January 24, 2006, Introduced by Senators KUIPERS, CROPSEY, HAMMERSTROM, BISHOP, BROWN, 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 474 (MCL 168.474).
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec.
474. (1) Wherever the phrases As used in section 9 of
article II or section 2 of article XII of the state constitution of
1963, "the state officer authorized by law" or "the person
authorized
by law" , are used in section 9 of article 2 or section
2
of article 12 of the constitution of this state, such phrases
shall
mean and have reference to the board of state canvassers and
such
board means the state
director of elections. The state
director
of elections shall exercise the duties
prescribed in such
those constitutional provisions.
(2) The preparing of state director of elections shall
prepare
a statement of the purpose of any such
proposed amendment
or question to be designated on the ballots for submission to the
electors in not more than 100 words, exclusive of the caption,
which said
statement shall consist of a true and impartial
statement
of the purpose of the amendment or question in such
language as
shall create that creates no prejudice for or against
such
the proposal.
shall be the duty of the director
of elections
with
the approval of the board of state canvassers.
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. 975.
(c) Senate Bill No. 976.
(d) Senate Bill No.____ or House Bill No.____ (request no.
05713'06).
(e) Senate Bill No.____ or House Bill No.____ (request no.
05714'06).
(f) Senate Bill No.____ or House Bill No.____ (request no.
05715'06).