October 28, 2003, Introduced by Reps. Garfield, Nofs, Ruth Johnson, Meyer, Brandenburg, Plakas, Stahl, Acciavatti, Robertson, Palmer and Milosch and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Urban Policy.
A bill to amend 1895 PA 3, entitled
"The general law village act,"
by amending section 4 of chapter III (MCL 63.4), as added by 1998
PA 255.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
1 CHAPTER III
2 Sec. 4. An individual who is a registered elector of the
3 township in which the village is located and who is a resident of
4 the village may vote at any election in the village. For
5 purposes of registering to vote and voting at an election,
6 special election, or primary election on a real property tax
7 issue or a village proposal or village question that affects real
8 property only, a person is considered to reside in the village to
9 be affected by the result of that election if that person owns,
10 and has paid all assessed ad valorem property taxes on, real
1 property located in that village.
2 Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take
3 effect unless Senate Joint Resolution _____ or House Joint
4 Resolution P (request no. 02159'03) of the 92nd Legislature
5 becomes a part of the state constitution of 1963 as provided in
6 section 1 of article XII of the state constitution of 1963.