SB-0973, As Passed Senate, March 23, 2006
January 24, 2006, Introduced by Senators HAMMERSTROM, CROPSEY, BISHOP, BROWN, KUIPERS, JELINEK, McMANUS, BIRKHOLZ, PATTERSON, SANBORN, GILBERT, TOY, CASSIS, GARCIA, STAMAS, GEORGE, GOSCHKA, JOHNSON and ALLEN and referred to the Committee on Government Operations.
A bill to amend 1954 PA 116, entitled
"Michigan election law,"
by amending section 32 (MCL 168.32); and to repeal acts and parts
of acts.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec.
32. (1) There is hereby continued in In the
office of
the
secretary of state, the bureau of elections created by Act
No.
65
of the Public Acts of 1951, former
1951 PA 65 continues under
the supervision of a state director of elections, to be appointed
by the secretary of state under civil service regulations. The
state director of elections shall be vested with the powers and
shall perform the duties of the secretary of state under his
supervision, with respect to the supervision and administration of
the election laws. The state director of elections shall perform
other duties as prescribed in this act. The state director of
elections shall be a nonmember secretary of the state board of
canvassers.
(2) The
state director of elections , with the approval of
the
state board of canvassers, shall prepare a statement for
designation on the ballot in not more than 100 words, exclusive of
caption,
of the purpose of any proposed amendment or question ,
to be submitted to the electors as required under section 2 of
article 12
XII of the state constitution of 1963.
The powers and
duties of the state board of canvassers and the secretary of state
with
respect to the preparation of such the
statement are hereby
transferred to the state director of elections.
Enacting section 1. Section 22e of the Michigan election law,
1954 PA 116, MCL 168.22e, is repealed.
Enacting section 2. This amendatory act does not take effect
unless all of the following bills of the 93rd Legislature are
enacted into law:
(a) Senate Bill No. 974.
(b) Senate Bill No. 975.
(c) Senate Bill No. 976.
(d) House Bill No. 5650.
(e) House Bill No. 5648.
(f) House Bill No. 5649.