HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION I

 

June 12, 2003, Introduced by Reps. Pappageorge, Farhat, Ward and Ruth Johnson and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Urban Policy.

        

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                 A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the state                            

                                                                                

    constitution of 1963, by amending section 5 of article II, to               

                                                                                

    permit county and township officers to be elected at other than             

                                                                                

    the November general election.                                              

                                                                                

        Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the                  

                                                                                

    state of Michigan, That the following amendment to the state                

                                                                                

    constitution of 1963, to permit county and township officers to             

                                                                                

    be elected at other than the November general election, is                  

                                                                                

    proposed, agreed to, and submitted to the people of the state:              

                                                                                

1                               ARTICLE II                                      

                                                                                

2       Sec. 5.  Except for special elections to fill vacancies, or                 

                                                                                

3   as otherwise provided in this constitution, all elections for               

                                                                                

4   national  ,  and state  , county and township  offices shall be             

                                                                                

5   held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November in             

                                                                                

6   each even-numbered year or on such other date as members of the             

                                                                                


                                                                                

1   congress of the United States are regularly elected.  Except for            

                                                                                

2   special elections to fill vacancies or as otherwise provided in             

                                                                                

3   this constitution, elections for other than national or state               

                                                                                

4   offices shall be held as scheduled by law.                                  

                                                                                

5       Resolved further, That the foregoing amendment shall be                     

                                                                                

6   submitted to the people of the state at the next general election           

                                                                                

7   in the manner provided by law.