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MI Comp L § 168.554 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 168 - Michigan Election Law|Act 116 of 1954 - Michigan Election Law (168.1 - 168.992)|116-1954-XXIV - Chapter XXIV Primary Elections (168.531...168.588)|116-1954-XXIV-PREPARATION-AND-FILING-OF-NOMINATING-PETITIONS;-FE - Preparation and Filing of Nominating Petitions; Fees (168.542...168.558)|Section 168.554 - List of Candidates; Posting.

168.554 List of candidates; posting. Sec. 554.  The secretary of state or county or city clerk shall forthwith prepare and publicly expose in his office a list of the candidates who have filed nominating petitions or filing fees in his office, as near as may be, as they will appear upon the official primary election ballots. History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955 ;-- Am. 1955, Act 271, Imd. Eff. June 30, 1955 Popular Name: Election Code
MI Comp L § 168.554a (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 168 - Michigan Election Law|Act 116 of 1954 - Michigan Election Law (168.1 - 168.992)|116-1954-XXIV - Chapter XXIV Primary Elections (168.531...168.588)|116-1954-XXIV-PREPARATION-AND-FILING-OF-NOMINATING-PETITIONS;-FE - Preparation and Filing of Nominating Petitions; Fees (168.542...168.558)|Section 168.554a - Repealed. 1971, Act 5, Eff. Mar. 30, 1972.

168.554a Repealed. 1971, Act 5, Eff. Mar. 30, 1972. Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to time for filing candidate's filing fee.Popular Name: Election Code
MI Comp L § 168.555 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 168 - Michigan Election Law|Act 116 of 1954 - Michigan Election Law (168.1 - 168.992)|116-1954-XXIV - Chapter XXIV Primary Elections (168.531...168.588)|116-1954-XXIV-PREPARATION-AND-FILING-OF-NOMINATING-PETITIONS;-FE - Preparation and Filing of Nominating Petitions; Fees (168.542...168.558)|Section 168.555 - Nominating Petitions and Filing Fees; Public Record, Contents; Public Inspection.

168.555 Nominating petitions and filing fees; public record, contents; public inspection. Sec. 555.  The various officers named herein shall keep a public record of the nominating petitions and filing fees filed in a book for that purpose, which record shall indicate the names of the candidates, the offices sought, and the dates when such nominating petitions or filing fees were filed. All such nominating petitions shall be open to public inspection and subject to examination after being filed in the office of the secretary of state, county clerk or city clerk, in accordance with such reasonable rules and regulations as may be prescribed by such officers. History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955 ;-- Am. 1955, Act 271, Imd. Eff. June 30, 1955 Popular Name: Election Code
MI Comp L § 168.556 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 168 - Michigan Election Law|Act 116 of 1954 - Michigan Election Law (168.1 - 168.992)|116-1954-XXIV - Chapter XXIV Primary Elections (168.531...168.588)|116-1954-XXIV-PREPARATION-AND-FILING-OF-NOMINATING-PETITIONS;-FE - Preparation and Filing of Nominating Petitions; Fees (168.542...168.558)|Section 168.556 - Nominating Petitions; Final Disposition, Record.

168.556 Nominating petitions; final disposition, record. Sec. 556.  All nominating petitions filed under the provisions of this act shall be preserved by the secretary of state, county, city, village or township clerk, as the case may be, until the first day of January following the primary election for which the same were filed. At the expiration of that period, the secretary of state, county, city, village or township clerk may destroy all nominating petitions, the return of which has not been requested. In the record of nominating petitions, the various officers keeping such record shall cause entries to be made, stating the final disposition of each candidate's petition. History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955 Popular Name: Election Code
MI Comp L § 168.557 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 168 - Michigan Election Law|Act 116 of 1954 - Michigan Election Law (168.1 - 168.992)|116-1954-XXIV - Chapter XXIV Primary Elections (168.531...168.588)|116-1954-XXIV-PREPARATION-AND-FILING-OF-NOMINATING-PETITIONS;-FE - Preparation and Filing of Nominating Petitions; Fees (168.542...168.558)|Section 168.557 - Repealed. 2002, Act 163, Imd. Eff. Apr. 9, 2002.

168.557 Repealed. 2002, Act 163, Imd. Eff. Apr. 9, 2002. Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to requirements for nominating petitions.Popular Name: Election Code
MI Comp L § 168.559 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 168 - Michigan Election Law|Act 116 of 1954 - Michigan Election Law (168.1 - 168.992)|116-1954-XXIV - Chapter XXIV Primary Elections (168.531...168.588)|116-1954-XXIV-PREPARATION-AND-DISTRIBUTION-OF-BALLOTS - Preparation and Distribution of Ballots (168.559...168.573)|Section 168.559 - Official Primary Election Ballots; Preparation, Distribution.

168.559 Official primary election ballots; preparation, distribution. Sec. 559.  It shall be the duty of the board of election commissioners of each county in this state to prepare and furnish the necessary official primary election ballots, except for city offices, which may be required for use by the electors of any political party at the August primary. History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955 Popular Name: Election Code
MI Comp L § 168.560 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 168 - Michigan Election Law|Act 116 of 1954 - Michigan Election Law (168.1 - 168.992)|116-1954-XXIV - Chapter XXIV Primary Elections (168.531...168.588)|116-1954-XXIV-PREPARATION-AND-DISTRIBUTION-OF-BALLOTS - Preparation and Distribution of Ballots (168.559...168.573)|Section 168.560 - Ballots; Use; Size.

168.560 Ballots; use; size.Sec. 560.  Ballots other than those furnished by the board of election commissioners, according to the provisions of this act, shall not be used, cast, or counted in any election precinct at any election. The size of all official ballots shall be as the board of election commissioners prescribes. History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955 ;-- Am. 2012, Act 128, Imd. Eff. May 14, 2012 Popular Name: Election Code
MI Comp L § 168.560a (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 168 - Michigan Election Law|Act 116 of 1954 - Michigan Election Law (168.1 - 168.992)|116-1954-XXIV - Chapter XXIV Primary Elections (168.531...168.588)|116-1954-XXIV-PREPARATION-AND-DISTRIBUTION-OF-BALLOTS - Preparation and Distribution of Ballots (168.559...168.573)|Section 168.560a - General Election Ballot; Listing Political Party and Name; Qualification.

168.560a General election ballot; listing political party and name; qualification.Sec. 560a.  A political party the principal candidate of which received at the last preceding general election a vote equal to or more than 1% of the total number of votes cast for the successful candidate for secretary of state at the last preceding election in which a secretary of state was elected is qualified to have its name and candidates listed on the next general election ballot. History: Add. 1976, Act 94, Imd. Eff. Apr. 22, 1976 ;-- Am. 2017, Act 113, Eff. Oct. 25, 2017 Constitutionality: The Michigan supreme court, in Socialist Workers Party v Secretary of State, 412 Mich 571; 317 NW2d 1 (1982), held that 1976 PA 94, which added this section, violates Const 1963, art 1, § 2 and art 2, § 4, and the first and fourteenth amendments to the United States Constitution.Popular Name: Election Code
MI Comp L § 168.560b (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 168 - Michigan Election Law|Act 116 of 1954 - Michigan Election Law (168.1 - 168.992)|116-1954-XXIV - Chapter XXIV Primary Elections (168.531...168.588)|116-1954-XXIV-PREPARATION-AND-DISTRIBUTION-OF-BALLOTS - Preparation and Distribution of Ballots (168.559...168.573)|Section 168.560b - Name Appearing on Ballot; Change; Appearance of Given and Middle Name; Nickname; Common Law Name; Married Name; Violation.

168.560b Name appearing on ballot; change; appearance of given and middle name; nickname; common law name; married name; violation.Sec. 560b.  (1) A candidate required to indicate a name change on the affidavit of identity under section 558 shall be listed on the ballot with his or her current name and former name as prescribed by the secretary of state.  (2) Subject to subsections (3) and (4), both a candidate's given name and surname that he or she was given at birth, and only those names, shall appear on the ballot, except under 1 of the following circumstances:  (a) The name in question, whether a given name, a surname, or otherwise, is a name that was formally changed.  (b) The candidate is subject to subsection (1).  (c) The name in question, whether a given name, a surname, or otherwise, is 1 of the following:  (i) A name that was changed in a certificate of naturalization issued by a federal district court at the time the individual became a naturalized citizen at least 10 years before filing as a candidate.  (ii) A name that was changed because of marriage.  (iii) A name that was changed because of divorce, but only if to a legal name by which the individual was previously known.  (3) A candidate may specify that both his or her given name and middle name, or only a middle name, shall appear on the ballot. A candidate may specify that either an initial or a recognized diminutive for the candidate's given or middle name, or for both, shall appear on the ballot. In addition, a candidate may specify that a common law name used in accordance with Michigan department of state guidelines for use of a common law name on a driver license or state personal identification card shall appear on that ballot.  (4) A candidate is prohibited from specifying that a nickname that is not a recognized diminutive of the candidate's common law name, given name, or middle name appear on the ballot. A married individual is prohibited from specifying that his or her spouse's given name, or an alternative for that given name otherwise permitted under subsection (3), appear on the ballot.  (5) A ballot that would violate this section shall not be produced, printed, or distributed. History: Add. 2002, Act 163, Imd. Eff. Apr. 9, 2002 ;-- Am. 2012, Act 128, Imd. Eff. May 14, 2012 Compiler's Notes: Former MCL 168.560b, which pertained to primary election ballot and rights of voters, was repealed by Act 116 of 1988, Imd. Eff. May 2, 1988.Popular Name: Election Code
MI Comp L § 168.562 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 168 - Michigan Election Law|Act 116 of 1954 - Michigan Election Law (168.1 - 168.992)|116-1954-XXIV - Chapter XXIV Primary Elections (168.531...168.588)|116-1954-XXIV-PREPARATION-AND-DISTRIBUTION-OF-BALLOTS - Preparation and Distribution of Ballots (168.559...168.573)|Section 168.562 - Official Ballots; Delegates to County Convention.

168.562 Official ballots; delegates to county convention. Sec. 562.  The said ballots shall also contain as many lines as there are delegates to be elected to the county convention by the particular political party. Such lines shall be printed under the title "Delegates to county convention", and no ballot for a delegate to a county convention of any political party shall be counted unless prepared and voted under authority of this act. History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955 Popular Name: Election Code
MI Comp L § 168.562a (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 168 - Michigan Election Law|Act 116 of 1954 - Michigan Election Law (168.1 - 168.992)|116-1954-XXIV - Chapter XXIV Primary Elections (168.531...168.588)|116-1954-XXIV-PREPARATION-AND-DISTRIBUTION-OF-BALLOTS - Preparation and Distribution of Ballots (168.559...168.573)|Section 168.562a - Repealed. 1983, Act 181, Imd. Eff. Oct. 25, 1983.

168.562a Repealed. 1983, Act 181, Imd. Eff. Oct. 25, 1983. Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to delegate ballots.Popular Name: Election Code
MI Comp L § 168.562b (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 168 - Michigan Election Law|Act 116 of 1954 - Michigan Election Law (168.1 - 168.992)|116-1954-XXIV - Chapter XXIV Primary Elections (168.531...168.588)|116-1954-XXIV-PREPARATION-AND-DISTRIBUTION-OF-BALLOTS - Preparation and Distribution of Ballots (168.559...168.573)|Section 168.562b - Election as Delegate to State Convention or National Convention; Signing Affidavit; Voting for Presidential Candidate; Filing Affidavit.

168.562b Election as delegate to state convention or national convention; signing affidavit; voting for presidential candidate; filing affidavit.Sec. 562b.  (1) Before an individual may be elected as a delegate to the state convention or national convention of a political party, that individual shall sign an affidavit including 1 of the following:  (a) The name of a candidate for president of the United States of that individual's political party that he or she is bound to vote for at each stage of the nominating process until the end of the first ballot at the national convention of that political party unless otherwise released from that commitment under subsection (3). The requirements of this subdivision are met only if the designated presidential candidate's name appears on the presidential primary election ballot.  (b) A statement that the individual is uncommitted regarding the candidates for president of the United States.  (2) Except as provided in subsection (3), an individual elected as a delegate to the state convention or national convention of a political party is bound to vote at each stage of the presidential nomination process until the end of the first ballot at the national convention of that political party for the candidate for president of the United States that he or she designated a commitment to by written affidavit as required in subsection (1), if any, before his or her election.  (3) A delegate to the state convention or national convention is bound to vote for the presidential candidate the delegate is committed to under subsection (2) unless the delegate is released from that commitment by written notice to the chairperson of the state central committee by the presidential candidate or the presidential candidate publicly withdraws from contention for that party's nomination.  (4) An individual seeking election as a delegate to the state convention, or his or her designee, shall file the affidavit required under subsection (1) with the county chairperson or the chairperson of the district committee. The county chairperson or the chairperson of the district committee shall file a copy of that affidavit with the chairperson of the state central committee.  (5) An individual who has not filed an affidavit under subsection (4) and who is seeking election as a delegate to the national convention, or his or her designee, shall file the affidavit required under subsection (1) with the chairperson of the state central committee. History: Add. 1988, Act 275, Eff. Sept. 1, 1988 Compiler's Notes: See Green Party of Michigan, et al v Terri Lynn Land, case no. 08-10149, March 26, 2008.Popular Name: Election Code
MI Comp L § 168.563 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 168 - Michigan Election Law|Act 116 of 1954 - Michigan Election Law (168.1 - 168.992)|116-1954-XXIV - Chapter XXIV Primary Elections (168.531...168.588)|116-1954-XXIV-PREPARATION-AND-DISTRIBUTION-OF-BALLOTS - Preparation and Distribution of Ballots (168.559...168.573)|Section 168.563 - Primary Election Ballots; Number; Weight and Color of Paper; Printing and Arrangement.

168.563 Primary election ballots; number; weight and color of paper; printing and arrangement. Sec. 563.  The number of ballots to be printed for the use of the electors at any primary election in any election precinct shall be not less than 25% more than the total number of ballots cast therein at the corresponding primary election held 4 years previously. The ballot at any partisan primary election shall consist of 1 sheet of 70-pound white book paper, machine finished, or the equivalent. The elections commission may provide that 1 of the political party tickets shall be printed on each side thereof or that the party tickets shall appear on 1 side of the ballot only. If 3 or more parties are represented at a partisan primary, the ballots shall be arranged with a foldover extension or the election commission may provide that the parties shall appear on 1 side of the ballot only. If the ballots are printed on 1 side only the order of the parties on the ballot shall be the same as they will appear on the general election ballot. The parties shall be separated by a heavy black line. If ballots are printed on 2 sides or with a foldover extension the various party tickets shall be printed, as near as may be, in the manner herein before set forth and shall be rotated so that each party ticket will appear face up on alternate ballots. The election commission may provide for the printing of the ballots on colored paper as follows: State and county ballots, white paper; nonpartisan ballots, blue tinted paper; constitutional amendments and state propositions, red tinted paper; county propositions, green tinted paper; local propositions, buff paper; local candidates, white paper. If the election commission prints ballots on colored paper, all instruction ballots shall be printed on any color paper not used for official ballots. History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955 ;-- Am. 1958, Act 192, Eff. Sept. 13, 1958 ;-- Am. 1970, Act 34, Imd. Eff. June 16, 1970 ;-- Am. 1972, Act 198, Imd. Eff. June 29, 1972 Popular Name: Election Code
MI Comp L § 168.564 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 168 - Michigan Election Law|Act 116 of 1954 - Michigan Election Law (168.1 - 168.992)|116-1954-XXIV - Chapter XXIV Primary Elections (168.531...168.588)|116-1954-XXIV-PREPARATION-AND-DISTRIBUTION-OF-BALLOTS - Preparation and Distribution of Ballots (168.559...168.573)|Section 168.564 - Official Ballots; Failure of Party to File Required Petitions, Party Ballot Not Printed.

168.564 Official ballots; failure of party to file required petitions, party ballot not printed. Sec. 564.  If in the case of any political party it shall appear that no person has filed the necessary number of nominating petitions, as required by this act, for nomination as a candidate of said party for any office, then no ballot for the use of said political party at the primary shall be printed. History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955 Popular Name: Election Code
MI Comp L § 168.565 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 168 - Michigan Election Law|Act 116 of 1954 - Michigan Election Law (168.1 - 168.992)|116-1954-XXIV - Chapter XXIV Primary Elections (168.531...168.588)|116-1954-XXIV-PREPARATION-AND-DISTRIBUTION-OF-BALLOTS - Preparation and Distribution of Ballots (168.559...168.573)|Section 168.565 - Filing, Mailing, and Correcting Proof Copies of Ballots; Affidavit.

168.565 Filing, mailing, and correcting proof copies of ballots; affidavit. Sec. 565.  Proof copies of the ballots shall be placed on file in the office of the county clerk at least 14 days prior to the primary election, and, at the time of filing, 1 proof copy of the ballot shall be sent in counties with a population of 1,500,000 or more by registered or certified mail with return receipt demanded, and in counties with less than 1,500,000 by first class mail to the secretary of state and 1 to each candidate whose name appears upon the ballots, at his or her last known address. If a candidate desires to correct the ballot, the candidate shall forward the ballot to the county clerk within 2 business days of the receipt of the ballot, with the corrections noted on the ballot. The county clerk shall prepare and sign an affidavit when sending proof ballots which: attests that proof ballots were mailed as required; lists the candidates who were mailed ballots; the address to which the ballots were mailed; and lists the date or dates proof ballots were mailed. History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955 ;-- Am. 1956, Act 190, Imd. Eff. Apr. 26, 1956 ;-- Am. 1984, Act 113, Imd. Eff. May 29, 1984 Popular Name: Election Code
MI Comp L § 168.566 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 168 - Michigan Election Law|Act 116 of 1954 - Michigan Election Law (168.1 - 168.992)|116-1954-XXIV - Chapter XXIV Primary Elections (168.531...168.588)|116-1954-XXIV-PREPARATION-AND-DISTRIBUTION-OF-BALLOTS - Preparation and Distribution of Ballots (168.559...168.573)|Section 168.566 - Official Primary Ballots; Posting for Public Inspection.

168.566 Official primary ballots; posting for public inspection. Sec. 566.  The official primary ballots shall be posted in a conspicuous place at the office of the county, city, village or township clerk, as the case may be, for public inspection at least 3 days prior to distribution for use at the primary election. History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955 Popular Name: Election Code
MI Comp L § 168.567 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 168 - Michigan Election Law|Act 116 of 1954 - Michigan Election Law (168.1 - 168.992)|116-1954-XXIV - Chapter XXIV Primary Elections (168.531...168.588)|116-1954-XXIV-PREPARATION-AND-DISTRIBUTION-OF-BALLOTS - Preparation and Distribution of Ballots (168.559...168.573)|Section 168.567 - Official Primary Ballots; Errors, Correction by Board of Election Commissioners.

168.567 Official primary ballots; errors, correction by board of election commissioners. Sec. 567.  The boards of election commissioners shall correct such errors as may be found in said ballots, and a copy of such corrected ballots shall be sent to the secretary of state by the county clerk. History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955 Popular Name: Election Code
MI Comp L § 168.568 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 168 - Michigan Election Law|Act 116 of 1954 - Michigan Election Law (168.1 - 168.992)|116-1954-XXIV - Chapter XXIV Primary Elections (168.531...168.588)|116-1954-XXIV-PREPARATION-AND-DISTRIBUTION-OF-BALLOTS - Preparation and Distribution of Ballots (168.559...168.573)|Section 168.568 - Official Primary Election Ballots; Form; Order and Title of Offices.

168.568 Official primary election ballots; form; order and title of offices.Sec. 568.  (1) The official primary election ballots shall be prepared in a form prescribed by the secretary of state based upon the voting equipment being used in each county.  (2) The order of the offices on the ballot shall be the same, as near as may be, as is required by law in making up the ballot used at general elections. The title of the office shall be immediately above the names of the candidate or candidates for the nomination of each office, and under the title the words "Vote for not more than," followed by the number "1" or "2" or such other identifier as will designate the number of candidates for the nomination to the office that may be voted for. History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955 ;-- Am. 1985, Act 160, Imd. Eff. Nov. 20, 1985 ;-- Am. 2012, Act 128, Imd. Eff. May 14, 2012 Popular Name: Election Code
MI Comp L § 168.569 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 168 - Michigan Election Law|Act 116 of 1954 - Michigan Election Law (168.1 - 168.992)|116-1954-XXIV - Chapter XXIV Primary Elections (168.531...168.588)|116-1954-XXIV-PREPARATION-AND-DISTRIBUTION-OF-BALLOTS - Preparation and Distribution of Ballots (168.559...168.573)|Section 168.569 - Official Primary Ballots; Numbering; Separation of Columns.

168.569 Official primary ballots; numbering; separation of columns. Sec. 569.  The ballots for each election district shall be numbered consecutively in the manner provided for the preparation of ballots for general election. Said ballot may be in 1 or more columns as may be determined by the board of election commissioners preparing the same. If 2 or more columns are used on the ballots, the columns shall be separated by a heavy black line. History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955 Popular Name: Election Code