2003 House Bill 4824 ↩

House Roll Call 274: Passed

To require all local and state primary, general, and special elections in the state, including school elections, to be held on one of four days during the year: the fourth Tuesday in February, or the Tuesday after the first Monday in either May, August, or November. This would not apply to special elections called by the Governor to fill vacancies in statewide or legislative offices. School districts would be allowed to call one special bond, millage or debt election per year on a date that is not on one of the proposed regular election dates, and is not within 30 days of one of them (a “floater” date), if a petition is signed by at least 10 percent of the number of electors voting in the last gubernatorial election in that district, or 3,000 electors, whichever is less. The bill is part of an election consolidation package comprised of House Bills 4820 to 4828. See also Senate Bill 877.