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MI HB5709
Bill
Status
5/31/2016
Primary Sponsor
Henry Yanez
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AI Summary
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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.
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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.
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Modifies Section 699 to place nonpartisan offices directly below any qualified proposals on the ballot, rather than on a separate ballot portion.
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Repeals Section 706 of the Michigan Election Law (MCL 168.706).
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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