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• Introduced by Rep. Tonya Schuitmaker (R) on June 29, 2006, to limit the authority of the state board of canvassers to devise the 100-word description of statewide ballot initiatives that appears on the ballot. This authority would be transferred to the director of the elections bureau in the Secretary of State office, although a majority of the board of canvassers could overrule the director. There are two Republicans and two Democrats on the four-member board, so a decision to overrule would have to be bi-partisan.
  • Referred to the House Oversight, Elections and Ethics Committee on June 29, 2006.
    • Reported in the House on September 6, 2006, without amendment and with the recommendation that the bill pass.
• Passed 56 to 45 in the House on September 14, 2006.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Received in the Senate on September 19, 2006.
  • Referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee on September 19, 2006.