Bill Text: MI HB4365 | 2009-2010 | 95th Legislature | Introduced

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Bill Title: Elections; candidates; real property ownership as qualification for elected or appointed office; prohibit. Creates new act.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-02-24 - Printed Bill Filed 02/20/2009 [HB4365 Detail]

Download: Michigan-2009-HB4365-Introduced.html

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HOUSE BILL No. 4365

 

February 19, 2009, Introduced by Rep. Rocca and referred to the Committee on Ethics and Elections.

 

     A bill to prohibit certain units of government from

 

establishing the ownership of real property as a qualification for

 

public office; and to provide remedies.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "open

 

access to local ballot act".

 

     Sec. 2. (1) A unit of local government shall not require the

 

ownership of real property as a qualification for holding elective

 

or appointive public office.

 

     (2) As used in this section, "unit of local government" means

 

a city, county, township, village, school district, authority, or

 

other political subdivision of this state and includes an entity

 

jointly created by 2 or more units of local government.

 

     Sec. 3. A person who is denied or threatened with denial of

 

access to the ballot in violation of this act may bring an action

 

for equitable relief and recover damages in a court of proper

 

jurisdiction.