2001 House Bill 5335 ↩

Senate Roll Call 400: Passed

To require that a notification be sent to all candidates regarding a request for a clarifying ballot designation by one candidate who’s name is similar to the name of another. In the case of candidates with similar names who are related, a candidate who is an incumbent would not have the office held printed on ballots as a clarifying designation as is the case under current law, but would instead have his or her address and age printed. The bill would also require that for a candidate whose name has been changed in the last ten years, both the current and former name would be printed on the ballot. The bill was amended to prohibit a special mayoral election in Flint until a state financial review panel investigating the city’s finances has completed its work.