June 12, 2014, Introduced by Reps. Lyons, Cotter, Schor, Haugh, Lane, Pscholka, Hooker and Callton and referred to the Committee on Elections and Ethics.
A bill to amend 1954 PA 116, entitled
"Michigan election law,"
by amending section 4 (MCL 168.4), as amended by 2012 PA 523, and by
adding section 771a.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 4. As used in this act:
(a) "School board" means the governing body of a school
district, including the board of trustees of a community college.
(b) "School board member" means an individual holding the
office of school board member under the revised school code, 1976
PA 451, MCL 380.1 to 380.1852, or the office of board of trustees
member under the community college act of 1966, 1966 PA 331, MCL
389.1 to 389.195. School board member includes a school board
member of an intermediate school district if that intermediate
school district has adopted sections 615 to 617 of the revised
school code, 1976 PA 451, MCL 380.615 to 380.617.
(c) "School district" means a school district, a local act
school district, or an intermediate school district, as those terms
are defined in the revised school code, 1976 PA 451, MCL 380.1 to
380.1852, or a community college district under the community
college act of 1966, 1966 PA 331, MCL 389.1 to 389.195.
(d) "School district election coordinating committee" means 1
of the following:
(i) For a school district whose entire territory lies within a
single city or township, a committee composed of the secretary of
the school board or his or her designee, the city or township
election commission, and the school district election coordinator.
(ii) For a school district that has territory in more than 1
city or township, a committee composed of the secretary of the
school board or his or her designee, the school district election
coordinator, and the clerk of each city or township in which school
district territory is located.
(e) "School district election coordinator" means 1 of the
following:
(i) For a school district whose entire territory lies within a
single city or township, the city or township clerk.
(ii) For a school district that has territory in more than 1
city or township, the county clerk of the county in which the
largest number of registered school district electors reside.
(f) "Special election" means an election to elect an
individual to, or nominate an individual for, a partial term in
office or to submit a ballot question to the electors.
(g) "Special primary" means a primary called by competent
authority for the nomination of candidates to be voted for at a
special election.
(h) "Uniform voting system" means the type of voting system
that is used at all elections in every election precinct throughout
the state.
(i) "Village" is defined in section 9.
Sec. 771a. Beginning on the effective date of the amendatory
act that added this section, the secretary of state shall allow a
county clerk, in consultation with the clerk of each city,
township, and village located in that county, to determine which
electronic voting system will be used in the county as long as the
electronic voting system selected meets both of the following
criteria:
(a) The electronic voting system is the same type of
electronic voting system as the uniform voting system.
(b) The electronic voting system is approved and certified as
provided in section 795a.