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MI SB1085
Bill
AI Summary
Senate Bill No. 1085 Summary
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Changes all references to "August primary" elections to "June primary" elections in the Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (MCL 600.550, 600.550a, 600.805, 600.8175, 600.8176) regarding judicial office elections.
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Updates deadlines for filing county/district resolutions approving new judgeships from the sixteenth Tuesday preceding the August primary to the sixteenth Tuesday preceding the June primary.
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Makes technical language changes replacing archaic terms ("shall," "such a," "which") with modern equivalents ("must," "that").
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Applies to circuit judge, probate judge, and district judge positions across all affected sections.
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Requires enactment of Senate Bill No. 1082 as a condition for this bill to take effect.
Legislative Description
Elections: scheduling; reference to August primary election in the revised judicature act of 1961; revise to June primary election. Amends secs. 550, 550a, 805, 8175 & 8176 of 1961 PA 236 (MCL 600.550 et seq.). TIE BAR WITH: SB 1082'20
Elections: judicial
Last Action
Referred To Committee On Elections
9/2/2020