SENATE BILL No. 202

February 13, 2001, Introduced by Senator JAYE and referred to the Committee on Government Operations.

A bill to amend 1895 PA 215, entitled

"The fourth class city act,"

by amending section 1 of chapter IV (MCL 84.1).

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

1 CHAPTER IV--ELECTORS AND REGISTRATION

2 Sec. 1. The inhabitants EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN

3 THIS SECTION, THE RESIDENTS of cities having WHO HAVE the qual-

4 ifications of electors under the constitution of the THIS state

5 and statutes enacted thereunder UNDER THE CONSTITUTION OF THIS

6 STATE, and no others, shall be ARE electors therein IN THOSE

7 CITIES. FOR PURPOSES OF REGISTERING TO VOTE AND VOTING AT AN

8 ELECTION, SPECIAL ELECTION, OR PRIMARY ELECTION ON A REAL PROP-

9 ERTY TAX ISSUE OR A LOCAL PROPOSAL OR LOCAL QUESTION THAT AFFECTS

10 REAL PROPERTY ONLY, A PERSON IS CONSIDERED A RESIDENT OF THE CITY

11 TO BE AFFECTED BY THE RESULT OF THAT ELECTION IF THAT PERSON

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1 OWNS, AND HAS PAID ALL ASSESSED AD VALOREM PROPERTY TAXES ON,

2 REAL PROPERTY LOCATED IN THAT CITY. Registration of electors and

3 division of the city into precincts shall be conducted in the

4 manner provided by law.

5 Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take

6 effect unless Senate Joint Resolution N

7 of the 91st Legislature

8 becomes a part of the state constitution of 1963 as provided in

9 section 1 of article XII of the state constitution of 1963.

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