2025 House Bill 4652

Elections: special elections; governor to announce the date of the special election to fill a vacancy in the legislature within 30 days after the vacancy occurs and to hold the special election within 180 days after the vacancy occurs; require.

A bill to amend 1954 PA 116, entitled “Michigan election law,” by amending sections 178, 634, and 641 (MCL 168.178, 168.634, and 168.641), section 178 as amended by 1980 PA 261, section 634 as amended by 1996 PA 583, and section 641 as amended by 2015 PA 197.

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House Bills 4652 and 4653 amends Michigan election law to require that special elections for legislative vacancies be held between 60 and 180 days after the governor's call.

Introduced in the House

June 12, 2025

Introduced by Rep. Steve Carra (R-36) and 16 co-sponsors

Co-sponsored by Reps. Bill Schuette (R-95), Joseph Aragona (R-60), Joseph Fox (R-101), Joseph Pavlov (R-64), Tim Kelly (R-93), Josh Schriver (R-66), James DeSana (R-29), Timothy Beson (R-96), Matt Bierlein (R-97), Gregory Alexander (R-98), David Martin (R-68), Mike Hoadley (R-99), Phil Green (R-67), Matt Maddock (R-51), Rachelle Smit (R-43) and Jay DeBoyer (R-63)

Referred to the Committee on Election Integrity