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MI HB5709

Bill

Status

Introduced

5/31/2016

Primary Sponsor

Henry Yanez

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Origin

House of Representatives

98th Legislature

AI Summary

  • Adds new Section 696a requiring ballot proposals to be placed at the top of ballots in a specified order: local proposals, then countywide proposals, then statewide proposals.

  • Reorganizes Section 697 to move presidential electors to the bottom of the partisan offices section, placing them after U.S. representatives and senators rather than at the top.

  • Modifies Section 699 to place nonpartisan offices directly below any qualified proposals on the ballot, rather than on a separate ballot portion.

  • Repeals Section 706 of the Michigan Election Law (MCL 168.706).

  • Takes effect 90 days after enactment.

Legislative Description

Elections; ballots; order of candidates and proposals on the ballot; revise. Amends secs. 697 & 699 of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.697 & 168.699); adds sec. 696a & repeals sec. 706 of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.706).

State agencies (existing): state

Last Action

Bill Electronically Reproduced 05/31/2016

6/1/2016

Committee Referrals

Elections5/31/2016

Full Bill Text

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