Section 168.707 - Referendum on proposed constitutional amendment or question; form of ballot; certification; city ordinance submitted to electors. - Michigan Statutes

MICHIGAN ELECTION LAW (EXCERPT)
Act 116 of 1954

168.707 Referendum on proposed constitutional amendment or question; form of ballot; certification; city ordinance submitted to electors.

Sec. 707.

(1) If a proposed constitutional amendment or other proposition is to be submitted to the electors of this state for popular vote, the secretary of state, not less than 49 days before the date of the election at which the proposed constitutional amendment or other proposition is to be submitted, shall certify to the various county clerks the form of ballots to be prepared in connection with the proposal. The ballot shall contain a statement of the proposed constitutional amendment or other proposition in 100 words or less, exclusive of caption, as provided in section 2 of article XII of the state constitution of 1963. The ballot shall be a single ballot separate and distinct from the ballots containing the names of candidates or nominees for public office. The ballot shall contain a suitable caption, under which shall be printed the words “yes ( )” and “no ( )” in separate lines. Each board of county election commissioners shall print the ballots for use in their respective counties.

(2) A city ordinance that has been or is hereafter adopted by the legislative body of a city with a population of more than 500,000 and that is subject to referendum shall be submitted to the people of that city at the next general election unless submitted to a special election by action of the legislative body.

History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955 ;-- Am. 1963, 2nd Ex. Sess., Act 56, Eff. Mar. 24, 1964 ;-- Am. 1968, Act 46, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1968 ;-- Am. 1994, Act 152, Eff. Jan. 1, 1995
Popular Name: Election Code