2005 House Bill 4755

Require school board elections be in November

Introduced in the House

May 10, 2005

Introduced by Rep. Chris Ward (R-66)

To require school board and village elections to be held in November. Under <a href="http://www.michiganvotes.org/2003-HB-4824">election consolidation </a> law passed in 2003, school districts may choose to hold their elections in May, which in most cases means the districts must pay the entire cost of the election, because no other government bodies have elections then.

Referred to the Committee on Oversight, Elections, and Ethics

May 3, 2006

Reported without amendment

With the recommendation that the substitute (H-3) be adopted and that the bill then pass.

Substitute offered

To replace the previous version of the bill with one that does not require all school elections be held in November, but instead just requires school districts to schedule their May elections in either odd or even years.

The substitute passed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Chris Ward (R-66)

To require all regular school elections be held in November.

The amendment passed 61 to 45 (details)

Passed in the House 60 to 46 (details)

To require all regular school board elections to be held in November, in either even or odd years. Under <a href="http://www.michiganvotes.org/2003-HB-4824">election consolidation </a> law passed in 2003, school districts may choose to hold their elections in May, which in most cases means the districts must pay the entire cost of the election, because no other government bodies have elections then. The bill also specifies that for village elections held in conjunction with another township election, a village would pay a proportionate share of the election expense. If not, the village would pay 100 percent of the actual costs.

Received in the Senate

May 4, 2006

Referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Reform