SB 0131 Summary

• Changes the election timing for consolidated township boards from August primary elections to June primary elections.

• Replaces statutory language referencing "Act No. 359 of the Public Acts of 1947" with the modern citation format "the charter township act, 1947 PA 359, MCL 42.1 to 42.34."

• Replaces the word "shall" with "must" throughout the section to modernize legislative language regarding county clerk notifications, ballot requirements, and election procedures.

• Contains a tie-bar provision making the bill effective only if Senate Bill No. 130 of the 101st Legislature is enacted into law.