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2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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 168.561a - Official Ballots; Designation of Candidate With Same Given and Surname as Incumbent.

168.561a Official ballots; designation of candidate with same given and surname as incumbent.
Sec. 561a.
In any primary election whenever any candidate for public office has the same given and surname as the name of the person last elected to such office, when the person last elected is not seeking renomination, below the name of said candidate on the ballot shall appear the words "not the present ................." and in said space shall be printed the title of the office sought. The size of type used in any other designation on the ballot shall not be reduced in size from the size of type normally used.
History:
Add. 1960, Act 88, Imd. Eff. Apr. 25, 1960
Compiler's Notes:
Act 269 of 2001, which was approved by the Governor and filed with the Secretary of State on January 11, 2002, provided for the amendment of MCL 168.31, 168.73, 168.283, 168.393, 168.509y, 168.509aa, 168.561a, 168.624, 168.624a, 168.686, 168.706, 168.727, 168.737, 168.745, 168.769, 168.782b, 168.795, 168.795c, 168.797a, 168.798c, 168.799a, 168.803, 168.804, 168.842, and 168.931 of, the addition of Sec. 701 to, and the repeal of Sec. 509 of, Act 116 of 1954, known as the Michigan Election Law. A petition seeking a referendum on Act 269 of 2001 was filed with the Secretary of State. The Board of State Canvassers officially declared the sufficiency of the referendum petition on May 14, 2002. Const 1963, art 2, sec 9, provides that no law as to which the power of referendum properly has been invoked shall be effective thereafter unless approved by a majority of the electors voting thereon at the next general election. A referendum on Act 269 of 2001 was presented to the electors at the November 5, 2002, general election as Proposal 02-1, which read as follows:“A REFERENDUM ON PUBLIC ACT 269 OF 2001—AN ACT TO AMEND CERTAIN SECTIONS OF MICHIGAN ELECTION LAWPublic Act 269 of 2001 would:—Eliminate “straight party” vote option on partisan general election ballots.—Require Secretary of State to obtain training reports from local election officials.—Require registered voters who do not appear on registration list to show picture identification before voting a challenged ballot.—Require expedited canvass if presidential vote differential is under 25,000.—Require ballot counting equipment to screen ballots for voting errors to ensure the accurate tabulation of absentee ballots. Permit voters in polls to correct errors.—Provide penalties for stealing campaign signs or accepting payment for campaign work while being paid as a public employee to perform election duties.Should this law be approved?Yes __________No __________”Act 269 of 2001 was not approved by a majority of the electors voting thereon at the November 5, 2002, general election.
Popular Name:
Election Code
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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.
(1) Not less than 58 days before the primary election, proof copies of the ballots must be placed on file in the office of the county clerk. At the time of filing, the county clerk shall send by email 1 proof copy of the ballot to the secretary of state and shall send by first-class mail 1 proof copy of the ballot to each candidate whose name appears on the ballot to the candidate's address listed on his or her affidavit of identity. If a candidate provides an email address on his or her affidavit of identity, the county clerk may also send a proof copy of the ballot to the candidate by email.
(2) If a candidate desires to correct an error on the ballot, the candidate shall contact the county clerk by telephone or email with the corrections. All corrections must be received by the county clerk no later than 4 p.m. on the fifth business day after the proof copy of the ballot is mailed to each candidate as provided in subsection (1). After 4 p.m. on the fifth business day after the county clerk mails the proof copy of the ballot to each candidate as provided in subsection (1), the county clerk is authorized to begin printing the ballots.
(3) The county clerk shall prepare and sign an affidavit when sending proof ballots that attests to all of the following:
(a) Proof ballots were mailed as required.
(b) The names of the candidates who were mailed proof ballots.
(c) Each address to which the proof ballots were mailed.
(d) 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 ;-- Am. 2022, Act 94, Imd. Eff. June 14, 2022
Popular Name:
Election Code
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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 168.569a - Rotation of Names; Manner; Effect of Using Absent Voter Counting Board; Section Applicable to Nonpartisan General Elections and Municipal Elections.

168.569a Rotation of names; manner; effect of using absent voter counting board; section applicable to nonpartisan general elections and municipal elections.
Sec. 569a.
(1) In all primary elections, if there are more names under the heading of an office than there are candidates to be nominated and the same office appears in more than 1 precinct, the names shall be rotated in the following manner: In printing each set of ballots for the several election precincts, the relative positions of the different names printed in each division shall be changed as many times as there are candidates in that division and as reasonably as possible a candidate's name shall not appear at the top of the ballot more times than any other candidate's name in that division. The names shall first be arranged alphabetically according to surnames on each ballot used in the precinct. In the next precinct the names shall appear in the same order on each ballot, except that the name appearing first under each office in the preceding precinct shall be last. The names shall be changed in that manner in every precinct of the city, village, township, or county.
(2) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, an absent voter counting board is a separate precinct for the purposes of this act. If a municipality has 250 or more precincts and absent voter counting boards are used, each ballot form which contains identical offices and names may be considered a separate precinct for the purposes of this section.
(3) Notwithstanding provisions of law or charter to the contrary, this section applies to nonpartisan general elections and to municipal elections.
History:
Add. 1985, Act 24, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1985 ;-- Am. 2012, Act 272, Imd. Eff. July 3, 2012
Popular Name:
Election Code
2023 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 168.570a - Official Primary Ballot; Candidates for Township Offices; Party Qualification.

168.570a Official primary ballot; candidates for township offices; party qualification.
Sec. 570a.
The official primary ballot shall include candidates for township offices. Township offices and candidates shall follow state and county offices and candidates. Parties qualified to appear on the primary ballot for state and county offices and no others are qualified to appear and have the names of their candidates printed on the township portion of the primary ballot. Parties qualified to nominate candidates for state and county offices under section 685 and no others are qualified to nominate candidates for township offices at the county caucuses provided in section 686a.
History:
Add. 1966, Act 58, Imd. Eff. June 7, 1966 ;-- Am. 2015, Act 98, Eff. Sept. 28, 2015
Popular Name:
Election Code
2023 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 168.571 - Repealed. 1963, 2nd Ex. sess., Act 57, Imd. Eff. Dec. 27, 1963.

168.571 Repealed. 1963, 2nd Ex. Sess., Act 57, Imd. Eff. Dec. 27, 1963.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed section provided that provisions pertaining to primary election ballots should apply to February primary.
Popular Name:
Election Code
2023 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 168.572 - Official Primary Ballots; Provision for Write-in Votes.

168.572 Official primary ballots; provision for write-in votes.
Sec. 572.
The ballots shall be prepared in such manner that the electors of each political party may write, print or paste the name of a candidate thereon.
History:
1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955
Popular Name:
Election Code
2023 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 168.573 - Official Primary Ballots; Packaging, Seal, Certification.

168.573 Official primary ballots; packaging, seal, certification.
Sec. 573.
The ballots of each kind for each election precinct shall be wrapped and secured in 2 separate packages. Each package shall be securely sealed with a red paper seal furnished by the secretary of state and shall bear on its wrapper the name and number of the precinct and a certificate signed by the county clerk or some member of the board of county election commissioners, or his or its duly authorized agent, setting forth the number and kind of ballots in such package and that such ballots were counted, packaged and sealed by himself personally, or by his duly authorized agent.
History:
1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955
Popular Name:
Election Code
2023 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-CONDUCT-OF-PRIMARY-ELECTIONS - Conduct of Primary Elections (168.574...168.580) › Section 168.574 - Primary Election; Board of Primary Election Inspectors, Membership.

168.574 Primary election; board of primary election inspectors, membership.
Sec. 574.
Each primary election shall be presided over by a board of primary election inspectors, which board shall be composed of the members of the board of election inspectors as provided in section 674 of this act.
History:
1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955 ;-- Am. 1955, Act 271, Imd. Eff. June 30, 1955
Popular Name:
Election Code
2023 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-CONDUCT-OF-PRIMARY-ELECTIONS - Conduct of Primary Elections (168.574...168.580) › Section 168.575 - Primary Elections; Furnishing Ballots to Electors.

168.575 Primary elections; furnishing ballots to electors.
Sec. 575.
After the polls are opened at a primary election, any elector who is legally registered and qualified shall, before entering the booth or voting compartment, be furnished a party ballot, together with any other ballot or ballots to be voted at that primary election.
History:
1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955
Popular Name:
Election Code
2023 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-CONDUCT-OF-PRIMARY-ELECTIONS - Conduct of Primary Elections (168.574...168.580) › Section 168.576 - Marking Ballot; Voting for Person Not on Ballot; Effect of Voting More Than 1 Party Ticket; Section Subject to MCL 168.736a.

168.576 Marking ballot; voting for person not on ballot; effect of voting more than 1 party ticket; section subject to MCL 168.736a.
Sec. 576.
(1) An elector, after having received a ballot or ballots, shall enter a booth or voting compartment and, while there concealed from view, shall vote the ballot or ballots by making a cross or a check mark in the square at the left of the names of those candidates for whom the elector desires to vote, but in no case for more candidates for any office than is indicated under the title of each office. However, an elector may vote for a person whose name is not printed on the ballot by inserting the name in a manner that will substitute it for any name that is printed on the ballot or where no candidate's name appears upon the ballot.
(2) The elector shall indicate his or her choice of candidates on 1 party ticket only and, after marking the ballot, the elector shall fold it for deposit pursuant to the provisions of this act. A ballot on which more than 1 party ticket has been voted is void.
(3) This section is subject to section 736a.
History:
1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955 ;-- Am. 1985, Act 160, Imd. Eff. Nov. 20, 1985 ;-- Am. 1996, Act 213, Imd. Eff. May 28, 1996
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2023 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-CONDUCT-OF-PRIMARY-ELECTIONS - Conduct of Primary Elections (168.574...168.580) › Section 168.576a - Primary Elections; Electors, Number of Votes.

168.576a Primary elections; electors, number of votes.
Sec. 576a.
In all partisan and nonpartisan primary elections, the voter shall be entitled to vote for a number of candidates for each office equal to the number of persons to be elected for that office.
History:
Add. 1969, Act 275, Imd. Eff. Aug. 11, 1969
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Election Code
2023 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-CONDUCT-OF-PRIMARY-ELECTIONS - Conduct of Primary Elections (168.574...168.580) › Section 168.577 - Primary Elections; Electors, Folding and Delivery of Ballots.

168.577 Primary elections; electors, folding and delivery of ballots.
Sec. 577.
The elector shall then fold the ballot so that the perforated corner bearing the number and identification shall be on the outside, and shall present it to the proper member of the board of inspectors, who shall tear off the corner bearing the number and shall deposit the ballot in the ballot box.
History:
1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955
Popular Name:
Election Code
2023 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-CONDUCT-OF-PRIMARY-ELECTIONS - Conduct of Primary Elections (168.574...168.580) › Section 168.578 - Primary Elections; Poll List, Comparison of Ballot Number.

168.578 Primary elections; poll list, comparison of ballot number.
Sec. 578.
When a duly registered and qualified elector shall ask for a ballot as before provided, the inspector shall enter his name upon the poll list, and the number of the ballot given to the elector. The inspector receiving the ballot after the same has been voted shall, before depositing it in the box, ascertain by comparison with such list whether the ballot given to him is the same ballot furnished to the elector, and if it is not the same ballot, he shall reject it and the elector shall not be allowed to vote at such primary election.
History:
1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955
Popular Name:
Election Code
2023 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-CONDUCT-OF-PRIMARY-ELECTIONS - Conduct of Primary Elections (168.574...168.580) › Section 168.579 - Primary Elections; Electors; Exposure of Ballot; Rejection; Applicability of Section Under MCL 168.736a.

168.579 Primary elections; electors; exposure of ballot; rejection; applicability of section under MCL 168.736a.
Sec. 579.
If an elector, after marking his or her ballot, exposes it to any person in a manner likely to reveal the name of any candidate for whom the elector voted, the board of election inspectors shall reject the ballot and the elector shall forfeit the right to vote at the primary. A note of the occurrence shall be made upon the poll list opposite the name of the elector. This section does not apply to an elector who exposes his or her ballot to a minor child accompanying that elector in the booth or voting compartment under section 736a.
History:
1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955 ;-- Am. 1996, Act 213, Imd. Eff. May 28, 1996
Popular Name:
Election Code
2023 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-CONDUCT-OF-PRIMARY-ELECTIONS - Conduct of Primary Elections (168.574...168.580) › Section 168.580 - Counting Ballots; Candidates Considered to Have Received Votes; Rejection of Ballot.

168.580 Counting ballots; candidates considered to have received votes; rejection of ballot.
Sec. 580.
In counting the ballots after the closing of the polls, only those candidates having crosses or check marks marked in the squares to the left of their names shall be considered to have received votes, and any ballot upon which more votes have been recorded for candidates for any office than may, by law, be elected to that office shall be rejected as to all names appearing on the ballot for that office only.
History:
1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955 ;-- Am. 1985, Act 160, Imd. Eff. Nov. 20, 1985
Popular Name:
Election Code
2023 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-CANVASSING-OF-PRIMARY-RETURNS - Canvassing of Primary Returns (168.581...168.583) › Section 168.581 - Primary Elections; Canvass of Returns and Declaration of Results.

***** 168.581 THIS SECTION IS AMENDED EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 13, 2024: See 168.581.amended *****
168.581 Primary elections; canvass of returns and declaration of results.
Sec. 581.
The returns of said primary election shall be canvassed and the results declared in the same manner and within the same time after the primary election and by the same officers as provided for general elections, except that in the case of a primary election for the nomination of a candidate for the office of United States senator, or governor or for the nomination of candidates for district offices in districts comprising more than 1 county, the county clerk of each county affected shall transmit to the secretary of state, within 14 days after the primary election, a certified statement of the number of votes received by each person for nomination as a candidate of any political party for any of the said offices. The secretary of state shall call a meeting of the board of state canvassers at his office not later than 20 days after the primary election, which date he shall forthwith certify to the chairman and secretary of the state central committee of each political party, for the purpose of canvassing the returns and declaring the results of the primary election for the nomination of the candidates for such offices. The said board shall proceed in the same manner in canvassing the returns and in certifying, recording and determining results of a primary election for the nomination of candidates for United States senator and governor as is done in canvassing the returns in the case of the election of state officials. In canvassing the returns of a primary election for the nomination of candidates for the offices of representative in congress, state senator and representatives in the legislature, in districts composed of more than 1 county, said board shall proceed in like manner as is done in canvassing the returns in case of the election of representatives in congress.
History:
1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955 ;-- Am. 1959, Act 173, Eff. Mar. 19, 1960 ;-- Am. 1963, 2nd Ex. Sess., Act 57, Imd. Eff. Dec. 27, 1963
Popular Name:
Election Code
2023 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-CANVASSING-OF-PRIMARY-RETURNS - Canvassing of Primary Returns (168.581...168.583) › Section 168.581.amended - Primary Elections; Canvass of Returns and Declaration of Results.

***** 168.581.amended THIS AMENDED SECTION IS EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 13, 2024 *****
168.581.amended Primary elections; canvass of returns and declaration of results.
Sec. 581.
(1) The returns of a primary election must be canvassed and the results declared in the same manner and within the same time after the primary election and by the same officers as provided for general elections. For a primary election for the nomination of a candidate for the office of United States Senator, governor, or for the nomination of candidates for district offices in districts comprising more than 1 county, the county clerk of each county affected shall transmit to the secretary of state, within 14 days after the primary election, a certified statement of the number of votes received by each individual for nomination as a candidate of any political party for any of the offices.
(2) The secretary of the board of state canvassers shall call a meeting of the board of state canvassers not later than 20 days after the primary election. The secretary of state shall immediately certify to the chairperson and secretary of the state central committee of each political party for the purpose of canvassing the returns and declaring the results of the primary election for the nomination of the candidates for those offices.
(3) The board of state canvassers shall proceed in the same manner in canvassing the returns and in certifying, recording, and determining results of a primary election for the nomination of candidates for United States Senator and governor as is done in canvassing the returns in the case of the election of state officials.
(4) In canvassing the returns of a primary election for the nomination of candidates for the offices of Representative in Congress, state senator, and representatives in the legislature, in districts composed of more than 1 county, the board of state canvassers shall proceed in the same manner as is done in canvassing the returns for the election of Representatives in Congress.
History:
1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955 ;-- Am. 1959, Act 173, Eff. Mar. 19, 1960 ;-- Am. 1963, 2nd Ex. Sess., Act 57, Imd. Eff. Dec. 27, 1963 ;-- Am. 2023, Act 269, Eff. Feb. 13, 2024
Popular Name:
Election Code
2023 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-CANVASSING-OF-PRIMARY-RETURNS - Canvassing of Primary Returns (168.581...168.583) › Section 168.582 - Person Voted for on Party Ballot Whose Name Is Not Printed on Ballot and Who Has Not Filed Nominating Petition; Votes Required for Nomination.

168.582 Person voted for on party ballot whose name is not printed on ballot and who has not filed nominating petition; votes required for nomination.
Sec. 582.
A person who is voted for on a party ballot for a state, district, township, county, city, or ward office or for the office of United States senator or representative in Congress whose name is not printed on the ballot and who has not filed a nominating petition for the office voted for, shall not be considered nominated as the candidate of the party for the office, nor be certified as a nominee unless the person receives a total vote equal to not less than .15 of 1% of the total population, as reflected by the last official federal census, of the district for which nomination is sought, but not less than 10 votes for the office, or a total vote equal to 5% of the greatest number of votes cast by the party for any office at the primary in the state, congressional, or other district, township, county, city, or ward, for a candidate or for all candidates for nomination for an office for which only 1 person is to be nominated, whichever is greater. However, for an office to which more than 1 candidate is to be elected, the 5% limitation shall be based upon the greatest number of votes cast at the primary for any candidate for the same office.
History:
1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955 ;-- Am. 1957, Act 226, Eff. Sept. 27, 1957 ;-- Am. 1980, Act 160, Imd. Eff. June 18, 1980
Popular Name:
Election Code
2023 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-CANVASSING-OF-PRIMARY-RETURNS - Canvassing of Primary Returns (168.581...168.583) › Section 168.583 - Primary Election Day; Service of Civil Process on Electors Prohibited.

168.583 Primary election day; service of civil process on electors prohibited.
Sec. 583.
During the day on which any primary election shall be held, pursuant to the provisions of law, no civil process shall be served on any elector entitled to vote at such primary election.
History:
1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955
Popular Name:
Election Code
2023 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-VOTING-MACHINES-AT-PRIMARIES - Voting Machines at Primaries (168.584...168.588) › Section 168.584 - Voting Machines Authorized in Primaries.

168.584 Voting machines authorized in primaries.
Sec. 584.
At all state, county, city, village and township primaries, ballots or votes may be cast, registered, recorded or counted by means of voting machines as hereinafter provided.
History:
1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955 ;-- Am. 1965, Act 386, Eff. Mar. 31, 1966 ;-- Am. 1972, Act 214, Imd. Eff. July 7, 1972
Popular Name:
Election Code
2023 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-VOTING-MACHINES-AT-PRIMARIES - Voting Machines at Primaries (168.584...168.588) › Section 168.585 - Primary Elections; Use of Voting Machines; Supplementary Ballots.

168.585 Primary elections; use of voting machines; supplementary ballots.
Sec. 585.
Any voting machine which is by law authorized to be used at a general election may, by the order of the board of supervisors of any county, the legislative body of any city, the township board of any township, or the village council of any village, be purchased and used therein at primary elections in like manner and to the same extent that such machines may be used at general elections, and in case there are more candidates than can have their names placed on any such machines so to be used, or in case such machine is so constructed that an elector cannot vote for candidates of more than 1 political party, then it shall be the duty of the proper election commission to designate what names shall be voted for on the machines, and to print the remaining names upon proper ballots in such manner as nearly as may be that the political party or parties polling the largest vote in such county for secretary of state at the last preceding election shall be placed upon the machine, and the candidates of smaller parties shall be placed upon ballots, but all the candidates of any party shall either be upon the machine or upon a ballot.
History:
1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955
Popular Name:
Election Code
2023 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-VOTING-MACHINES-AT-PRIMARIES - Voting Machines at Primaries (168.584...168.588) › Section 168.586 - Provisions Applicable to Use of Voting Machines; Appearance of Names of Candidates; Determination of Feasibility.

168.586 Provisions applicable to use of voting machines; appearance of names of candidates; determination of feasibility.
Sec. 586.
The provisions relative to the use of voting machines at general elections shall apply, as near as may be, to the use of voting machines at primary elections. The names of all candidates of each political party, where feasible, shall appear on a single row of the voting machine assigned to that party. If not feasible because of limitations of space, the names of the candidates may appear on the next succeeding row or rows. Before providing that the names of candidates shall appear on a succeeding row, all available spaces on the row assigned to a party shall be used. The determination of the feasibility shall be made by the election commission of the political entity setting up the arrangement of the face of the machine. In determining feasibility the same consideration shall be given to nonpartisan and local candidates as is given to state and county candidates.
History:
1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955 ;-- Am. 1961, Act 50, Eff. Sept. 8, 1961 ;-- Am. 1968, Act 46, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1968 ;-- Am. 1985, Act 24, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1985
Popular Name:
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