May 18, 2010, Introduced by Rep. Bledsoe and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
A bill to amend 1954 PA 116, entitled
"Michigan election law,"
by amending sections 10, 11, and 492 (MCL 168.10, 168.11, and
168.492), section 492 as amended by 1989 PA 142.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec.
10. (1) The Except
as provided in subsection (2), the
term
"qualified elector", as used in this act, shall be construed
to
mean any means a person who possesses the qualifications of an
elector
as prescribed in section 1 of article 2 II of the state
constitution of 1963 and who has resided in the city or township 30
days.
(2) For purposes of an election for the office of judge of a
municipal court that exercises jurisdiction over another city
pursuant to section 9928(3) of the revised judicature act of 1961,
1961 PA 236, MCL 600.9928, qualified elector includes a person who
meets the constitutional qualifications described in subsection (1)
and has resided for 30 days in the other city over which municipal
court jurisdiction is exercised. This subsection does not entitle a
person to vote on any ballot question except the office of
municipal judge under the circumstances prescribed in this
subsection.
Sec. 11. (1) "Residence", as used in this act, for
registration and voting purposes means that place at which a person
habitually sleeps, keeps his or her personal effects, and has a
regular place of lodging. If a person has more than 1 residence, or
if
a wife person has a residence separate from that of the
husband
his or her spouse, that place at which the person resides the
greater part of the time shall be his or her official residence for
the
purposes of this act. This section shall not be construed to
does not affect existing judicial interpretation of the term
residence.
(2)
An elector shall not be deemed to have gained or lost does
not
gain or lose a residence by reason
of being while employed in
the service of the United States or of this state, while engaged in
the
navigation of the waters of this state, or of the United
States, or of the high seas, while a student at an institution of
learning, while kept at any state facility or hospital at public
expense, or while confined in a jail or prison. Honorably
discharged members of the armed forces of the United States or of
this
state and who reside in the veterans' facility established by
this state may acquire a residence where the facility is located.
The residence of a person who is a patient receiving treatment at a
hospital
or other facility pursuant to Act No. 258 of the Public
Acts
of 1974, as amended, being sections 330.1001 to 330.2106 of
the
Michigan Compiled Laws under the mental health code, 1974 PA
258, MCL 330.1001 to 330.2106, is the village, city, or township
where the person resided immediately before admission to the
hospital or other facility.
(3) A member of the armed forces of the United States shall is
not
be deemed a resident of this state in consequence of due to
being
stationed in a military or naval place facility within the
this state.
(4) For purposes of registering to vote and voting at an
election or special election for the office of judge of a municipal
court that exercises jurisdiction over another city pursuant to
section 9928(3) of the revised judicature act of 1961, 1961 PA 236,
MCL 600.9928, a person who resides in the other city over which
municipal court jurisdiction is exercised is considered a resident
of the city in which the municipal court is located and may
register for, and vote in, that election in the city in which he or
she resides.
Sec.
492. Every Each person who has the following
qualifications of an elector, or who will have those qualifications
at
the next election or primary election, shall be is
entitled to
be
registered register as an elector in the township, city, or
village in which he or she resides. The person shall be a citizen
of the United States; not less than 18 years of age; a resident of
the state for not less than 30 days; and a resident of the
township, city, or village on or before the thirtieth day before
the next regular or special election or primary election. For
purposes of registering to vote and voting at an election or
special election for the office of judge of a municipal court that
exercises jurisdiction over another city pursuant to section
9928(3) of the revised judicature act of 1961, 1961 PA 236, MCL
600.9928, a person who resides in the other city over which
municipal court jurisdiction is exercised is considered a resident
of the city in which the municipal court is located.
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take effect
unless Senate Bill No.____ or House Bill No. 6168(request no.
05617'09) of the 95th Legislature is enacted into law.