March 1, 2011, Introduced by Rep. Hammel and referred to the Committee on Redistricting and Elections.
A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the state
constitution of 1963, by amending section 13 of article V, to
require the governor to fill certain vacancies in the office of
state senator or state representative by appointment.
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
state of Michigan, That the following amendment to the state
constitution of 1963, to require the governor to fill certain
vacancies in the office of state senator or state representative by
appointment, is proposed, agreed to, and submitted to the people of
the state:
ARTICLE V
Sec.
13. (1) The governor shall issue writs of election to
fill
vacancies in the senate or house of representatives. Any such
election
shall be held in a manner prescribed by law. If a vacancy
occurs in the office of state senator or state representative less
than one year before the end of the officer's term of office, the
governor shall immediately give notice of the vacancy to the
chairperson of the county committee of the political party of the
individual who vacated the office.
(2) The county committee of the political party of the
individual who vacated the office shall, within thirty days of
receiving notice from the governor concerning the vacancy, nominate
three interested individuals for the position and submit the list
of nominees to the governor.
(3) The governor shall, within thirty days of receiving a list
of nominees from the county committee under subsection (2), appoint
one of the nominees to serve the remainder of that term.
(4) Prior to taking the oath of office, an individual
appointed under this section shall sign an affidavit that he or she
shall not be a candidate for that office at the next general
election at which an election for that office is held.
Resolved further, That the foregoing amendment shall be
submitted to the people of the state at the next general election
in the manner provided by law.