HOUSE BILL No. 4288


     February 11, 1997, Introduced by Reps. Dobronski, Brackenridge, Baird and Baade and referred to the Committee on Local Government.


        A bill to amend 1954 PA 116, entitled

   "Michigan election law,"

   (MCL 168.1 to 168.992) by adding section 641a.

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 1         SEC. 641A.  (1) BEGINNING JANUARY 1, 1998 AND NOTWITHSTAND-

 2    ING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, ALL ELECTIONS

 3    HELD IN THIS STATE PURSUANT TO THIS ACT SHALL BE HELD ON 1 OF THE

 4    FOLLOWING DATES:

 5         (A) A SPRING ELECTION HELD ON THE FIRST TUESDAY FOLLOWING

 6    THE FIRST MONDAY IN MAY.

 7         (B) AN AUGUST PRIMARY HELD ON THE FIRST TUESDAY FOLLOWING

 8    THE FIRST MONDAY IN AUGUST.

 9         (C) A GENERAL NOVEMBER ELECTION HELD ON THE FIRST TUESDAY

10    FOLLOWING THE FIRST MONDAY IN NOVEMBER.




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 1         (D) A DATE IN JANUARY, FEBRUARY, OR MARCH AS DETERMINED BY

 2    THE SECRETARY OF STATE TO ACCOMMODATE ANY SPECIAL NEEDS OF AN

 3    ELECTION DISTRICT OR THIS STATE.

 4         (2) THE SECRETARY OF STATE SHALL DIRECT AND SUPERVISE THE

 5    CONSOLIDATION OF ALL ELECTIONS IN THIS STATE ON THE DATES SPECI-

 6    FIED IN SUBSECTION (1).












































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