MICHIGAN ELECTION LAW
Act 116 of 1954
168.32 Bureau of elections; director of elections; appointment; powers and duties; statement of purpose of proposed amendment or question.
Sec. 32.
(1) In the office of the secretary of state, the bureau of elections created by former 1951 PA 65 continues under the supervision of a director of elections, to be appointed by the secretary of state under civil service regulations. The director of elections shall be vested with the powers and shall perform the duties of the secretary of state under his or her supervision, with respect to the supervision and administration of the election laws. The director of elections shall be a nonmember secretary of the state board of canvassers.
(2) The director of elections, with the approval of the state board of canvassers, shall prepare a statement for designation on the ballot in not more than 100 words, exclusive of caption, of the purpose of any proposed amendment or question to be submitted to the electors as required under section 9 of article II, section 34 of article IV if the legislature does not provide for the content of the question to be submitted to the electors, or section 1 or 2 of article XII of the state constitution of 1963. The statement shall consist of a true and impartial statement of the purpose of the amendment or question in such language as shall create no prejudice for or against the proposed amendment or question. The powers and duties of the state board of canvassers and the secretary of state with respect to the preparation of the statement are transferred to the director of elections. The secretary of state shall certify the statement of the purpose of any proposed amendment or question to be submitted to the electors not later than 60 days before the date of the election.
History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955 ;-- Am. 1955, Act 271, Imd. Eff. June 30, 1955 ;-- Am. 1964, Act 251, Imd. Eff. May 28, 1964 ;-- Am. 2012, Act 276, Eff. Aug. 16, 2012 ;-- Am. 2014, Act 79, Imd. Eff. Mar. 28, 2014
Compiler's Notes:
Act 65 of 1951, referred to in this section, was repealed by Act 116 of 1954.
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Notes of Decisions
Citizens for Prot. of Marriage v. Bd. of State Canvassers, 688 N.W.2d 538 (Mich. Ct. App. 2004).
· cites it 4× “Const 1963, art 12, § 2; MCL 168.32; MCL 168.474. The statement of purpose for the proposal must “consist of a true and impartial statement of the purpose of the amendment or question in such language as shall create no prejudice for or against such proposal.”
Citizens Protecting Michigan's Constitution v. Sec'y of State, 922 N.W.2d 404 (Mich. Ct. App. 2018).
· cites it 2× “MCL 168.32(2). C. BACKGROUND VNP asserts that its proposal is "a desired means to remedy the widely-perceived abuses associated with partisan 'gerrymandering' [ 4 ] of state legislative and congressional election districts by the establishment of new constitutionally-mandated…”
Am. Fed'n of State, Cnty. & Mun. Employees, Council 25 v. Land, 583 F. Supp. 2d 840 (E.D. Mich. 2008).
· cites it 3× “” This directive, which is contained in the Michigan Department of State, Bureau of Elections, Election Inspector Training Coordinator Accreditation Workshop Manual, dated February 2008, is based on Defendants’ interpretation of Michigan Compiled Law section 168.32. Plaintiffs…”
Am. Fed. of State, Cnty. & Mun. v. Land, 583 F. Supp. 2d 840 (E.D. Mich. 2008).
· cites it 3× “" This directive, which is contained in the Michigan Department of State, Bureau of Elections, Election Inspector Training Coordinator Accreditation Workshop Manual, dated February 2008, is based on Defendants' interpretation of Michigan Compiled Law section 168.32. Plaintiffs…”
Citizens Protecting Michigan's Constitution v. Sec'y of State (Mich. Ct. App. 2018).
· cites it 2× “MCL 168.32(2). C. BACKGROUND VNP asserts that its proposal is “a desired means to remedy the widely-perceived abuses associated with partisan ‘gerrymandering’[4] of state legislative and congressional election If adopted, this amendment would transfer the authority to draw…”
Perry Johnson v. Bd. of State Canvassers (Mich. Ct. App. 2022).
· cites it 2× “MCL 168.32(1); MCL 168.34. The Director is “vested with the powers and shall perform the duties of the secretary of state under his or her supervision, with respect to the supervision and administration of the election laws.”
Bryanton v. Johnson, 902 F. Supp. 2d 983 (E.D. Mich. 2012).
· cites it 2× “” Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.32 (1). . Defendant’s Exh.”
Robert Davis v. Sec'y of State (Mich. Ct. App. 2020).
“32, the Legislature authorized a Bureau of Elections within the office of the Secretary of State, and authorized the Secretary of State to appoint a Director of Elections to whom is delegated the powers to perform the duties of the Secretary of State respecting the supervision…”
Rosa Holliday v. Bd. of State Canvassers (Mich. Ct. App. 2024).
“” Notably, the staff report also explained: 7 MCL 168.32(1) provides: In the office of the secretary of state, the bureau of elections created by former 1951 PA 65 continues under the supervision of a director of elections, to be appointed by the secretary of state under civil…”
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.32(1) — 3 cases
Perry Johnson v. Bd. of State Canvassers (Mich. Ct. App. 2022).
“MCL 168.32(1); MCL 168.34. The Director is “vested with the powers and shall perform the duties of the secretary of state under his or her supervision, with respect to the supervision and administration of the election laws.”
Rosa Holliday v. Bd. of State Canvassers (Mich. Ct. App. 2024).
“” Notably, the staff report also explained: 7 MCL 168.32(1) provides: In the office of the secretary of state, the bureau of elections created by former 1951 PA 65 continues under the supervision of a director of elections, to be appointed by the secretary of state under civil…”
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.32(2) — 2 cases
Citizens Protecting Michigan's Constitution v. Sec'y of State, 922 N.W.2d 404 (Mich. Ct. App. 2018).
“MCL 168.32(2). C. BACKGROUND VNP asserts that its proposal is "a desired means to remedy the widely-perceived abuses associated with partisan 'gerrymandering' [ 4 ] of state legislative and congressional election districts by the establishment of new constitutionally-mandated…”
Citizens Protecting Michigan's Constitution v. Sec'y of State (Mich. Ct. App. 2018).
“MCL 168.32(2). C. BACKGROUND VNP asserts that its proposal is “a desired means to remedy the widely-perceived abuses associated with partisan ‘gerrymandering’[4] of state legislative and congressional election If adopted, this amendment would transfer the authority to draw…”
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