Section 168.642a - Change of regular election or regular primary election to odd year.
MICHIGAN ELECTION LAW (EXCERPT)
Act 116 of 1954
168.642a Change of regular election or regular primary election to odd year.
Sec. 642a.
(1) After December 31, 2004, a city council that adopted a resolution so that its regular election is held on the May regular election date may change its regular election to the odd year general election by adopting a resolution in compliance with section 642. If a city council adopts the resolution in compliance with section 642 to hold its regular election at the odd year general election, after December 31 of the year in which the resolution is adopted, the city's regular election is at the odd year general election.
(2) After December 31, 2004, a city council that holds its regular election for city offices annually or in the even year on the November regular election date may change its regular election schedule to the odd year general election and the odd year primary election by adopting a resolution in compliance with section 642. If a city council adopts the resolution in compliance with section 642, the city's regular election is at the odd year general election and its primary is at the odd year primary election.
(3) After December 31, 2004, a city council that adopted a resolution so that its regular election primary is held at the September primary election may change its regular election primary to the odd year primary election by adopting a resolution in compliance with section 642. If a city council adopts the resolution in compliance with section 642 to hold its regular election primary on the odd year primary election date, after December 31 of the year in which the resolution is adopted, the city's regular election primary is on the odd year primary election date.
(4) After December 31, 2004, a school district's school board that adopted a resolution so that its regular election is held on a date other than at the odd year general election may change its regular election to the odd year general election, the general November election, the November regular election date in both even and odd years, or the odd year May regular election date by adopting a resolution in compliance with section 642. If a school board adopts the resolution in compliance with section 642 to hold its regular election at the odd year general election, the general November election, the November regular election date in both even and odd years, or the odd year May regular election date, after December 31 of the year in which the resolution is adopted, the school board's school district shall hold its regular election on the election date adopted in the resolution.
(5) After December 31, 2004, a village council that adopted a resolution so that its regular election is held on the September primary election date may change its regular election to the November regular election date by adopting a resolution in compliance with section 642. If a village council adopts the resolution in compliance with section 642 to hold its regular election at the November regular election date, after December 31 of the year in which the resolution is adopted, the village's regular election is at the November regular election date.
History: Add. 2003, Act 302, Eff. Sept. 1, 2004 ;-- Am. 2004, Act 294, Eff. Sept. 1, 2004 ;-- Am. 2005, Act 71, Imd. Eff. July 14, 2005
Compiler's Notes: Enacting section 4 of Act 71 of 2005 provides:"Enacting section 4. If any portion of this amendatory act or the application of this amendatory act to any person or circumstances is found invalid by a court, the invalidity shall not affect the remaining portions or applications of this amendatory act that can be given effect without the invalid portion or application, if the remaining portions are not determined by the court to be inoperable, and to this end this amendatory act is declared to be severable."
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