REPEAL LOCAL ACT: VOTING BY SAGINAW SUPERVISORS
House Bill 5877
Sponsor: Rep. Jim Howell
Committee: Redistricting and Elections
Complete to 4-17-02
A SUMMARY OF HOUSE BILL 5877 AS INTRODUCED 4-10-02
The bill would repeal Local Act 653 of 1905, which requires that all officers, appointees, agents, and servants elected by the board of supervisors of Saginaw County be elected by viva voce vote.
(As regards voting, the term viva voce, according to Black's Law Dictionary, "signifies voting by speech or outcry as distinguished from voting by a written or printed ballot".)
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This analysis was prepared by nonpartisan House staff for use by House members in their deliberations, and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent.