House Introduced Bill 6483

HOUSE BILL No. 6483


     November 7, 2002, Introduced by Rep. Koetje and referred to the Committee on Commerce.


        A bill to amend 1954 PA 116, entitled

   "Michigan election law,"

   by amending sections 281, 282, 289, and 294 (MCL 168.281,

   168.282, 168.289, and 168.294), section 281 as amended by 1999

   PA 218, and by adding section 281a; and to repeal acts and parts

   of acts.

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

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             Sec. 281.  (1) A person  shall not be eligible to  IS NOT

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        ELIGIBLE FOR membership on the state board of education  , the

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        board of regents of the university of Michigan, the board of

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        trustees of Michigan state university, or the board of governors

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        of Wayne state university  if the person is not a registered and

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        qualified elector of this state on the date the person is

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        nominated for the office.




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             (2) A person who has been convicted of a violation of

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        section 12a(1) of 1941 PA 370, MCL 38.412a,  shall not be

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        eligible to  IS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR membership on  any of the boards

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        enumerated in this section  THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION for a

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        period of 20 years after conviction.

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             SEC. 281A.  (1) BEGINNING WITH THE GENERAL NOVEMBER ELECTION

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        IN 2004, THE STATE IS DIVIDED INTO 4 DISTRICTS FOR THE ELECTION

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        OF MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN,

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        THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY AND THE BOARD

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        OF GOVERNORS OF WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY.  THE DISTRICTS ARE NUM-

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        BERED THE SAME AND CONSTITUTED OF THE SAME COUNTIES AS THE 4

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        JUDICIAL DISTRICTS FOR THE ELECTION OF JUDGES OF THE COURT OF

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        APPEALS SET FORTH IN SECTION 302 OF THE REVISED JUDICATURE ACT OF

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        1961, 1961 PA 236, MCL 600.302.

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             (2) SUBJECT TO SUBSECTION (3), BEGINNING WITH THE GENERAL

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        NOVEMBER ELECTION IN 2004, EACH DISTRICT DESCRIBED IN SUBSECTION

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        (1) IS ENTITLED TO 2 MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE

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        UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN, 2 MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF

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        MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY AND 2 MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS

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        OF WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY, ELECTED BY THE ELECTORS OF THAT DIS-

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        TRICT FOR 8-YEAR STAGGERED TERMS AS PROVIDED IN THIS SECTION.

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             (3) TO ACCOMPLISH THE TRANSITION FROM AT-LARGE ELECTION OF

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        THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF

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        MICHIGAN, THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY, AND

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        THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY TO DISTRICT

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        ELECTION OF THOSE MEMBERS, THE FOLLOWING SPECIAL PROVISIONS

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        APPLY:



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             (A) AT THE GENERAL NOVEMBER ELECTION IN 2004, THE AT-LARGE

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        POSITIONS OF THE 2 MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE

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        UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN, THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF MICHIGAN STATE

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        UNIVERSITY, AND THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY

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        WHOSE 8-YEAR TERMS EXPIRE ON JANUARY 1, 2005 SHALL TERMINATE AND

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        SHALL NOT BE FILLED BY ELECTION IN 2004.  AT THE GENERAL NOVEMBER

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        ELECTION IN 2004, DISTRICT 3 AND DISTRICT 4 SHALL EACH ELECT 1

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        MEMBER TO THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN, THE

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        BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY, AND THE BOARD OF

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        GOVERNORS OF WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY FOR AN 8-YEAR TERM.

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             (B) AT THE GENERAL NOVEMBER ELECTION IN 2006, THE AT-LARGE

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        POSITIONS OF THE 2 MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE

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        UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN, THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF MICHIGAN STATE

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        UNIVERSITY, AND THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY

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        WHOSE 8-YEAR TERMS EXPIRE ON JANUARY 1, 2007 SHALL TERMINATE AND

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        SHALL NOT BE FILLED BY ELECTION IN 2006.  AT THE GENERAL NOVEMBER

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        ELECTION IN 2006, DISTRICT 3 AND DISTRICT 4 SHALL EACH ELECT 1

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        MEMBER TO THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN, THE

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        BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY, AND THE BOARD OF

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        GOVERNORS OF WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY FOR AN 8-YEAR TERM.

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             (C) AT THE GENERAL NOVEMBER ELECTION IN 2008, THE AT-LARGE

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        POSITIONS OF THE 2 MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE

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        UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN, THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF MICHIGAN STATE

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        UNIVERSITY, AND THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY

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        WHOSE 8-YEAR TERMS EXPIRE ON JANUARY 1, 2009 SHALL TERMINATE AND

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        SHALL NOT BE FILLED BY ELECTION IN 2008.  AT THE GENERAL NOVEMBER

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        ELECTION IN 2008, DISTRICT 1 AND DISTRICT 2 SHALL EACH ELECT 1



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        MEMBER TO THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN, THE

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        BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY, AND THE BOARD OF

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        GOVERNORS OF WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY FOR AN 8-YEAR TERM.

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             (D) AT THE GENERAL NOVEMBER ELECTION IN 2010, THE AT-LARGE

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        POSITIONS OF THE 2 MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE

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        UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN, THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF MICHIGAN STATE

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        UNIVERSITY, AND THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY

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        WHOSE 8-YEAR TERMS EXPIRE ON JANUARY 1, 2011 SHALL TERMINATE AND

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        SHALL NOT BE FILLED BY ELECTION IN 2010.  AT THE GENERAL NOVEMBER

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        ELECTION IN 2010, DISTRICT 1 AND DISTRICT 2 SHALL EACH ELECT 1

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        MEMBER TO THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN, THE

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        BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY, AND THE BOARD OF

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        GOVERNORS OF WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY FOR AN 8-YEAR TERM.

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             (E) AT THE GENERAL NOVEMBER ELECTION IN 2012 AND EVERY SUB-

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        SEQUENT EVEN-YEAR GENERAL NOVEMBER ELECTION, A DISTRICT THAT HAS

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        PREVIOUSLY ELECTED A MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE

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        UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN, THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF MICHIGAN STATE

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        UNIVERSITY, AND THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY,

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        WHOSE 8-YEAR TERM EXPIRES ON THE JANUARY 1 FOLLOWING THAT GENERAL

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        NOVEMBER ELECTION, SHALL ELECT A MEMBER TO THE BOARD OF REGENTS

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        OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN, THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF MICHIGAN

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        STATE UNIVERSITY, AND THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF WAYNE STATE

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        UNIVERSITY FOR AN 8-YEAR TERM.

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             (4) THE TERM OF OFFICE OF A MEMBER OF A BOARD DESCRIBED IN

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        THIS SECTION BEGINS AT 12 NOON ON THE FIRST JANUARY 1 AFTER HIS

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        OR HER ELECTION AND CONTINUES UNTIL A SUCCESSOR IS ELECTED AND

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        QUALIFIED.



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             (5) A PERSON IS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR ELECTION TO A BOARD

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        DESCRIBED IN THIS SECTION FROM A DISTRICT IF THE PERSON IS NOT A

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        REGISTERED AND QUALIFIED ELECTOR OF THAT DISTRICT ON THE DATE THE

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        PERSON IS NOMINATED FOR THE OFFICE.

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             (6) A PERSON WHO HAS BEEN CONVICTED OF A VIOLATION OF SEC-

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        TION 12A(1) OF 1941 PA 370, MCL 38.412A, IS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR MEM-

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        BERSHIP ON A BOARD DESCRIBED IN THIS SECTION FOR A PERIOD OF 20

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        YEARS AFTER CONVICTION.

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             Sec. 282.  (1) SUBSECTION (2) APPLIES UNTIL THE GENERAL

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        NOVEMBER ELECTION IN 2004.  SUBSECTION (3) APPLIES TO THE GENERAL

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        NOVEMBER ELECTION IN 2004 AND THEREAFTER.

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             (2) At its fall state convention each political party may

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        nominate 2 candidates for membership on the board of regents of

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        the University of Michigan, 2 candidates for membership on the

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        board of trustees of Michigan State University and 2 candidates

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        for membership on the board of governors of Wayne State

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        University.  Nomination to membership on the board of regents of

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        the University of Michigan shall occur in 1966 and every second

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        year thereafter.  Nomination to the board of trustees of Michigan

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        State University and to the board of governors of Wayne State

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        University shall occur in 1964 and every second year thereafter.

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             (3) AT ITS FALL STATE CONVENTION PRECEDING A GENERAL

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        NOVEMBER ELECTION IN WHICH A DISTRICT DESCRIBED IN SECTION 281A

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        IS ENTITLED TO ELECT AN INDIVIDUAL TO THE OFFICE OF MEMBER OF THE

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        BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN, THE BOARD OF

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        TRUSTEES OF MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY, AND THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS

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        OF WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY, EACH POLITICAL PARTY MAY NOMINATE 1



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        REGISTERED AND QUALIFIED ELECTOR OF THAT DISTRICT AS A CANDIDATE

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        FOR THAT OFFICE.

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             Sec. 289.  Subject to section 286a, the term of office of

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        members of the state board of education  , the board of regents

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        of the University of Michigan, the board of trustees of Michigan

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        State University, and the board of governors of Wayne State

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        University shall be  IS 8 years and shall begin at 12 noon on

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        January 1 next following their election.  The terms of office of

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        members of said boards shall continue until a successor is

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        elected and qualified.

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             Sec. 294.  (1)  Whenever  SUBJECT TO SUBSECTION (2), IF a

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        vacancy  shall occur  OCCURS on the state board of education, the

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        board of regents of the University of Michigan, the board of

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        trustees of Michigan State University, or the board of governors

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        of Wayne State University, the governor shall appoint a successor

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        to fill  such  THAT vacancy, and the person  so  appointed
    shall

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        take the oath of office and shall hold office for the remainder

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        of the unexpired term and until his OR HER successor is elected

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        and qualified.  A  THE candidate receiving the highest number of

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        votes for membership on any of  said boards  THE BOARDS DESCRIBED

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        IN THIS SUBSECTION and who has subscribed to the constitutional

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        oath  shall be deemed to be  IS elected and qualified even

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         though  IF a vacancy occurs prior to the time he  shall have 
    OR

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        SHE HAS entered upon the duties of his OR HER office.

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             (2) AFTER THE GENERAL NOVEMBER ELECTION IN 2004, IF A

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        VACANCY DESCRIBED IN SUBSECTION (1) OCCURS ON THE BOARD OF

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        REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN, THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF



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        MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY, OR THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF WAYNE

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        STATE UNIVERSITY, AND THE PREVIOUS HOLDER OF THAT OFFICE WAS

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        ELECTED FROM A DISTRICT UNDER SECTION 281A, THE GOVERNOR SHALL

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        APPOINT A REGISTERED AND QUALIFIED ELECTOR OF THAT DISTRICT TO

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        FILL THE VACANCY.

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             Enacting section 1.  Section 286 of the Michigan election

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        law, 1954 PA 116, MCL 168.286, is repealed.

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             Enacting section 2.  1963 (2nd Ex Sess) PA 23, MCL 390.691

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        to 390.693, is repealed.






































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