HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 1979.05.03 - 12420moves the adoption of the foregoing resolution.
II:Orson
mittee
Robert H. Gorsline;
General Government Co
May 3, 1979
Miscellaneous Resolution #
BY: General Government Committee, Robert H. Garsline, Chairperson
IN RE: Opposition to House Bill #4199, Relaxes Rules on Obtaining Absentee
Ballots by Striking Out the Specific Reasons and Inserting
WHO FOR ANY REASON
TO THE OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Mr. Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS House Bill #4199 would relax rules on obtaining absentee ballots
by striking out specific reasons for obtaining absentee ballots such as "out of town,"
"in jail," "over age 60," etcetera and inserting the definition of "absent voter" as
"a qualified and registered elector who makes out an absentee ballot"; and
WHEREAS this amendatory language in House Bill #4199 in effect permits
anyone to use the absentee ballot without declaring a specific reason to do so; and
WHEREAS passage of this bill would result in an anticipated cost increase
of $100,000.00 per election in Oakland County and $1,000,000.00 statewide with
no provision for reimbursement by the state; and
WHEREAS the cost increase per election in Oakland County would be an
estimated $78,000.00 in local units for additional poll workers and mailing and an
estimated $22,000.00 to the county for printing additional ballots to meet the
expected demand.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of
Commissioners oppose House Bill #4199 which passed the House on April 10, 1979,
and is now in the Senate Municipalities and Election Committee.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this resolution be forwarded to
the state senators representing Oakland County and to the county's legislative agent.
The General Government Committee, by Robert H. Garsline, Chairperson,
8930
#8930 may 3, 1979
Moved by Gorsline supported by Patterson the resolution be adopted.
Discussion followed.
AYES: McDonald, Moffitt, Montante, Moxley, Murphy, Page, Patterson, Peterson, Roth,
Wilcox, DiGiovanni, Dunaskiss, Gabler, Gorsline, Hobart, Kasper, McConnell. (17)
NAYS: Moore, Perinoff, Pernick, Price, Aaron, Doyon, Fortino, Kelly, Lewand. (9)
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the resolution was adopted.
STATE OF MICHIGAN)
COUNTY OF OAKLAND)
I, Lynn D. Allen, Clerk of the County of Oakland and
having a seal, do hereby certify that I have compared the annexed copy of
Miscellaneous Resolution #8930 adopted by the Oakland County Board of
Commissioners at their meeting held on May 3, 1979
with the original record thereof now remaining in my
office, and that it is a true and correct transcript
therefrom, and of the whole thereof.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and
affixed the seal of said County at Pontiac, Michigan
May this 3rd day of Ma l9.7?.
Lynn D. Allen Clerk
By Deputy Clerk