ELECTION REVISIONS - S.B. 760: FLOOR ANALYSIS


Senate Bill 760 (as reported without amendment)

Sponsor: Senator Loren Bennett

Committee: Government Operations


CONTENT


The bill would amend the Michigan Election Law to eliminate a number of provisions that pertain to elections by and within school districts; and would allow certain candidates for office to pay a filing fee rather than submit nominating petitions. The bill would delete provisions that do the following:


-- Require a city or township clerk to send to a school district information on the application of a person registering to vote.

-- Allow a voter to sign a registration card at the office of the secretary of a school district.

-- Allow a school district or intermediate school district to use a voter registration list.

-- Require a local election clerk to notify a school district of canceled voter registrations.

-- Require the Secretary of State to instruct school officials about voter registration procedures and election requirements.

-- Require the Secretary of State and local clerks to record in the qualified voter file voter registration applications taken by the secretary of a school board.

-- Require the secretary of a school board to release certain registration records.

-- Allow recall petitions to be signed by electors who are not registered.


The bill provides that instead of filing nominating petitions, an individual could become a candidate for a nonpartisan office or to replace a recalled school board member by paying a $100 nonrefundable fee to the local election clerk. (Alternatively, a candidate still could file nominating petitions, as prescribed in the Law.)


The bill would take effect January 1, 2003, and is tie-barred to Senate Bills 438, 439, and 440.


MCL 168.30a et al. - Legislative Analyst: G. Towne


FISCAL IMPACT


Please see FISCAL IMPACT on Senate Bill 438 (S-1).


Date Completed: 11-20-01 - Fiscal Analyst: J. Runnels

- M. Hansen

- J. Carrasco



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This analysis was prepared by nonpartisan Senate staff for use by the Senate in its deliberations and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent.