HB-6003, As Passed House, June 22, 2004
SUBSTITUTE FOR
HOUSE BILL NO. 6003
A bill to amend 1954 PA 116, entitled
"Michigan election law,"
by amending section 972 (MCL 168.972), as amended by 2003 PA
302.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
1 Sec. 972. (1) Except as provided in subsection (2), a
2 candidate for a nonpartisan office shall be nominated and voted
3 for in an election scheduled under section 971 by filing a
4 nominating petition or paying a $100.00 nonrefundable fee not
5 later than 4 p.m. on the
fifteenth day after the election is
6 called clerk of the county where the petition was filed
7 announces the official result of the recall election. The clerk
8 shall publicly announce the result of the recall election at the
9 conclusion of the meeting held by the board of county canvassers
10 to certify the recall election. The nominating petition shall be
1 filed with the clerk of the electoral district and signed by a
2 number of qualified and registered electors of the electoral
3 district as determined under section 544f. Instead of filing a
4 nominating petition, an individual may become a candidate by
5 paying a $100.00 nonrefundable fee with the clerk of the
6 electoral district.
7 (2) This subsection applies to an election to fill a vacancy
8 for an unexpired term created by a recall of a school board
9 member, if the election is scheduled to be held on the same date
10 as a general election. A nominating petition filed by a
11 candidate shall be signed by a number of qualified and registered
12 electors of the school district as determined under section
13 544f 303. The nominating petition shall clearly
state that it
14 relates to the filling of a vacancy for an unexpired term and
15 shall be filed with the
school district filing official
16 election coordinator, as designated by section 301, not later
17 than 4 p.m. on the
fifteenth day after the election is called
18 clerk of the county where the petition was filed announces the
19 official result of the recall election. The clerk shall publicly
20 announce the result of the recall election at the conclusion of
21 the meeting held by the board of county canvassers to certify the
22 recall election. Instead of filing a nominating petition, an
23 individual may become a candidate by paying a $100.00
24 nonrefundable fee to the
school district filing official not
25 later than 4 p.m. on
the fifteenth day after the election is
26 called election coordinator.