2023 House Bill 4536

Counties: charter; election of county executive in a charter county; modify election schedule to the presidential election years.

A bill to amend 1966 PA 293, entitled “An act to provide for the establishment of charter counties; to provide for the election of charter commissioners; to prescribe their powers and duties; to prohibit certain acts of a county board of commissioners after the approval of the election of a charter commission; to prescribe the mandatory and permissive provisions of a charter; to provide for the exercise by a charter county of certain powers whether or not authorized by its charter; and to prescribe penalties and provide remedies,” (MCL 45.501 to 45.521) by adding section 14b.

House Fiscal Agency Analysis

Requires a charter county with a population under 1,000,000 that elects a county executive to align those elections with those at which the president is elected starting in 2024. The bill would apply only to Macomb County.

Introduced in the House

May 9, 2023

Introduced by Rep. Joseph Aragona (R-60) and seven co-sponsors

Co-sponsored by Reps. Jay DeBoyer (R-63), Alicia St. Germaine (R-62), Doug Wozniak (R-59), Jason Morgan (D-23), Denise Mentzer (D-61), Nate Shannon (D-58) and Thomas Kuhn (R-57)

Referred to the Committee on Elections