Bill Text: MI HB4810 | 2017-2018 | 99th Legislature | Engrossed
Bill Title: Elections; candidates; candidate filing fee for the office of county commissioner; increase, and make nonrefundable. Amends sec. 11a of 1966 PA 261 (MCL 46.411a). TIE BAR WITH: HB 4745'17, HB 4746'17, HB 4747'17, HB 4748'17, HB 4749'17, HB 4750'17, HB 4809'17
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2018-06-06 - Referred To Committee On Elections And Government Reform [HB4810 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2017-HB4810-Engrossed.html
HB-4810, As Passed House, June 5, 2018
SUBSTITUTE FOR
HOUSE BILL NO. 4810
A bill to amend 1966 PA 261, entitled
"An act to provide for the apportionment of county boards of
commissioners; to prescribe the size of the board; to provide for
appeals; to prescribe the manner of election of the members of the
county board of commissioners; to provide for compensation of
members; to prescribe penalties and provide remedies; and to repeal
acts and parts of acts,"
by amending section 11a (MCL 46.411a).
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec.
11a. For candidates paying a A
nonrefundable filing fee
paid to the county clerk in lieu of filing nominating petitions
under
section 11 , the filing fees shall must be
returned to all
such
candidates who shall be nominated and to a like number of
candidates
who are next highest in order thereto in the number of
votes
received in the primary election; and in case 2 or more
candidates
shall tie in having the lowest number of votes allowing
a
refund hereunder, the sum of $100.00 shall be divided or prorated
among
them. The deposits of all other defeated candidates, as well
as
the deposits of all candidates who may withdraw or be
disqualified,
shall be forfeited and the candidates shall be
notified
of the forfeitures.deposited
in the general fund of the
county.
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect 90 days
after the date it is enacted into law.
Enacting section 2. This amendatory act does not take effect
unless all of the following bills of the 99th Legislature are
enacted into law:
(a) House Bill No. 4745.
(b) House Bill No. 4747.
(c) House Bill No. 4748.
(d) House Bill No. 4749.
(e) House Bill No. 4750.
(f) House Bill No. 4809.
