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2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 169 - Campaign Financing and Advertising › Act 388 of 1976 - Michigan Campaign Finance Act (169.201 - 169.282) › Section 169.252a - Contribution to House Political Party Caucus Committee or Senate Political Party Caucus Committee; Limitation; Violation as Misdemeanor; Penalty.

169.252a Contribution to house political party caucus committee or senate political party caucus committee; limitation; violation as misdemeanor; penalty.
Sec. 52a.
(1) Subject to section 46, a person shall not make contributions to a house political party caucus committee or a senate political party caucus committee that exceed $40,000.00 in a calendar year. A house political party caucus committee or a senate political party caucus committee or a treasurer or agent of the committee shall not accept a contribution with respect to a 2-year election cycle that exceeds the limitation in this section.
(2) A person who knowingly violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable, if the person is an individual, by a fine of not more than $1,000.00 or imprisonment for not more than 90 days, or both, or, if the person is not an individual, by a fine of not more than $10,000.00.
History:
Add. 1995, Act 264, Eff. Mar. 28, 1996 ;-- Am. 2013, Act 252, Imd. Eff. Dec. 27, 2013
Compiler's Notes:
Section 2 of Act 264 of 1995 provides:“If any portion of this amendatory act or the application of this amendatory act to any person or circumstance is found to be invalid by a court, the invalidity does not affect the remaining portions or applications of this amendatory act that can be given effect without the invalid portion or application, if those remaining portions are not determined by the court to be inoperable. To this end, this amendatory act is declared to be severable.”
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 169 - Campaign Financing and Advertising › Act 388 of 1976 - Michigan Campaign Finance Act (169.201 - 169.282) › Section 169.253 - Contribution or Expenditure by Dependent Minor.

169.253 Contribution or expenditure by dependent minor.
Sec. 53.
For the purposes of sections 49 to 53 a contribution or expenditure by a dependent minor shall be reported in the name of the minor but shall be counted against the contribution limitations of the minor's parent or guardian, as set forth in section 52.
History:
1976, Act 388, Eff. June 1, 1977 ;-- Am. 1977, Act 304, Imd. Eff. Jan. 4, 1978
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 169 - Campaign Financing and Advertising › Act 388 of 1976 - Michigan Campaign Finance Act (169.201 - 169.282) › Section 169.256 - Ordinance or Resolution.

169.256 Ordinance or resolution.
Sec. 56.
A county, city, township, village, or school district may not adopt an ordinance or resolution that is more restrictive than the provisions contained in this act.
History:
1976, Act 388, Imd. Eff. Dec. 30, 1976
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 169 - Campaign Financing and Advertising › Act 388 of 1976 - Michigan Campaign Finance Act (169.201 - 169.282) › Section 169.261 - State Campaign Fund; Creation; Administration; Tax Designation; Appropriation; Distribution of Money; Transfer to General Fund.

169.261 State campaign fund; creation; administration; tax designation; appropriation; distribution of money; transfer to general fund.
Sec. 61.
(1) The state campaign fund is hereby created. The state treasurer shall administer the state campaign fund in accordance with this act.
(2) An individual whose tax liability under the income tax act of 1967, 1967 PA 281, MCL 206.1 to 206.532, for a taxable year is $3.00 or more may designate that $3.00 be credited to the state campaign fund. In the case of a joint return of husband and wife having an income tax liability of $6.00 or more, each spouse may designate that $3.00 be credited to the state campaign fund.
(3) The tax designation authorized in this section shall be clearly and unambiguously printed on the first page of the state individual income tax return.
(4) Except as otherwise provided in this section, an amount equal to the cumulative amounts designated under subsection (2) each year shall be appropriated annually from the general fund of this state to the state campaign fund to be available beginning January 1 and continuing through December 31 of each year in which a governor is elected. Except as otherwise provided in this section, money appropriated under this section shall not lapse to the general fund but shall remain in the state campaign fund for distribution without fiscal year limitation except that any money remaining in the state campaign fund in excess of $10,000,000.00 on December 31 immediately following a gubernatorial general election shall lapse to the general fund.
(5) Before the distribution of money under this act to qualifying primary election candidates, the state treasurer shall set aside sufficient money from the state campaign fund to fully implement the formula for distributing money to qualifying general election candidates. If there is insufficient money in the state campaign fund to provide full funding to eligible primary election candidates, the available money shall be distributed to those candidates on a pro rata basis.
(6) For fiscal year 2006-2007 only, $7,200,000.00 shall be transferred from the state campaign fund to the general fund of this state.
History:
1976, Act 388, Imd. Eff. Dec. 30, 1976 ;-- Am. 1989, Act 95, Imd. Eff. June 21, 1989 ;-- Am. 1993, Act 262, Imd. Eff. Dec. 14, 1993 ;-- Am. 2007, Act 66, Imd. Eff. Sept. 28, 2007
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 169 - Campaign Financing and Advertising › Act 388 of 1976 - Michigan Campaign Finance Act (169.201 - 169.282) › Section 169.262 - Candidates Eligible to Receive Moneys; Moneys to Be Spent and Reported by Candidate Committee; Filing Statement of Organization as Condition to Receiving Moneys From State Campaign Fund; Exemption From MCL 169.261 to 169.271.

169.262 Candidates eligible to receive moneys; moneys to be spent and reported by candidate committee; filing statement of organization as condition to receiving moneys from state campaign fund; exemption from MCL 169.261 to 169.271.
Sec. 62.
(1) Only a candidate who established a single candidate committee which submitted a statement of organization according to procedures established by law may receive moneys under this act. Moneys received by a candidate pursuant to this act shall be spent only through the candidate committee and shall be reported by the candidate committee according to procedures established by law.
(2) If a candidate desires to receive moneys from the state campaign fund, the candidate shall file a statement of organization indicating the intent to seek qualifying contributions or to make qualifying expenditures. Contributions received or expenditures made before the filing of a statement of organization for the office of governor shall not be considered as a qualifying contribution.
(3) A candidate who does not apply for moneys from the state campaign fund is not subject to sections 61 to 71.
History:
1976, Act 388, Imd. Eff. Dec. 30, 1976
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 169 - Campaign Financing and Advertising › Act 388 of 1976 - Michigan Campaign Finance Act (169.201 - 169.282) › Section 169.263 - Record of Candidate's Certified Statements of Qualifying Contributions; Contents of Statement; Notice of Qualification to Receive Moneys; Application for Moneys; Determination of Amount; Forwarding Information and Application to State Treasurer; Issuance of Warrant.

169.263 Record of candidate's certified statements of qualifying contributions; contents of statement; notice of qualification to receive moneys; application for moneys; determination of amount; forwarding information and application to state treasurer; issuance of warrant.
Sec. 63.
(1) The secretary of state shall receive and keep a record of each candidate's certified statements of qualifying contributions. A statement shall include in alphabetical order the full name and street address of each person from whom a qualifying contribution is received during the reporting period, together with the amount of each contribution and the date received by the treasurer of the committee.
(2) The secretary of state shall promptly notify a candidate for nomination for governor when that candidate qualifies under this act to receive moneys from the state campaign fund.
(3) If a candidate desires to receive moneys from the state campaign fund and received notice of qualification for funding under subsection (2), the candidate shall apply to the secretary of state. The candidate shall state the amount of moneys desired from the state campaign fund in the application. The candidate shall state in the application for state campaign fund money that the candidate and the candidate's committee agree to adhere to expenditure limitations stated in section 67.
(4) The secretary of state shall determine the maximum amount for which the candidate qualifies under this act. The secretary of state shall forward information as to this amount and the application for funding to the state treasurer.
(5) The state treasurer shall issue a warrant drawn on the state campaign fund for an amount equal to the maximum amount which the candidate is qualified to receive or the amount applied for, whichever is less. The warrant shall not be issued before January 1 of the year in which the election for governor is to be held.
History:
1976, Act 388, Imd. Eff. Dec. 30, 1976 ;-- Am. 1977, Act 309, Imd. Eff. Jan. 4, 1978
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 169 - Campaign Financing and Advertising › Act 388 of 1976 - Michigan Campaign Finance Act (169.201 - 169.282) › Section 169.264 - Payments to Candidates in Primary Election; Requirements; Return of Funds.

169.264 Payments to candidates in primary election; requirements; return of funds.
Sec. 64.
(1) A candidate in a primary election may obtain funds from the state campaign fund in an amount equal to $2.00 for each $1.00 of qualifying contribution if the candidate certifies to the secretary of state both of the following:
(a) That the candidate committee of the candidate received $75,000.00 or more of qualifying contributions.
(b) That the full name and address of each person making a qualifying contribution is recorded by the candidate committee of the candidate certifying. This requirement is in addition to and not in lieu of any other requirements relating to the recording and reporting of contributions.
(2) A candidate is not entitled to funds from the state campaign fund for a primary election if it is determined the name of the candidate is ineligible to appear on the primary election ballot pursuant to section 53 of the Michigan election law, Act No. 116 of the Public Acts of 1954, as amended, being section 168.53 of the Michigan Compiled Laws. A candidate who does not file nominating petitions for the office of governor or who files an insufficient petition for that office shall return all funds received from the state campaign fund for that primary election.
(3) A candidate shall not receive from the state campaign fund for a primary more than $990,000.00.
(4) For purposes of this section, primary election is the election described in section 52 of Act No. 116 of the Public Acts of 1954, as amended, being section 168.52 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.
History:
1976, Act 388, Imd. Eff. Dec. 30, 1976 ;-- Am. 1989, Act 95, Imd. Eff. June 21, 1989 ;-- Am. 1993, Act 262, Imd. Eff. Dec. 14, 1993
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 169 - Campaign Financing and Advertising › Act 388 of 1976 - Michigan Campaign Finance Act (169.201 - 169.282) › Section 169.266 - Application of Funds Against Qualified Campaign Expenditures; “Qualified Campaign Expenditure” Defined; Separate Account for Funds Received; Payment of Qualified Expenditures; Disposition of Unexpended Balance; Use of Payment for Expenditures in Subsequent Election Prohibited; Violation; Penalty.

169.266 Application of funds against qualified campaign expenditures; “qualified campaign expenditure” defined; separate account for funds received; payment of qualified expenditures; disposition of unexpended balance; use of payment for expenditures in subsequent election prohibited; violation; penalty.
Sec. 66.
(1) A candidate may only apply the funds received under this act from the state campaign fund against qualified campaign expenditures.
(2) As used in this section, "qualified campaign expenditure" means an expenditure for services, materials, facilities, or other things of value by the candidate committee to further the candidate's nomination or election to office during the year in which the primary or general election in which the candidate seeks nomination or election is held. Qualified campaign expenditure does not include any of the following:
(a) An expenditure in violation of any law of the United States or of this state.
(b) A payment made to the candidate or a relative within the third degree of consanguinity of the candidate, or to a business with which the candidate or the relative is associated.
(c) A payment to the extent clearly in excess of the fair market value of services, materials, facilities, or other things of value received in exchange.
(d) That portion of any salary or wage to an individual in excess of $5,000.00 per month.
(e) Payment from petty cash.
(f) Gifts, except brochures, buttons, signs, and other printed campaign material.
(g) Payment to a defense fund.
(h) An expenditure by a candidate committee for an incidental expense under section 21a.
(3) A candidate shall keep the funds received under this act from the state campaign fund in a separate account. The candidate's qualified expenditures may be paid from the separate account unless the account does not have a balance. An unexpended balance in the separate account shall be refunded and credited to the general fund within 60 days after the election for which the funds were received. Payment received from the state campaign fund for expenditures in 1 election shall not be used for expenditures in a subsequent election.
(4) A person who knowingly violates this section is guilty of a felony punishable, if the person is an individual, by a fine of not more than $2,000.00, or imprisonment for not more than 3 years, or both, or, if the person not an individual, by a fine of not more than $10,000.00.
History:
1976, Act 388, Imd. Eff. Dec. 30, 1976 ;-- Am. 1989, Act 95, Imd. Eff. June 21, 1989 ;-- Am. 1993, Act 262, Imd. Eff. Dec. 14, 1993 ;-- Am. 1994, Act 411, Imd. Eff. Dec. 29, 1994
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 169 - Campaign Financing and Advertising › Act 388 of 1976 - Michigan Campaign Finance Act (169.201 - 169.282) › Section 169.267 - Limitations on Expenditures; Exceptions; Violation as Misdemeanor; Penalty; Prohibitions.

169.267 Limitations on expenditures; exceptions; violation as misdemeanor; penalty; prohibitions.
Sec. 67.
(1) Expenditures made by a candidate committee to further the nomination or election of a candidate may not exceed $2,000,000.00 in the aggregate for 1 election. An expenditure by a candidate committee for an incidental expense under section 21a is not considered an expenditure for the purposes of the expenditure limitations set forth in this subsection.
(2) An expenditure by a candidate committee to purchase space in a newspaper or other periodical or time on radio or television for the purpose of responding to an editorial in the same newspaper or periodical or on the same station or channel that was unfavorable to the committee's candidate or that endorsed the candidate's opponent is not considered an expenditure for the purposes of the expenditure limitations set forth in subsection (1). This subsection only applies to 1 response made to a particular editorial, unfavorable report, or endorsement of an opponent and does not apply unless the candidate is refused free space or time in which to answer.
(3) A person who knowingly violates subsection (1) is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000.00, or imprisonment for not more than 90 days, or both.
(4) If a person who is subject to this section is found guilty, the circuit court, on application by the attorney general, may prohibit that person from assuming the duties of a public office or from receiving compensation from public funds, or both.
History:
1976, Act 388, Imd. Eff. Dec. 30, 1976 ;-- Am. 1989, Act 95, Imd. Eff. June 21, 1989 ;-- Am. 1993, Act 262, Imd. Eff. Dec. 14, 1993 ;-- Am. 1994, Act 411, Imd. Eff. Dec. 29, 1994
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 169 - Campaign Financing and Advertising › Act 388 of 1976 - Michigan Campaign Finance Act (169.201 - 169.282) › Section 169.268 - Debt Limitation; Violation; Penalty; Prohibitions.

169.268 Debt limitation; violation; penalty; prohibitions.
Sec. 68.
(1) A debt for goods, services, materials, facilities, or anything of value in furtherance of, or in opposition to, the nomination for, or election to, office of a candidate shall not be incurred by a person which, when paid, will cause the expenditures of that candidate or person to exceed any limit imposed by this act. A person who knowingly violates this subsection is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine of not more than $1,000.00, or imprisoned for not more than 90 days, or both.
(2) If a person who is subject to this section is found guilty, the circuit court of that county, on application by the attorney general, may prohibit that person from assuming the duties of a public office or from receiving compensation from public funds, or both.
History:
1976, Act 388, Imd. Eff. Dec. 30, 1976
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 169 - Campaign Financing and Advertising › Act 388 of 1976 - Michigan Campaign Finance Act (169.201 - 169.282) › Section 169.270 - Reporting Contribution or Expenditure Controlled or Directed by Another Person.

169.270 Reporting contribution or expenditure controlled or directed by another person.
Sec. 70.
A contribution or expenditure which is controlled by, or made at the direction of, another person, including a parent organization, subsidiary, division, committee, department, branch, or local unit of a person, shall be reported by the person making the expenditure or contribution, and shall be regarded as an expenditure or contribution attributable to both persons for purposes of expenditure or contribution limits.
History:
1976, Act 388, Imd. Eff. Dec. 30, 1976
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 169 - Campaign Financing and Advertising › Act 388 of 1976 - Michigan Campaign Finance Act (169.201 - 169.282) › Section 169.271 - Prohibited Contributions; Violation; Penalty.

169.271 Prohibited contributions; violation; penalty.
Sec. 71.
(1) A contribution shall not be made by a person to another person with the agreement or arrangement that the person receiving the contribution will then transfer that contribution to a particular candidate committee.
(2) A candidate committee shall not make a contribution to another candidate committee. This subsection does not prohibit the purchase of tickets to another candidate committee's fund-raising event that does not exceed $100.00 per candidate committee in any calendar year. A person who knowingly violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000.00, or imprisonment for not more than 90 days, or both.
History:
1976, Act 388, Imd. Eff. Dec. 30, 1976 ;-- Am. 1994, Act 411, Imd. Eff. Dec. 29, 1994
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 169 - Campaign Financing and Advertising › Act 388 of 1976 - Michigan Campaign Finance Act (169.201 - 169.282) › Section 169.281 - Repeal of MCL 168.901 to 168.929; Effective Date.

169.281 Repeal of MCL 168.901 to 168.929; effective date.
Sec. 81.
(1) Sections 901 to 929 of Act No. 116 of the Public Acts of 1954, as amended, being sections 168.901 to 168.929 of the Compiled Laws of 1970, are repealed.
(2) Subsection (1) shall not take effect until June 1, 1977.
History:
1976, Act 388, Imd. Eff. Dec. 30, 1976
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 169 - Campaign Financing and Advertising › Act 388 of 1976 - Michigan Campaign Finance Act (169.201 - 169.282) › Section 169.282 - Application of Penalty Provisions; Payment of Late Filing Fee; Expenditure of $200.00 or More as Contribution to Ballot Question Committee; Penalty or Late Filing Fee; Effective Date of MCL 169.235.

169.282 Application of penalty provisions; payment of late filing fee; expenditure of $200.00 or more as contribution to ballot question committee; penalty or late filing fee; effective date of MCL 169.235.
Sec. 82.
(1) The penalty provisions of this act shall not apply to an act or omission occurring before December 1, 1977 except that a late filing fee shall not be due or payable for an act or omission occurring before May 16, 1978 provided the act or omission is corrected before May 16, 1978. If a late filing fee has been paid before that date, it shall be returned by the person who collected the late filing fee upon written request of the person who paid the late filing fee.
(2) A penalty or late filing fee imposed pursuant to section 24, 34, or 35 shall neither be enforceable nor due or payable as a result of a person making expenditures of $200.00 or more as a contribution to a ballot question committee before October 15, 1981. If a person has paid a late filing fee as a result of an expenditure of $200.00 or more as a contribution to a ballot question committee before July 1, 1981, the late filing fee imposed pursuant to section 24, 34, or 35 shall be returned by the person who collected the late filing fee upon written request of the person who paid it.
(3) Section 35 shall not take effect until June 30, 1978.
History:
1976, Act 388, Imd. Eff. Dec. 30, 1976 ;-- Am. 1978, Act 193, Imd. Eff. June 4, 1978 ;-- Am. 1981, Act 102, Imd. Eff. July 16, 1981
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 169 - Campaign Financing and Advertising › Act 282 of 2023 - Candidate for Office Financial Disclosure Act (169.301.new - 169.315.new) › Section 169.301.new - Short Title; Expectation of Transparency.

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169.301.new Short title; expectation of transparency.
Sec. 1.
(1) This act may be cited as the "candidate for office financial disclosure act".
(2) The financial disclosures required by this act represent a minimum expectation of transparency, and individuals subject to this act are encouraged to make financial disclosures in addition to those required by this act.
History:
2023, Act 282, Eff. Feb. 13, 2024
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 169 - Campaign Financing and Advertising › Act 282 of 2023 - Candidate for Office Financial Disclosure Act (169.301.new - 169.315.new) › Section 169.303.new - Definitions.

***** 169.303.new THIS NEW SECTION IS EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 13, 2024 *****
169.303.new Definitions.
Sec. 3.
As used in this act:
(a) "Candidate" means that term as defined in section 3 of the Michigan campaign finance act, 1976 PA 388, MCL 169.203.
(b) "Candidate for office" means a candidate for any of the following offices who is subject to the Michigan campaign finance act, 1976 PA 388, MCL 169.201 to 169.282, and whose candidate committee received or expended more than $1,000.00 during the election cycle:
(i) Governor.
(ii) Lieutenant governor.
(iii) Secretary of state.
(iv) Attorney general.
(v) State representative.
(vi) State senator.
(c) "Department" means the department of state.
(d) "Earned income" means salaries, wages, tips, bonuses, commissions, or other compensation or earnings from employment earned during the reporting period.
(e) "Form" means the financial disclosure form created by the department in accordance with section 11.
(f) "Gift" means that term as defined in section 7 of the Michigan campaign finance act, 1976 PA 388, MCL 169.207.
(g) "Honorarium" means that term as defined in section 7 of the Michigan campaign finance act, 1976 PA 388, MCL 169.207.
(h) "Liabilities" means what a person owes to another person, including, but not limited to, mortgages or other debts. For purposes of this act, a debt does not include a revolving debt, an unsecured debt that is from a financial institution or the federal government, or a debt owed by a business entity.
(i) "Report" means the financial disclosure report required under section 10 of article IV of the state constitution of 1963.
(j) "Reporting period" means the preceding calendar year.
(k) "Spouse" means an individual who is lawfully married to a candidate for office as described under 26 CFR 30.7701-18.
(l) "Unearned income" means income that is not earned from employment, including, but not limited to, financial prize, unemployment benefits, annuities, stock dividends, deferred compensation, pension, profit sharing, or retirement income. Unearned income does not include inheritance money or a familial gift.
History:
2023, Act 282, Eff. Feb. 13, 2024
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 169 - Campaign Financing and Advertising › Act 282 of 2023 - Candidate for Office Financial Disclosure Act (169.301.new - 169.315.new) › Section 169.305.new - Annual Financial Disclosure Report; Filing Requirement; Timing; Notice; Corrections

***** 169.305.new THIS NEW SECTION IS EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 13, 2024 *****
169.305.new Annual financial disclosure report; filing requirement; timing; notice; corrections
Sec. 5.
(1) A candidate for office shall file a financial disclosure report with the department.
(2) Subject to subsection (4), the report required under this section must first be filed by May 15, 2024, and by May 15 of each year thereafter in which there is an election involving a candidate for office, or if the candidate for office files a statement of organization for that candidate's candidate committee after May 15 in order to be nominated by a political party at the political party's nominating convention, the report required to be filed under this subsection must be filed no later than 15 days after that candidate files the statement of organization for that candidate's candidate committee.
(3) If a candidate for office who is required to file a report under this act receives notice from the secretary of state under section 13(1)(g), the candidate for office shall, within 9 business days after receiving the notice, file corrections to the errors or omissions or file the report, as applicable.
(4) If a candidate for office is not elected, that candidate for office is not required to file the report required under this section for any year after the year in which the candidate for office ran for that public office unless that candidate runs again as a candidate for office.
History:
2023, Act 282, Eff. Feb. 13, 2024
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 169 - Campaign Financing and Advertising › Act 282 of 2023 - Candidate for Office Financial Disclosure Act (169.301.new - 169.315.new) › Section 169.309.new - Permissible Omissions From Report.

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169.309.new Permissible omissions from report.
Sec. 9.
A candidate for office filing a report under section 5 may omit any of the following:
(a) Information an individual is required to report under the Michigan campaign finance act, 1976 PA 388, MCL 169.201 to 169.282.
(b) An item otherwise required to be reported under section 7(1)(i) or (j) if all of the following apply:
(i) The item represents the exclusive financial interest and responsibility of the spouse of the candidate for office about which the candidate for office does not have control.
(ii) The item is not in any way derived from the income, assets, or activities of the candidate for office.
(iii) The candidate for office does not derive, or expect to derive, financial benefit from the item.
(c) An item that concerns a spouse who is living separate and apart from the candidate for office with the intention of terminating the marriage or maintaining a legal separation.
(d) An item that concerns income of the candidate for office arising from dissolution of the candidate for office's marriage or a permanent legal separation from the spouse of the candidate for office.
History:
2023, Act 282, Eff. Feb. 13, 2024
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 169 - Campaign Financing and Advertising › Act 282 of 2023 - Candidate for Office Financial Disclosure Act (169.301.new - 169.315.new) › Section 169.311.new - Standard Financial Disclosure Form; Accessibility.

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169.311.new Standard financial disclosure form; accessibility.
Sec. 11.
(1) Within 30 days after the effective date of this act, the department shall create a standard financial disclosure form that incorporates the requirements of section 7 for use by a candidate for office to file the financial disclosure report required under this act.
(2) The department shall, no later than March 15, 2024, make the form created under this section easily accessible on its website.
History:
2023, Act 282, Eff. Feb. 13, 2024
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 169 - Campaign Financing and Advertising › Act 282 of 2023 - Candidate for Office Financial Disclosure Act (169.301.new - 169.315.new) › Section 169.315.new - Failure to File Report; Penalties.

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169.315.new Failure to file report; penalties.
Sec. 15.
(1) An individual who fails to file a report as required under this act shall pay a late filing fee of $25.00 for each business day after the first 10 business days that the report remains unfiled. The fee imposed under this subsection must not exceed $1,000.00.
(2) A late filing fee collected under this act must be deposited into the general fund.
(3) An individual who knowingly files an incomplete or inaccurate report in violation of this act may be ordered to pay a civil fine of not more than $2,000.00.
(4) A late filing fee assessed or civil fine imposed under this act that remains unpaid for more than 180 days must be referred to the department of treasury for collection.
(5) The amount of a late filing fee assessed or civil fine imposed under this act must be adjusted for inflation every 4 years using the Detroit Consumer Price Index.
History:
2023, Act 282, Eff. Feb. 13, 2024
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 200 - Miscellaneous Election Acts › Repealed - Act 246 of 1941 - Initiatory and Referendum Petitions (200.1 - 200.14)

INITIATORY AND REFERENDUM PETITIONS
Act 246 of 1941
200.1-200.14 Repealed. 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 200 - Miscellaneous Election Acts › Repealed - Act 400 of 1921 - Convention Delegates and Party Committees (200.31 - 200.44)

CONVENTION DELEGATES AND PARTY COMMITTEES
Act 400 of 1921
200.31-200.44 Repealed. 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 200 - Miscellaneous Election Acts › Repealed - Act 280 of 1964 - Election Dates for 1964 (200.51 - 200.59)

ELECTION DATES FOR 1964
Act 280 of 1964
200.51-200.59 Expired. 1964, Act 280, Eff. Jan. 1, 1965.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 200 - Miscellaneous Election Acts › Act 144 of 1921 - Primary Election for Nomination of Village Officers (200.61 - 200.65) › Section 200.61 - Primary Elections for Nomination of Village Officers; Referendum on Act.

200.61 Primary elections for nomination of village officers; referendum on act.
Sec. 1.
The village council of any village in the state, upon petition of 10 per centum of the qualified voters thereof, shall submit the question as to whether said village shall come under the provisions of this act and if adopted by a majority vote of the qualified voters participating in said election then this act shall be in force and effect and the nomination of all candidates of all political parties or organizations for village offices shall be conducted as herein provided.
History:
1921, Act 144, Eff. Aug. 18, 1921 ;-- CL 1929, 2966 ;-- CL 1948, 200.61
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 200 - Miscellaneous Election Acts › Act 144 of 1921 - Primary Election for Nomination of Village Officers (200.61 - 200.65) › Section 200.61a - Violation of MCL 168.1 to 168.992 Applicable to Petitions; Penalties.

200.61a Violation of MCL 168.1 to 168.992 applicable to petitions; penalties.
Sec. 1a.
A petition under section 1 or 3, including the circulation and signing of the petition, is subject to section 488 of the Michigan election law, 1954 PA 116, MCL 168.488. A person who violates a provision of the Michigan election law, 1954 PA 116, MCL 168.1 to 168.992, applicable to a petition described in this section is subject to the penalties prescribed for that violation in the Michigan election law, 1954 PA 116, MCL 168.1 to 168.992.
History:
Add. 1998, Act 157, Eff. Mar. 23, 1999
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 200 - Miscellaneous Election Acts › Act 144 of 1921 - Primary Election for Nomination of Village Officers (200.61 - 200.65) › Section 200.62 - Village Caucus; Time, Vote by Ballot, General Election Law Applicable.

200.62 Village caucus; time, vote by ballot, general election law applicable.
Sec. 2.
The caucus for such nomination shall be open from 2 o'clock p.m. to 8 o'clock p.m. on the day designated therefor. All votes cast at such caucus shall be by ballot, and all laws applicable to the furnishing of ballots and the depositing, counting, and canvassing of the same, provided by general law for the election of such village officers are hereby made applicable for such caucus: Provided, That the village council may direct that the polls of said caucus be held open from 8 o'clock a.m. until 8 o'clock p.m. on the day designated therefor.
History:
1921, Act 144, Eff. Aug. 18, 1921 ;-- CL 1929, 2967 ;-- CL 1948, 200.62
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 200 - Miscellaneous Election Acts › Act 144 of 1921 - Primary Election for Nomination of Village Officers (200.61 - 200.65) › Section 200.63 - Separate Party Ballots; Nomination Petitions.

200.63 Separate party ballots; nomination petitions.
Sec. 3.
There shall be separate ballots for the nomination of candidates for each political party or organization in such village. In order to secure the placing of his or her name upon any ballot it shall be necessary for such candidate to file with the village clerk, not less than 10 days before the date designated for the holding of such caucus, a petition signed by not less than 1 nor more than 4 per centum of the electors of such village as shown by the registration books thereof, asking that his or her name be placed upon such ballot and designating the office and the political party or organization upon whose ballot he or she desires to have such name so placed.
History:
1921, Act 144, Eff. Aug. 18, 1921 ;-- CL 1929, 2968 ;-- CL 1948, 200.63
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 200 - Miscellaneous Election Acts › Act 144 of 1921 - Primary Election for Nomination of Village Officers (200.61 - 200.65) › Section 200.64 - Candidates Declared Nominees.

200.64 Candidates declared nominees.
Sec. 4.
The candidates receiving the highest number of votes on each political party ballot, for the office designated, shall be declared the nominees for such offices of such party at the ensuing annual village election.
History:
1921, Act 144, Eff. Aug. 18, 1921 ;-- CL 1929, 2969 ;-- CL 1948, 200.64
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 200 - Miscellaneous Election Acts › Act 144 of 1921 - Primary Election for Nomination of Village Officers (200.61 - 200.65) › Section 200.65 - Return to Former System of Nomination.

200.65 Return to former system of nomination.
Sec. 5.
Any village adopting the provisions of this act may at any time thereafter return to the system of nominating candidates for office as provided under the general election laws of the state by following the same procedure as provided in this act for adopting the provisions thereof: Provided, That such action to return to the system of nominating candidates under the general election law shall be made only upon a petition signed by 10 per centum of the qualified electors of such village.
History:
1921, Act 144, Eff. Aug. 18, 1921 ;-- CL 1929, 2970 ;-- CL 1948, 200.65
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 200 - Miscellaneous Election Acts › Repealed - Act 211 of 1917 - Preservation of Congressional Election Ballots (200.81 - 200.86)

PRESERVATION OF CONGRESSIONAL ELECTION BALLOTS
Act 211 of 1917
200.81-200.86 Repealed. 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 200 - Miscellaneous Election Acts › Repealed - Act 3 of 1919 - Preservation of Ballots for u.s. Senator (200.91 - 200.102)

PRESERVATION OF BALLOTS FOR U.S. SENATOR
Act 3 of 1919
200.91-200.102 Repealed. 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 200 - Miscellaneous Election Acts › Repealed - Act 204 of 1923 - Organizations Formed to Initiate Legislation (200.121 - 200.127)

ORGANIZATIONS FORMED TO INITIATE LEGISLATION
Act 204 of 1923
200.121-200.127 Repealed. 1980, Act 180, Imd. Eff. July 2, 1980.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 200 - Miscellaneous Election Acts › Repealed - Act 292 of 1947 - Convention to Revise Constitution (200.201 - 200.204)

CONVENTION TO REVISE CONSTITUTION
Act 292 of 1947
200.201-200.204 Repealed. 1962, Act 81, Eff. Mar. 28, 1963.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 200 - Miscellaneous Election Acts › Act 43 of 1954 - Consolidation of Election Precincts (200.251 - 200.253) › Section 200.251 - Consolidation of Precincts.

200.251 Consolidation of precincts.
Sec. 1.
Precinct No. 2 of Leland township and Precinct No. 2 of Glen Arbor township of Leelanau county are hereby made a part of Precinct No. 1 of their respective townships for the purpose of this election law. The registration books and other election records of Precinct No. 2 of Leland township, Leelanau county, consisting of North Manitou Island, and of Precinct No. 2 of Glen Arbor township, Leelanau county, consisting of South Manitou Island, shall become a part of the records of Precinct No. 1 of their respective townships. Registered electors of North Manitou Island may vote in Precinct No. 1 of Leland township, Leelanau county, and registered electors of South Manitou Island may vote in Precinct No. 1 of Glen Arbor township, Leelanau county, either in person or by absent voter's ballot.
History:
1954, Act 43, Eff. June 1, 1955
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 200 - Miscellaneous Election Acts › Act 43 of 1954 - Consolidation of Election Precincts (200.251 - 200.253) › Section 200.252 - Act Supplemental.

200.252 Act supplemental.
Sec. 2.
This act is hereby declared to be supplemental to the election law of the state.
History:
1954, Act 43, Eff. June 1, 1955
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 200 - Miscellaneous Election Acts › Act 43 of 1954 - Consolidation of Election Precincts (200.251 - 200.253) › Section 200.253 - Effective Date.

200.253 Effective date.
Sec. 3.
This act shall become effective June 1, 1955.
History:
1954, Act 43, Eff. June 1, 1955
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 200 - Miscellaneous Election Acts › Repealed - Act 239 of 1955 - Board of State Canvassers (200.301 - 200.307)

BOARD OF STATE CANVASSERS
Act 239 of 1955
200.301-200.307 Repealed. 1995, Act 261, Eff. Mar. 28, 1996.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 201 - Vacancies in Office › R.S. of 1846 - Revised Statutes of 1846 (201.1 - 201.17) › R-S-1846-201-1-15 - Chapter 15 Chapter 15. of Resignations, Vacancies, and Removals, and of Supplying Vacancies. (201.1...201.17) › R-S-1846-201-1-15-RESIGNATIONS. - Resignations. (201.1...201.2) › Section 201.1 - Resignation From Public Office; to Whom Made.

201.1 Resignation from public office; to whom made.
Sec. 1.
Resignations shall be made as follows:
1. By officers appointed by the governor alone, or by the governor by and with the advice and consent of the senate, or both branches of the legislature, to the governor;
2. By all other officers holding their offices by appointment, and not by election, to the body, board, or officer that appointed them;
3. By all other officers holding their offices by election, to the governor, if the governor is authorized to fill the vacancy created by the resignation.
History:
R.S. 1846, Ch. 15 ;-- CL 1857, 473 ;-- CL 1871, 615 ;-- How. 647 ;-- CL 1897, 1153 ;-- CL 1915, 239 ;-- CL 1929, 3348 ;-- CL 1948, 201.1 ;-- Am. 1954, Act 40, Eff. June 1, 1955 ;-- Am. 1957, Act 194, Eff. Sept. 27, 1957
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 201 - Vacancies in Office › R.S. of 1846 - Revised Statutes of 1846 (201.1 - 201.17) › R-S-1846-201-1-15 - Chapter 15 Chapter 15. of Resignations, Vacancies, and Removals, and of Supplying Vacancies. (201.1...201.17) › R-S-1846-201-1-15-RESIGNATIONS. - Resignations. (201.1...201.2) › Section 201.2 - Resignation From Public Office; Statement Filed With Secretary of State.

201.2 Resignation from public office; statement filed with secretary of state.
Sec. 2.
It shall be the duty of all officers, bodies, or boards to whom the resignation of any office contemplated in the last preceding section, is authorized to be made, or who are authorized to fill any vacancy in any of said offices, or to order a special election therefor, when duly informed of the existence of such vacancy, to cause to be filed in the office of the secretary of state, a statement of the occurrence, with the date and cause of such vacancy.
History:
R.S. 1846, Ch. 15 ;-- CL 1857, 474 ;-- CL 1871, 616 ;-- How. 648 ;-- CL 1897, 1154 ;-- CL 1915, 240 ;-- CL 1929, 3349 ;-- CL 1948, 201.2
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 201 - Vacancies in Office › R.S. of 1846 - Revised Statutes of 1846 (201.1 - 201.17) › R-S-1846-201-1-15 - Chapter 15 Chapter 15. of Resignations, Vacancies, and Removals, and of Supplying Vacancies. (201.1...201.17) › R-S-1846-201-1-15-VACANCIES. - Vacancies. (201.3...201.3) › Section 201.3 - Vacancies; Creation.

201.3 Vacancies; creation.
Sec. 3.
Every office shall become vacant, on the happening of any of the following events, before the expiration of the term of such office:
1. The death of the incumbent;
2. His resignation;
3. His removal from office;
4. His ceasing to be an inhabitant of this state; or, if the office be local, of the district, county, township, city, or village, for which he shall have been appointed, or within which the duties of his office are required to be discharged;
5. His conviction of any infamous crime, or of any offense involving a violation of his oath of office;
6. The decision of a competent tribunal, declaring void his appointment, or,
7. His refusal or neglect to take his oath of office, or to give, or renew any official bond, or to deposit such oath, or bond, in the manner and within the time prescribed by law.
History:
R.S. 1846, Ch. 15 ;-- Am. 1851, Act 172, Imd. Eff. June 27, 1851 ;-- CL 1857, 475 ;-- CL 1871, 617 ;-- How. 649 ;-- CL 1897, 1155 ;-- CL 1915, 241 ;-- CL 1929, 3350 ;-- CL 1948, 201.3 ;-- Am. 1954, Act 40, Eff. June 1, 1955
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 201 - Vacancies in Office › R.S. of 1846 - Revised Statutes of 1846 (201.1 - 201.17) › R-S-1846-201-1-15 - Chapter 15 Chapter 15. of Resignations, Vacancies, and Removals, and of Supplying Vacancies. (201.1...201.17) › R-S-1846-201-1-15-REMOVALS-FROM-OFFICE. - Removals From Office. (201.4... 201.13) › Section 201.4 - Repealed. 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955.

201.4 Repealed. 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed section enumerated grounds for removal of certain officers.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 201 - Vacancies in Office › R.S. of 1846 - Revised Statutes of 1846 (201.1 - 201.17) › R-S-1846-201-1-15 - Chapter 15 Chapter 15. of Resignations, Vacancies, and Removals, and of Supplying Vacancies. (201.1...201.17) › R-S-1846-201-1-15-REMOVALS-FROM-OFFICE. - Removals From Office. (201.4... 201.13) › Section 201.5 - Vacancy Appointee, Removal by Governor.

201.5 Vacancy appointee, removal by governor.
Sec. 5.
All officers who are or shall be appointed by the governor to fill a vacancy which shall have existed during the recess of the legislature, may be removed by the governor.
History:
R.S. 1846, Ch. 15 ;-- CL 1857, 477 ;-- CL 1871, 619 ;-- How. 652 ;-- CL 1897, 1158 ;-- CL 1915, 244 ;-- CL 1929, 3352 ;-- CL 1948, 201.5
Compiler's Notes:
This section as originally enacted was numbered section 6.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 201 - Vacancies in Office › R.S. of 1846 - Revised Statutes of 1846 (201.1 - 201.17) › R-S-1846-201-1-15 - Chapter 15 Chapter 15. of Resignations, Vacancies, and Removals, and of Supplying Vacancies. (201.1...201.17) › R-S-1846-201-1-15-REMOVALS-FROM-OFFICE. - Removals From Office. (201.4... 201.13) › Section 201.6 - Repealed. 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955.

201.6 Repealed. 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed section provided procedure for removal by governor of municipal officers.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 201 - Vacancies in Office › R.S. of 1846 - Revised Statutes of 1846 (201.1 - 201.17) › R-S-1846-201-1-15 - Chapter 15 Chapter 15. of Resignations, Vacancies, and Removals, and of Supplying Vacancies. (201.1...201.17) › R-S-1846-201-1-15-REMOVALS-FROM-OFFICE. - Removals From Office. (201.4... 201.13) › Section 201.8 - Subpoenas; Issuance, Enforcement, Witness Fees.

201.8 Subpoenas; issuance, enforcement, witness fees.
Sec. 8.
The attorney general or prosecuting attorney may issue subpoenas, signed by him with his name of office, to compel the attendance of any witness whom he shall deem material, before said circuit court commissioner or judge of probate, and such commissioner or judge of probate shall have the same power to enforce obedience to such subpoena by attachment, and to commit any person who shall refuse to be sworn or to answer, as the circuit court would have in a civil cause pending therein, and the fees of such witnesses shall be the same as in civil cases, and shall be a charge against the county.
History:
R.S. 1846, Ch. 15 ;-- CL 1857, 480 ;-- Am. 1871, Act 63, Eff. July 18, 1871 ;-- CL 1871, 622 ;-- Am. 1879, Act 243, Eff. Aug. 30, 1879 ;-- How. 655 ;-- CL 1897, 1161 ;-- CL 1915, 247 ;-- CL 1929, 3355 ;-- CL 1948, 201.8
Compiler's Notes:
This section as originally enacted was numbered section 9.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 201 - Vacancies in Office › R.S. of 1846 - Revised Statutes of 1846 (201.1 - 201.17) › R-S-1846-201-1-15 - Chapter 15 Chapter 15. of Resignations, Vacancies, and Removals, and of Supplying Vacancies. (201.1...201.17) › R-S-1846-201-1-15-REMOVALS-FROM-OFFICE. - Removals From Office. (201.4... 201.13) › Section 201.9 - Subpoenas; Accused Entitled To.

201.9 Subpoenas; accused entitled to.
Sec. 9.
On the application of the officer accused to the prosecuting attorney, or to any justice of the peace, he shall be entitled to the like process of subpoena, obedience to which may be enforced in the same manner as provided in the last preceding section by the commissioner, or judge of probate, before whom the witness may be conducted.
History:
R.S. 1846, Ch. 15 ;-- CL 1857, 481 ;-- Am. 1871, Act 63, Eff. July 18, 1871 ;-- CL 1871, 623 ;-- How. 656 ;-- CL 1897, 1162 ;-- CL 1915, 248 ;-- CL 1929, 3356 ;-- CL 1948, 201.9
Compiler's Notes:
This section as originally enacted was numbered section 10.