Michigan § 389.62 - Election for annexations to district; date.

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§ 389.62. Election for annexations to district; date.

Sec. 62.(1)

In an annexation of 1 or more local school districts, if the resolution and approval are filed with each secretary more than 90 or less than 21 days before the date of the regular school election, the board of education of each district shall request that the school district filing official call a special election for voting on the propositions of annexation. If the resolution and approval are filed more than 20 days but less than 91 days before the date of the regular school election, the board of education of each district shall request that the school district filing official submit annexation propositions to the electors at the regular school election.

(2)

In an annexation of an intermediate school district, the secretary of the intermediate school board of the intermediate school district in writing shall direct the board of education of each component local school district to submit the annexation propositions to the electors of that component school district. Each school district shall request that the school district filing official call and hold the election at the time of the regular school election if notification is given to each school district more than 20 but less than 91 days before the date of the regular school election. Otherwise, each board of education shall request that the school district filing official call a special election to consider the annexation propositions.

(3)

In an annexation of a county, if the resolution and approval are filed more than 90 or less than 21 days before the date of the next general election, the county clerk shall call a special election within the county to consider the annexation propositions. If the resolution and approval are filed less than 91 days but more than 20 days before the next general election, then the annexation propositions shall be submitted to the electors of the county at that election.

Source: official Michigan text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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