HOUSE BILL No. 6291


     September 17, 2002, Introduced by Rep. Callahan and referred to the Committee on Redistricting and Elections.


        A bill to amend 1954 PA 116, entitled

   "Michigan election law,"

   by amending section 176 (MCL 168.176).

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

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             Sec. 176.  The office of state senator or representative

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         shall become  BECOMES vacant on the happening of any of the fol-

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        lowing events, before the expiration of the term of  such  THAT

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        office:

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             (A) The INCUMBENT'S death.  of the incumbent; his

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             (B) THE INCUMBENT'S resignation.  ; his

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             (C) THE INCUMBENT'S removal from office.  ; his ceasing to

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        be an inhabitant of

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             (D) THE INCUMBENT CEASES TO BE A QUALIFIED AND REGISTERED

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        ELECTOR OF the district  for which he shall have been  FROM WHICH

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        HE OR SHE WAS elected.  ; the


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             (E) A decision of a competent tribunal declaring void his OR

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        HER election or appointment.  ; or his

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             (F) HIS OR HER refusal or neglect to take and subscribe to

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         his  THE oath of office.

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             (G) THE EXPIRATION OF 7 DAYS AFTER THE STATE SENATOR OR

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        STATE REPRESENTATIVE IS CERTIFIED AS ELECTED TO AN OFFICE IN THE

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        OPPOSITE CHAMBER OF THE LEGISLATURE.

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             (2) Regardless of  any  A change in the boundaries of  any

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        A state senatorial or representative district, an incumbent state

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        senator or representative shall continue to represent the dis-

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        trict from which he OR SHE was elected until his OR HER current

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        term of office  shall expire or his  EXPIRES OR HIS OR HER suc-

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        cessor is elected and qualified.































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