Bill Text: MI HB4018 | 2009-2010 | 95th Legislature | Introduced

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Bill Title: Elections; local; fourth class cities; amend to allow nonresident owners of real property the right to vote on millage issues. Amends sec. 1, ch. IV of 1895 PA 215 (MCL 84.1).

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-01-27 - Printed Bill Filed 01/23/2009 [HB4018 Detail]

Download: Michigan-2009-HB4018-Introduced.html

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HOUSE BILL No. 4018

 

January 22, 2009, Introduced by Rep. LeBlanc and referred to the Committee on Tax Policy.

 

     A bill to amend 1895 PA 215, entitled

 

"The fourth class city act,"

 

by amending section 1 of chapter IV (MCL 84.1).

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

CHAPTER IV--ELECTORS AND REGISTRATION

 

     Sec. 1. The inhabitants Except as otherwise provided in this

 

section, the residents of cities having who have the qualifications

 

of electors under the constitution of the this state and statutes

 

enacted thereunder under the constitution of this state, and no

 

others, shall be are electors therein in those cities. For purposes

 

of registering to vote and voting at an election or special

 

election on the question of imposing a new millage or increasing or

 

renewing an existing millage on real property only, a person is

 

considered a resident of the city to be affected by the result of

 

that election if that person owns real property located in that

 

city. Registration of electors and division of the city into

 

precincts shall be conducted in the manner provided by law.