Loading chat...
MI HB4652
Bill
Status
6/12/2025
Primary Sponsor
Steve Carra
Click for details
AI Summary
-
Requires the governor to call a special election to fill a vacancy in the state legislature, changing from discretionary ("may") to mandatory ("shall")
-
Mandates the governor must call for a special election within 30 days after a vacancy occurs in a state senate or representative seat
-
Creates an exception when a vacancy occurs between the primary election and the general election, in which case the governor must direct the vacancy to be filled at that general election rather than calling a separate special election
-
Allows political party county executive committees to select replacement candidates when vacancies occur between primary and general elections, with certification required within 21 days of the vacancy and at least 10 days before the general election
-
Takes effect only if House Bill No. 4653 of the 103rd Legislature is also enacted into law (tie bar provision)
Legislative Description
Elections: special elections; governor to announce the date of the special election to fill a vacancy in the legislature within 30 days after the vacancy occurs and to hold the special election within 180 days after the vacancy occurs; require. Amends secs. 178, 634 & 641 of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.178 et seq.). TIE BAR WITH: HB 4653'25
Legislature: legislators
Last Action
Bill Electronically Reproduced 06/12/2025
6/17/2025