2003 House Bill 4828 / Public Act 306

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Introduced in the House

June 10, 2003

Introduced by Rep. Leon Drolet (R-33)

To require community college elections to be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in either May or November, and consolidate all community college bond and millage elections to one of the four days on which all elections would be held in the state, as proposed in House Bills 4821 and 4824. The bill would also require all community college elections to take place in the same polling places as other types of elections, and be run by municipal or county election officials, with the same absentee voter and other procedures as all other elections. The bill is part of an election consolidation package comprised of House Bills 4820 to 4828.

Referred to the Committee on Local Government and Urban Policy

June 17, 2003

Reported without amendment

Without amendment and with the recommendation that the bill pass.

June 19, 2003

Passed in the House 74 to 32 (details)

Received in the Senate

June 24, 2003

Referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Reform

Dec. 11, 2003

Reported without amendment

With the recommendation that the substitute (S-2) be adopted and that the bill then pass.

Substitute offered

To replace the previous version of the bill with one which incorporates technical changes and which accomodates Senate Bill 877, which also sets the rules for the school "floater" election date.

The substitute passed by voice vote

Passed in the Senate 27 to 10 (details)

To require community college elections to be held on the Tuesday after the first Monday in either May or November, and consolidate all community college bond and millage elections to one of the four days on which all elections would be held in the state, as proposed in House Bills 4824 and Senate Bill 877. The bill would also require all community college elections to take place in the same polling places as other types of elections, and be run by municipal or county election officials, with the same absentee voter and other procedures as all other elections. The bill is part of an election consolidation package comprised of House Bills 4820 to 4828, and Senate Bill 877.

Received in the House

Dec. 16, 2003

Dec. 18, 2003

Passed in the House 80 to 26 (details)

To concur with the Senate-passed version of the bill.

Signed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm

Dec. 31, 2003