SB-0975, As Passed House, April 26, 2006
January 24, 2006, Introduced by Senators BISHOP, CROPSEY, HAMMERSTROM, 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 474a (MCL 168.474a), as amended by 1999 PA 219.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec.
474a. (1) The board of state canvassers state director
of elections shall assign a number designation to appear on the
ballot for each question to be submitted on a statewide basis. The
designation shall be assigned not less than 60 days before the
election. If the question is to appear on a general election ballot
the designation shall not be assigned earlier than the primary
election preceding that general election.
(2) The number designation under subsection (1) shall consist
of 3 or 4 digits. The first 2 digits shall be the last 2 digits of
the year of the election. The next digit or, if necessary, 2 digits
shall indicate the chronological order in which the question was
filed to appear on the ballot. For the purposes of this subsection,
a question shall be considered to be filed to appear on the ballot
as follows:
(a) A general revision of the constitution under section 3 of
article XII of the state constitution of 1963 shall be considered
to be the first question filed to appear on the ballot for those
elections at which a general revision of the constitution will
appear on the ballot.
(b) An amendment to the constitution proposed under section 2
of article XII of the state constitution of 1963, legislation
initiated under section 9 of article II of the state constitution
of 1963, or a referendum invoked under section 9 of article II of
the state constitution of 1963 shall be considered to be filed to
appear on the ballot when the petition is filed with the secretary
of state.
(c) An amendment to the constitution proposed under section 1
of article XII of the state constitution of 1963 shall be
considered to be filed to appear on the ballot when the joint
resolution proposing the amendment is filed with the secretary of
state.
(d) A referendum under section 34 of article IV of the state
constitution of 1963 shall be considered to be filed to appear on
the ballot when the legislation is filed with the secretary of
state.
Enacting section 1. 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. 973.
(b) Senate Bill No. 974.
(c) Senate Bill No. 976.
(d) House Bill No. 5650.
(e) House Bill No. 5648.
(f) House Bill No. 5649.