Introduced
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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.
Referred to the Committee on Redistricting and Elections
Reported without amendment
With the recommendation that the substitute (H-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
Substitute offered
The substitute passed by voice vote
Amendment offered
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The amendment failed by voice vote
Passed in the House 65 to 43 (details)
Referred to the Committee of the Whole
Substitute offered
To revise the proposed recall restrictions - see Senate-passed bill for details.
The substitute passed by voice vote
Passed in the Senate 22 to 16 (details)
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
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The bill be given immediate effect.
The motion passed 26 to 12 (details)
Passed in the House 65 to 40 (details)
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.
