SENATE BILL NO. 329


   February 18, 1999, Introduced by Senator JAYE and referred to 
        the Committee on Government Operations.



        A bill to amend 1895 PA 3, entitled

   "The general law village act,"

   by amending section 4 of chapter III (MCL 63.4), as added by 1998

   PA 255.

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 1                               CHAPTER III

 2         Sec. 4.  An individual who is a registered elector of the

 3    township in which the village is located and who is a resident of

 4    the village may vote at any election in the village.  FOR PUR-

 5    POSES OF REGISTERING TO VOTE AND VOTING AT AN ELECTION, SPECIAL

 6    ELECTION, OR PRIMARY ELECTION ON A REAL PROPERTY TAX ISSUE OR A

 7    VILLAGE PROPOSAL OR VILLAGE QUESTION THAT AFFECTS REAL PROPERTY

 8    ONLY, A PERSON IS CONSIDERED TO RESIDE IN THE VILLAGE TO BE

 9    AFFECTED BY THE RESULT OF THAT ELECTION IF THAT PERSON OWNS, AND




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 1    HAS PAID ALL ASSESSED AD VALOREM PROPERTY TAXES ON, REAL PROPERTY

 2    LOCATED IN THAT VILLAGE.

 3         Enacting section 1.  This amendatory act does not take

 4    effect unless Senate Joint Resolution I

 5                                            of the 90th Legislature

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

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










































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