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MI HB5835

Bill

Status

Introduced

4/18/2018

Primary Sponsor

Martin Howrylak

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Origin

House of Representatives

99th Legislature

AI Summary

  • Reduces the maximum number of county commissioner districts from 21 to 15 statewide in the initial apportionment language.

  • Eliminates the population category of 10,001 to 50,000 and consolidates it with the "Over 10,000" category, which has a maximum of 15 commissioners.

  • Removes the separate "Over 50,000" population category that previously allowed up to 21 commissioners.

  • Requires county apportionment commissions to create commissioner districts with nearly equal populations within 60 days after each decennial census, subject to the new population-based limits.

  • Repeals the subsection requiring counties not in compliance to reapportion within 30 days of the amendment's effective date.

Legislative Description

Counties; boards and commissions; number of county commissioner districts; modify. Amends secs. 1 & 2 of 1966 PA 261 (MCL 46.401 & 46.402).

Counties: boards and commissions

Last Action

Bill Electronically Reproduced 04/18/2018

4/19/2018

Committee Referrals

Elections And Ethics4/18/2018

Full Bill Text

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