HOUSE BILL No. 4652


     April 24, 2001, Introduced by Reps. Koetje, Birkholz, Middaugh, Meyer, Voorhees and Jansen and referred to the Committee
on Redistricting and Elections.


        A bill to amend 1954 PA 116, entitled

   "Michigan election law,"

   by amending section 47 (MCL 168.47).

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

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           Sec. 47.  (1) The electors of president and vice-president

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      shall convene in the senate chamber at the STATE capitol  of the

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      state  at 2 p.m.  , eastern standard time,  on the first
   Monday

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      after the second Wednesday in December following their election.

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      At any time before receipt of the certificate of the governor or

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      within 48 hours  thereafter  AFTER RECEIPT, an elector may resign

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      by submitting his OR HER written and verified resignation to the

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      governor.  Failure to  so  resign signifies consent to serve and

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      to cast his OR HER vote for the candidates for president and

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      vice-president appearing on the Michigan ballot of the political

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      party which nominated  him  THE ELECTOR.


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           (2)  Refusal or failure  IF THE ELECTOR REFUSES OR FAILS to

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      vote for the candidates for president and vice-president appear-

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      ing on the Michigan ballot of the political party  which  THAT

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      nominated the elector, ALL OF THE FOLLOWING SHALL OCCUR:

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           (A) IT constitutes  a  THE ELECTOR'S resignation from the

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      office of elector.  , his 

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           (B) THE ELECTOR'S vote shall not be recorded.  and the 

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           (C) THE remaining electors shall  forthwith  IMMEDIATELY

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      fill the vacancy.

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           (D) THE ELECTOR SHALL BE FINED $1,000.00.

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           (3) The ballot used by the elector shall bear the name of

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      the elector.  If at the time of convening there is  any  A

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      vacancy caused by death, resignation, refusal or failure to vote,

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       neglect  FAILURE to attend,  or  ineligibility of 
   any  A person

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      elected, or for  any other  ANOTHER cause, the qualified electors

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      of president and vice-president shall  proceed to  fill  such
   

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      THE vacancy by ballot, by a plurality of votes.  When all the

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      electors appear and the vacancy  shall be  IS filled, they shall

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       proceed to  perform the duties of  such  electors, as
   required

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      by the constitution and laws of the United States.  If congress

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       hereafter fixes  ESTABLISHES a different day for  such meeting
   

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      THE CONVENING, the electors shall meet and give their votes on

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      the day designated by  act of  congress.











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