HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 1995.09.07 - 24631September 7, 1995
MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION # 95228
BY; GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE, KAY SCILVIID, CHAIRPERSON
RE: SUPPORT OF HB 4447, LIMITATION OF NUMBER OF ELECTIONS
To The Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS, HB 4447 amends Michigan Election Law by adding the following:
language to 168.1-168.992 MCLA:
Sec.641A (1) Beginning January 1, 1996 and notwithstanding any other provision of
law to the contrary, all elections held in this State pursuant to this Act shall be held on
one of the following dates.
A. A spring election held on the first Tuesday following the first Monday in May.
B. An August Primary held on the first Tuesday following the first Monday in August.
C. A general November election held on the first Tuesday following the first Monday in
November.
(2) The Secretary of State shall direct and supervise the consolidation of
all elections in this State on the dates specified in Subsection (1)., and
WHEREAS, this legislation is strongly supported by the Michigan County Clerks
Association and by the Oakland County Clerk/Register, and
WHEREAS, the limitation of the number of elections held in a year will provide a cost
savings to all local jurisdictions and will provide structure and standardization of elections dates
which will allow the electorate to know when to anticipate elections, and such uniformity
will eliminate multiple special elections which can skew election results.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of
Commissioners does hereby strongly support the adoption of HB 4447.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this resolution be forwarded to all
Oakland County Legislators and the County's Lobby Agents.
Chairman, on behalf of the General Government Committee, I move the adoption of the
foregoing resolution.
GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE
Resolution 095228 September 7, 1995
Moved by Schmid supported by Wolf the resolution be adopted.
AYES: Dingeldey, Douglas, Garfield, Huntoon, Jensen, Johnson, McCulloch,
McPherson, Moffitt, Obrecht, Palmer, Powers, Schmid, Wolf, Amos, Crake, Devine.
(17)
NAYS: Holbert, Jacobs, Kaczmar, Kingzett, Pernick, Quarles. (6)
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the resolution was adopted.
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STATE OF MICHIGAN)
COUNTY OF OAKLAND)
1, Lynn D. Allen, Clerk of the County of Oakland, do hereby certify that the
foregoing resolution is a true and accurate copy of a resolution adopted by the
Oakland County Board of Commissioners on September 7, 1995 with the original
record thereof now remaining in my office.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the
County of Oakland at Pontiac, Michigan this 7th day QS,;eptemkeT
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t. Allen, County Clerk