Michigan § 389.86 - Annexation by district; action by board of education.
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§ 389.86. Annexation by district; action by board of education.
In the annexation of a local school district, if the resolution and approval are filed with the secretary more than 90 or less than 21 days before the date of the regular school election, the board of education of the 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 the district shall request that the school district filing official submit the annexation propositions to the electors at the regular school election.
In the 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 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.
Source: official Michigan text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 389.86 ("Annexation by district; action by board of education.") is part of the Michigan Compiled Laws, the codified statutory law of Michigan. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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