date adopted in the resolution.

(5) After December 31, 2004, a village council that adopted a resolution so that its regular election is held on the September election date may change its regular election to the November regular election date by adopting a resolution in compliance with section 642. If a village council adopts the resolution in compliance with section 642 to hold its regular election at the November regular election date, after December 31 of the year in which the resolution is adopted, the village’s regular election is at the November regular election date.

This act is ordered to take immediate effect.

Clerk of the House of Representatives

Secretary of the Senate

Approved

Governor