HOUSE BILL No. 4866


     June 5, 2001, Introduced by Reps. Gosselin and Drolet and referred to the Committee on Redistricting and Elections.


        A bill to amend 1895 PA 3, entitled

   "The general law village act,"

   by amending sections 4 and 5 of chapter II and section 1 of

   chapter III (MCL 62.4, 62.5, and 63.1), sections 4 and 5 of

   chapter II as amended by 1998 PA 255.

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

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                                  CHAPTER II

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           Sec. 4.  (1) Unless otherwise provided by ordinance, the

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      president, clerk, and treasurer shall hold their respective

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      offices for the term of 2 years from the second  Monday  TUESDAY

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      of March of the year when elected and until their successors are

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      elected and qualified.

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           (2) A VILLAGE SHALL HOLD AN ELECTION UNDER THIS ACT ONLY ON

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      A TUESDAY.




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           Sec. 5.  (1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, 3

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      village trustees shall be elected at each biennial village

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      election for the term of 4 years from the second  Monday  TUESDAY

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      in March of the even numbered year when elected and until their

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      successors are qualified.  As an alternative, if provided by an

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      ordinance adopted by the village before January 1, 1974, all 6

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      village trustees shall be elected at the biennial village elec-

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      tions for the term of 2 years and until their successors are

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      qualified.

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           (2) If a village exempted itself from subsection (1) by

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      council resolution adopted before January 1, 1974, the village

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      shall continue to elect its trustees annually on the second

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       Monday  TUESDAY in March with 3 trustees to be elected

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      annually.  The trustees shall hold their offices for the term of

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      2 years and until their successors are qualified.

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           (3) A village that exempted itself as described in subsec-

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      tion (2) may subsequently provide by ordinance that the village

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      shall elect trustees biennially.  The ordinance shall be applica-

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      ble to the even year village election to be held not less than 6

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      months next following the adoption of the ordinance.  The ordi-

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      nance shall provide for a system of electing trustees as

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      described in subsection (1).  The ordinance may extend the terms

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      of incumbent trustees for not more than 1 year if necessary to

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      provide for the biennial election of trustees.  In any event, a

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      trustee shall serve until his or her successor is qualified.







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           (4) A copy of each resolution and ordinance adopted pursuant

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      to this section shall be forwarded to the director of the bureau

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      of elections of the department of state.

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                                 CHAPTER III

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           Sec. 1.  Except with regard to villages that hold annual

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      elections pursuant to section 5(2) of chapter 2, the election of

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      officers shall be held biennially on the second  Monday  TUESDAY

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      in March in each even numbered year.  An election shall be held

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      at such place in the village as the council shall designate.






































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