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2012 House Bill 6063: Limit time "window" for recall petitions
Public Act 418 of 2012
Introduced by Rep. Harold Haugh D-Roseville on November 28, 2012
To prohibit recall petitions from being filed until an officeholder had actually been in office for six months during, and also ban them during the last six months of the recall target's term. Official Text and Analysis.
Referred to the House Redistricting and Elections Committee on November 28, 2012
Reported in the House on December 4, 2012
With the recommendation that the substitute (H-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
Substitute offered in the House on December 4, 2012
The substitute passed by voice vote in the House on December 4, 2012
Amendment offered by Rep. Barb Byrum D-Onodaga on December 4, 2012
The amendment failed by voice vote in the House on December 4, 2012
Received in the Senate on December 6, 2012
Referred to the Senate on December 6, 2012
Substitute offered in the Senate on December 13, 2012
To revise the proposed recall restrictions - see Senate-passed bill for details.
The substitute passed by voice vote in the Senate on December 13, 2012
To empower county election commissions to determine whether the reasons for a recall petition are stated both "factually and clearly." This may violate Article 8, Section 8 of Michigan's constitution, which asserts that recallers don't have to justify their reasons, but only make them clear.
Motion by Sen. Arlan Meekhof R-West Olive on December 13, 2012
The bill be given immediate effect.
The motion passed 26 to 12 in the Senate on December 13, 2012.
See Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No".
See Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No".
Received in the House on December 13, 2012
Signed by Gov. Rick Snyder on December 20, 2012