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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-XXV - Chapter XXV Delegates, Conventions and Party Committees (168.591...168.620a) › Section 168.613a - Statewide Presidential Primary Election; Time; Limitation on Participation; Conduct.

***** 168.613a THIS SECTION IS AMENDED EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 13, 2024: See 168.613a.amended *****
168.613a Statewide presidential primary election; time; limitation on participation; conduct.
Sec. 613a.
(1) A statewide presidential primary election shall be conducted under this act on the second Tuesday in March in each presidential election year.
(2) A political party that received 5% or less of the total vote cast nationwide for the office of president in the last presidential election shall not participate in the presidential primary election.
(3) Except as otherwise provided in sections 614a to 616a, 624g, 759a, 759c, and 879a, the statewide presidential primary election shall be conducted under the provisions of this act that govern the conduct of general primary elections.
History:
Add. 1988, Act 275, Eff. Sept. 1, 1988 ;-- Am. 1995, Act 87, Imd. Eff. June 20, 1995 ;-- Am. 1999, Act 71, Imd. Eff. June 28, 1999 ;-- Am. 1999, Act 72, Imd. Eff. June 28, 1999 ;-- Am. 2003, Act 13, Imd. Eff. May 29, 2003 ;-- Am. 2011, Act 163, Imd. Eff. Oct. 4, 2011 ;-- Am. 2015, Act 1, Eff. May 21, 2015
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-XXV - Chapter XXV Delegates, Conventions and Party Committees (168.591...168.620a) › Section 168.613a.amended - Statewide Presidential Primary Election; Time; Limitation on Participation; Conduct.

***** 168.613a.amended THIS AMENDED SECTION IS EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 13, 2024 *****
168.613a.amended Statewide presidential primary election; time; limitation on participation; conduct.
Sec. 613a.
(1) A statewide presidential primary election must be conducted under this act on February 27, 2024, and on the fourth Tuesday in February in each presidential election year after 2024.
(2) A political party that received 5% or less of the total vote cast nationwide for the office of President of the United States in the last presidential election shall not participate in the presidential primary election.
(3) Except as otherwise provided in sections 614a to 616a, 624g, 759a, 759c, and 879a, the statewide presidential primary election must be conducted under the provisions of this act that govern the conduct of general primary elections.
History:
Add. 1988, Act 275, Eff. Sept. 1, 1988 ;-- Am. 1995, Act 87, Imd. Eff. June 20, 1995 ;-- Am. 1999, Act 71, Imd. Eff. June 28, 1999 ;-- Am. 1999, Act 72, Imd. Eff. June 28, 1999 ;-- Am. 2003, Act 13, Imd. Eff. May 29, 2003 ;-- Am. 2011, Act 163, Imd. Eff. Oct. 4, 2011 ;-- Am. 2015, Act 1, Eff. May 21, 2015 ;-- Am. 2023, Act 2, Eff. Feb. 13, 2024
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-XXV - Chapter XXV Delegates, Conventions and Party Committees (168.591...168.620a) › Section 168.613c - Repealed. 2018, Act 120, Eff. Dec. 31, 2018.

168.613c Repealed. 2018, Act 120, Eff. Dec. 31, 2018.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed section pertained to election of new officers in local units consolidated as new city.
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-XXV - Chapter XXV Delegates, Conventions and Party Committees (168.591...168.620a) › Section 168.614 - Repealed. 1983, Act 181, Imd. Eff. Oct. 25, 1983.

168.614 Repealed. 1983, Act 181, Imd. Eff. Oct. 25, 1983.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed section pertained to the presidential 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-XXV - Chapter XXV Delegates, Conventions and Party Committees (168.591...168.620a) › Section 168.614a - List of Potential Presidential Candidates; Issuance; Filing; Notice.

168.614a List of potential presidential candidates; issuance; filing; notice.
Sec. 614a.
(1) Not later than 4 p.m. of the second Friday in November of the year before the presidential election, the secretary of state shall issue a list of the individuals generally advocated by the national news media to be potential presidential candidates for each party's nomination by the political parties for which a presidential primary election will be held under section 613a. The secretary of state shall make the list issued under this subsection available to the public on an internet website maintained by the department of state.
(2) Not later than 4 p.m. of the Tuesday following the second Friday in November of the year before the presidential election, the state chairperson of each political party for which a presidential primary election will be held under section 613a shall file with the secretary of state a list of individuals whom they consider to be potential presidential candidates for that political party. The secretary of state shall make the lists received under this subsection available to the public on an internet website maintained by the department of state.
(3) After the issuance of the list under subsection (1) and after receipt of names from the state chairperson of each political party under subsection (2), the secretary of state shall notify each potential presidential candidate on the lists of the provisions of this act relating to the presidential primary election.
History:
Add. 1988, Act 275, Eff. Sept. 1, 1988 ;-- Am. 1999, Act 72, Imd. Eff. June 28, 1999 ;-- Am. 2011, Act 163, Imd. Eff. Oct. 4, 2011
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-XXV - Chapter XXV Delegates, Conventions and Party Committees (168.591...168.620a) › Section 168.615 - Repealed. 1983, Act 181, Imd. Eff. Oct. 25, 1983.

168.615 Repealed. 1983, Act 181, Imd. Eff. Oct. 25, 1983.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed section pertained to the presidential 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-XXV - Chapter XXV Delegates, Conventions and Party Committees (168.591...168.620a) › Section 168.615c - Selection of Political Party Ballot by Elector; Separate Record; Disclosure; Record Retention.

168.615c Selection of political party ballot by elector; separate record; disclosure; record retention.
Sec. 615c.
(1) In order to vote at a presidential primary election, an elector shall indicate in writing, on a form prescribed by the secretary of state, which political party ballot he or she wishes to vote when appearing at a presidential primary election.
(2) The secretary of state shall develop a procedure for city and township clerks to use when keeping a separate record at a presidential primary election that contains the printed name, address, and qualified voter file number of each elector and the political party ballot selected by that elector at the presidential primary election.
(3) The information acquired or in the possession of a public body indicating which political party ballot an elector selected at a presidential primary election is not exempt from disclosure under the freedom of information act, 1976 PA 442, MCL 15.231 to 15.246.
(4) Within 71 days after the presidential primary election, the secretary of state shall make available to the public in an electronic format a file of the records for each political party described under subsection (2). The secretary of state shall set a schedule for county, city, and township clerks to submit data or documents required under subsection (2). The secretary of state and county, city, and township clerks shall destroy the information indicating which political party ballot each elector selected at the presidential primary election as recorded in subsection (2) immediately after the expiration of the 22-month federal election records retention period.
History:
Add. 2011, Act 163, Imd. Eff. Oct. 4, 2011
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-XXV - Chapter XXV Delegates, Conventions and Party Committees (168.591...168.620a) › Section 168.616 - Repealed. 1983, Act 181, Imd. Eff. Oct. 25, 1983.

168.616 Repealed. 1983, Act 181, Imd. Eff. Oct. 25, 1983.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed section pertained to the presidential 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-XXV - Chapter XXV Delegates, Conventions and Party Committees (168.591...168.620a) › Section 168.616a - Canvass of Returns; Certification of Results; Release of Ballots, Ballot Boxes, Voting Machines, and Equipment.

168.616a Canvass of returns; certification of results; release of ballots, ballot boxes, voting machines, and equipment.
Sec. 616a.
(1) The board of state canvassers shall canvass the returns received from the boards of county canvassers and certify the statewide and congressional district results of the presidential primary election to the secretary of state.
(2) The secretary of state shall certify the statewide and congressional district results of the presidential primary election to the chairperson of the state central committee of each participating political party.
(3) Notwithstanding sections 831 and 847 or an administrative rule promulgated pursuant to section 794c, after the canvass by the board of state canvassers under subsection (1), the secretary of state may authorize the immediate release of all ballots, ballot boxes, voting machines, and equipment used in each precinct of a city that conducts a city election in the first week of April if both of the following requirements are met:
(a) The county clerk certifies that no defect in or mechanical malfunction of a voting machine, voting device, ballot, or other election equipment or material was discovered or alleged before the date of the completion of the state canvass.
(b) The county clerk certifies that no other election for offices or questions appeared on the same election equipment used in the precinct for the presidential primary election.
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-XXV - Chapter XXV Delegates, Conventions and Party Committees (168.591...168.620a) › Section 168.617 - Repealed. 1975, Act 325, Imd. Eff. Jan. 9, 1976.

168.617 Repealed. 1975, Act 325, Imd. Eff. Jan. 9, 1976.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed section pertained to county conventions.
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-XXV - Chapter XXV Delegates, Conventions and Party Committees (168.591...168.620a) › Section 168.618 - Allocation of Delegates to National Convention; Qualifications of Delegates; Selection Procedures.

168.618 Allocation of delegates to national convention; qualifications of delegates; selection procedures.
Sec. 618.
The allocation of all delegates and alternates to a national convention shall be made by the state central committee of each party. All delegates shall be registered electors of this state. Delegates elected from congressional districts shall be registered electors of those districts. All national convention delegates shall be chosen according to procedures and any other qualifications as may be established by the state central committee of that political party. The procedures and qualifications may include, but are not necessarily limited to guarantees that discrimination on the basis of race, creed, color, sex, age, national origin, or economic status does not occur.
History:
Add. 1972, Act 60, Imd. Eff. Feb. 22, 1972 ;-- Am. 1975, Act 325, Imd. Eff. Jan. 9, 1976 ;-- Am. 1996, Act 583, Eff. Mar. 31, 1997
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-XXV - Chapter XXV Delegates, Conventions and Party Committees (168.591...168.620a) › Section 168.620 - Repealed. 1983, Act 181, Imd. Eff. Oct. 25, 1983.

168.620 Repealed. 1983, Act 181, Imd. Eff. Oct. 25, 1983.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed section pertained to rules, procedures, allocation, and qualification of delegates.
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-XXV - Chapter XXV Delegates, Conventions and Party Committees (168.591...168.620a) › Section 168.620a - Law Applicable to Selection of Delegates; State or National Political Party Rule.

168.620a Law applicable to selection of delegates; state or national political party rule.
Sec. 620a.
For purposes of this act, a state political party shall follow state law pertaining to the selection of delegates if required to follow state law by a state or national political party rule. If there is no such state or national political party rule, a requirement of this act pertaining to the selection of delegates applicable after the election of delegates to the county convention shall not apply to a political party if that requirement conflicts with a rule of that political party.
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-XXVI - Chapter XXVI Delegates—referendum (168.621...168.626) › Section 168.621 - Party Convention Delegates; Nomination.

168.621 Party convention delegates; nomination.
Sec. 621.
In all counties the provisions of this chapter shall be in force and effect and the nomination of all candidates of all political parties for delegates to county conventions shall be conducted as herein provided.
History:
1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955 ;-- Am. 1956, Act 124, Imd. Eff. Apr. 13, 1956 ;-- Am. 1964, Act 236, Imd. Eff. May 27, 1964
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-XXVI - Chapter XXVI Delegates—referendum (168.621...168.626) › Section 168.622 - County Conventions; Time and Place; Election and Duties of Chairperson; Vacancies; Rules and Regulations.

168.622 County conventions; time and place; election and duties of chairperson; vacancies; rules and regulations.
Sec. 622.
The county conventions of each political party shall be held at the time and place that the county committee of each political party, through its chairperson, designates. County conventions at which delegates to a state convention are to be selected shall be held only at the times designated by the state central committee of the political party. The convention shall be called to order by the chairperson of the county committee of each political party. The chairperson shall act as temporary chairperson until the delegates elect a permanent chairperson. A permanent chairperson shall be elected before any other business is transacted. The election of a permanent chairperson shall be conducted as provided in this section. The chairperson of the county committee shall cause to be read the list of elected delegates and delegates at large under section 599(5) for the convention furnished to the chairperson by the county clerk under section 608. However, before reading the list, the chairperson of the county committee shall delete from the list the names of delegates that have been certified by the county clerk as disqualified under section 624a and shall add to the list the names of delegates elected to fill a vacancy for the balance of an unexpired term under this section, if any. When the name of each delegate on the list is called, the delegate shall state his or her choice for permanent chairperson. The person receiving a majority of the votes of the delegates present shall become permanent chairperson. The convention may fill any vacancy occurring in any delegation to a county convention by a majority vote of the delegates present. However, a vacancy shall not be filled by any person not a qualified, registered elector residing in the precinct in which the vacancy occurs. The convention shall prescribe the rules and regulations for the conduct of its affairs.
History:
1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955 ;-- Am. 1988, Act 116, Imd. Eff. May 2, 1988
Compiler's Notes:
Section 2 of Act 116 of 1988 provides:“If any portion of this amendatory act or the application of this amendatory act to any person or circumstances shall be found to be invalid by a court, the invalidity shall not affect the remaining portions or applications of this amendatory act which can be given effect without the invalid portion or application, if the remaining portions are not determined by the court to be inoperable, and to this end this amendatory act is declared to be severable.”
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-XXVI - Chapter XXVI Delegates—referendum (168.621...168.626) › Section 168.623 - Repealed. 1972, Act 60, Imd. Eff. Feb. 22, 1972.

168.623 Repealed. 1972, Act 60, Imd. Eff. Feb. 22, 1972.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed section pertained to the election of delegates to fall county conventions.
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-XXVI - Chapter XXVI Delegates—referendum (168.621...168.626) › Section 168.624b, 168.624c - Repealed. 1983, Act 181, Imd. Eff. Oct. 25, 1983.

168.624b, 168.624c Repealed. 1983, Act 181, Imd. Eff. Oct. 25, 1983.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed sections pertained to including name of presidential candidate in nominating petition and to filing or withdrawal of candidate for delegate.
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-XXVI - Chapter XXVI Delegates—referendum (168.621...168.626) › Section 168.624d - Filling Vacancies in Precincts.

168.624d Filling vacancies in precincts.
Sec. 624d.
Vacancies in precincts resulting from the death of a delegate, the written resignation of a delegate to the chairperson of the county committee, the removal of a delegate's residence from the precinct, or any other reason may be filled for the balance of the unexpired term by a majority vote at the county convention of the delegates elected and serving. A delegate vacancy shall be filled by a registered elector of the precinct in which the vacancy occurs.
History:
Add. 1972, Act 60, Imd. Eff. Feb. 22, 1972 ;-- Am. 1975, Act 325, Imd. Eff. Jan. 9, 1976 ;-- Am. 1988, Act 116, Imd. Eff. May 2, 1988
Compiler's Notes:
Section 2 of Act 116 of 1988 provides:“If any portion of this amendatory act or the application of this amendatory act to any person or circumstances shall be found to be invalid by a court, the invalidity shall not affect the remaining portions or applications of this amendatory act which can be given effect without the invalid portion or application, if the remaining portions are not determined by the court to be inoperable, and to this end this amendatory act is declared to be severable.”
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-XXVI - Chapter XXVI Delegates—referendum (168.621...168.626) › Section 168.624e - Expired. 1972, Act 185, Eff. Jan. 1, 1973.

168.624e Expired. 1972, Act 185, Eff. Jan. 1, 1973.
Compiler's Notes:
The expired section pertained to reimbursement of costs of presidential primary 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-XXVI - Chapter XXVI Delegates—referendum (168.621...168.626) › Section 168.624f - Repealed. 1983, Act 181, Imd. Eff. Oct. 25, 1983.

168.624f Repealed. 1983, Act 181, Imd. Eff. Oct. 25, 1983.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed section pertained to reimbursement of costs of conducting presidential primary 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-XXVI - Chapter XXVI Delegates—referendum (168.621...168.626) › Section 168.624g - Cost of Conducting Presidential Primary Election; Reimbursement; Payment Upon Presentation and Approval of Verified Account; Excluded Costs; Appropriation; Qualification for Reimbursement; Payment or Disapproval of Verified Account.

168.624g Cost of conducting presidential primary election; reimbursement; payment upon presentation and approval of verified account; excluded costs; appropriation; qualification for reimbursement; payment or disapproval of verified account.
Sec. 624g.
(1) The state shall reimburse each county, city, and township for the cost of conducting a presidential primary election. The reimbursement must not exceed the verified account of actual costs of the election.
(2) Payment must be made upon presentation and approval of a verified account of actual costs to the department of treasury, local government audit division, after the department of treasury and the secretary of state agree as to what constitutes valid costs of conducting an election. Reimbursable costs do not include salaries of permanent local officials, the cost of reusable supplies and equipment, or costs attributable to local special elections held in conjunction with the presidential primary. The state shall disapprove costs not in compliance with this section.
(3) The legislature shall appropriate from the general fund of this state an amount necessary to implement this section.
(4) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, to qualify for reimbursement, a county, city, or township must submit its verified account of actual costs no later than 90 days after the date of the presidential primary. To qualify for reimbursement for the March 10, 2020 presidential primary, a county, city, or township must submit its verified account of actual costs no later than September 30, 2020.
(5) Not later than 90 days after the state receives a verified account of actual costs, the state shall pay or disapprove the verified account.
History:
Add. 1988, Act 275, Eff. Sept. 1, 1988 ;-- Am. 1990, Act 7, Imd. Eff. Feb. 12, 1990 ;-- Am. 2020, Act 167, Imd. Eff. Sept. 30, 2020
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-XXVI - Chapter XXVI Delegates—referendum (168.621...168.626) › Section 168.625 - Voting Delegate Ballot; Returns; Notice; Furnishing Names and Addresses of Delegates to County Convention; Tie Vote; Determination of Successful Candidate; Determining if Candidate Is Registered Elector.

168.625 Voting delegate ballot; returns; notice; furnishing names and addresses of delegates to county convention; tie vote; determination of successful candidate; determining if candidate is registered elector.
Sec. 625.
A delegate ballot must be voted in the same manner as ballots bearing the names of the candidates for other county offices. The returns must be made direct to the county clerk, who shall canvass the ballots and immediately notify the successful candidates by first-class mail at the address given in their affidavit of identity. The county clerk shall, at the same time, furnish the chairperson of the county committee of each political party with the names and addresses of the delegates to the county convention of the chairperson's political party as required in section 608. However, in case of a tie vote between the candidates for delegate in any precinct, the county clerk shall notify the candidates to appear in his or her office at a specified time, and the successful candidate must be determined by drawing in a manner similar to that provided in section 851. If a candidate is elected whose name is not printed on the ballots, the county clerk shall determine if the candidate is a registered elector in that precinct.
History:
1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955 ;-- Am. 1956, Act 190, Imd. Eff. Apr. 26, 1956 ;-- Am. 1988, Act 116, Imd. Eff. May 2, 1988 ;-- Am. 2018, Act 611, Eff. Mar. 29, 2019
Compiler's Notes:
Section 2 of Act 116 of 1988 provides:“If any portion of this amendatory act or the application of this amendatory act to any person or circumstances shall be found to be invalid by a court, the invalidity shall not affect the remaining portions or applications of this amendatory act which can be given effect without the invalid portion or application, if the remaining portions are not determined by the court to be inoperable, and to this end this amendatory act is declared to be severable.”
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-XXVI - Chapter XXVI Delegates—referendum (168.621...168.626) › Section 168.626 - Ballots; Preparation; Consecutive Numbering; Contents; Paper; Printing; Rotation of Names Prohibited; Delivery; Distribution; Time; Voting Machines.

168.626 Ballots; preparation; consecutive numbering; contents; paper; printing; rotation of names prohibited; delivery; distribution; time; voting machines.
Sec. 626.
The board of county election commissioners shall prepare separate ballots for each of the several political parties for each election precinct in the county. The ballots shall be numbered consecutively and shall set forth the names of the candidates for delegates who have filed affidavits of identity with the county, city, or township clerk under section 624. The ballot shall be prepared in such a manner that the electors of each political party may write, print, or paste the name of a candidate for delegate on the ballot. The delegate ballot at a partisan primary shall consist of 1 sheet of 70-pound white book paper, machine finished or equivalent, with 1 of the political party tickets printed on each side of the ballot. The names on the delegate ballot shall not be rotated. The ballots shall be delivered to the county clerk for distribution to the election precincts at least 10 days before the primary election. However, if there is located within a county, subject to the provisions of this chapter, 1 or more cities or townships, or parts of cities or townships, in which voting machines are used, the board of county election commissioners may, in its discretion, dispense with the preparation of ballots for the election of delegates to the county convention of the several political parties and provide for their election upon the voting machines.
History:
1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955 ;-- Am. 1988, Act 116, Imd. Eff. May 2, 1988 ;-- Am. 1996, Act 583, Eff. Mar. 31, 1997
Compiler's Notes:
Section 2 of Act 116 of 1988 provides:“If any portion of this amendatory act or the application of this amendatory act to any person or circumstances shall be found to be invalid by a court, the invalidity shall not affect the remaining portions or applications of this amendatory act which can be given effect without the invalid portion or application, if the remaining portions are not determined by the court to be inoperable, and to this end this amendatory act is declared to be severable.”
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-XXVII - Chapter XXVII Special Primaries and Elections (168.631... 168.640) › Section 168.631 - Special Primary Election; Time.

168.631 Special primary election; time.
Sec. 631.
If a special election is called to fill a vacancy in any office, the candidates for which are regularly nominated in accordance with the provisions of this act relating to primary nominations, a special primary for all political parties must be held in the county, district, or city in which the vacancy occurs on a day as may, subject to section 641(3), be fixed by the official or legislative body calling the special election, but not less than 45 days before the date of the special election. The official or legislative body calling a special primary shall, in the call for the special primary, fix the time within which candidates may file nominating petitions.
History:
1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955 ;-- Am. 2018, Act 120, Eff. Dec. 31, 2018
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-XXVII - Chapter XXVII Special Primaries and Elections (168.631... 168.640) › Section 168.632 - Special Elections; in Absence of Choice for Representative in Congress.

168.632 Special elections; in absence of choice for representative in congress.
Sec. 632.
The governor shall call a special election in any congressional district of the state in which there has been no choice for a representative in congress at the general November election, or he shall direct that in such case the office shall be filled at the next general 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-XXVII - Chapter XXVII Special Primaries and Elections (168.631... 168.640) › Section 168.633 - Special Elections; Vacancy in Office of Representative in Congress.

168.633 Special elections; vacancy in office of representative in congress.
Sec. 633.
The governor shall call a special election in any congressional district of the state when the right of office of a person elected representative in congress shall cease before the commencement of the term of service for which he shall have been elected, or whenever a vacancy shall occur in the office of representative in congress after the term of service has begun for which such representative was elected; or the governor shall direct that such vacancy shall be filled at the next general election to be held at least 30 days after such vacancy shall occur.
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-XXVII - Chapter XXVII Special Primaries and Elections (168.631... 168.640) › Section 168.634 - Vacancy in Office of State Senator or Representative; Special or General Election; Selection and Certification of Candidate; Separate Ballot; Notice.

168.634 Vacancy in office of state senator or representative; special or general election; selection and certification of candidate; separate ballot; notice.
Sec. 634.
(1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, when a vacancy occurs in the office of senator or representative in the state legislature, the governor may call a special election in that senatorial or representative district or direct that the vacancy be filled at the next general election.
(2) If the vacancy occurs after the primary election and before the following general election the governor may direct that the vacancy be filled at that election. If the governor directs that the vacancy be filled at the following general election, the executive committee of the county committee of each political party, if the county comprises 1 or more representative districts, or, if the district is comprised of more than 1 county, then the executive committee of the county committee of the respective political parties of each county in the district, may select, by a majority vote, a candidate for that office, and shall certify the name of the candidate to the county board of election commissioners of the county or counties comprising that representative district within 21 days after the vacancy occurs and at least 10 days before the general election. Upon certification, the candidate certified shall be the nominee of that party at that general election to fill the vacancy for the unexpired term with the same force and effect as if the person was nominated at a primary election as otherwise provided in this act. If the ballots for that election have already been printed before the certification, then the board of election commissioners shall cause the names of the candidates to be printed on a separate ballot, which ballot shall be counted, canvassed, and returned as other ballots cast at that election.
(3) If the governor directs that the vacancy be filled at the next general election, the secretary of state shall give notice of that decision similar to the notice provided for in section 651.
History:
1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955 ;-- Am. 1978, Act 464, Eff. Mar. 30, 1979 ;-- Am. 1980, Act 261, Imd. Eff. July 30, 1980 ;-- Am. 1996, Act 583, Eff. Mar. 31, 1997
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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-XXVII - Chapter XXVII Special Primaries and Elections (168.631... 168.640) › Section 168.634a - Repealed. 1970, Act 10, Imd. Eff. Mar. 31, 1970.

168.634a Repealed. 1970, Act 10, Imd. Eff. Mar. 31, 1970.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed section provided for calling special election to fill vacancies in any court of record.
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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-XXVII - Chapter XXVII Special Primaries and Elections (168.631... 168.640) › Section 168.635 - Special Elections; Proposition.

168.635 Special elections; proposition.
Sec. 635.
A special election for the submission of a proposition must be held on a regular election date.
History:
1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955 ;-- Am. 2003, Act 302, Eff. Jan. 1, 2005 ;-- Am. 2018, Act 120, Eff. Dec. 31, 2018
Popular Name:
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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-XXVII - Chapter XXVII Special Primaries and Elections (168.631... 168.640) › Section 168.636 - Applicability of Act to Special Primary Elections.

168.636 Applicability of act to special primary elections.
Sec. 636.
The provisions of this act relative to primary election ballots shall be applicable to the ballots prepared for use at a special primary election.
History:
1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955
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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-XXVII - Chapter XXVII Special Primaries and Elections (168.631... 168.640) › Section 168.637 - Primary Elections; Provisions Governing.

168.637 Primary elections; provisions governing.
Sec. 637.
All primary elections held in this state shall be governed by and conducted in accordance with the provisions of this act.
History:
1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955
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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-XXVII - Chapter XXVII Special Primaries and Elections (168.631... 168.640) › Section 168.638 - Special Elections; Notice.

168.638 Special elections; notice.
Sec. 638.
Whenever a special election shall be ordered by the governor to fill any vacancy, the secretary of state shall immediately notify the county clerk of each of the counties embraced in the election district, or the county clerk of the county the whole or part of which constitutes the election district, of the time of holding such election, the cause of such vacancy, the name of the officer and the time when the term of office will expire.
History:
1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955
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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-XXVII - Chapter XXVII Special Primaries and Elections (168.631... 168.640) › Section 168.639, 168.640 - Repealed. 2003, Act 302, Eff. Jan. 1, 2005.

168.639, 168.640 Repealed. 2003, Act 302, Eff. Jan. 1, 2005.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed sections pertained to county election scheduling committee and calling special election in city with population of 1,000,000 or more persons.
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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-XXVIII - Chapter XXVIII Holding of Elections (168.641...168.799a) › Section 168.642c - Regular Election for Office of School Board Member.

168.642c Regular election for office of school board member.
Sec. 642c.
A school district shall hold its regular election for the office of school board member at the general November election.
History:
Add. 2011, Act 233, Eff. Jan. 1, 2012 ;-- Am. 2018, Act 120, Eff. Dec. 31, 2018
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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-XXVIII - Chapter XXVIII Holding of Elections (168.641...168.799a) › Section 168.643 - General Election; Officers to Be Elected.

168.643 General election; officers to be elected.
Sec. 643.
At the general election, the following officers shall be elected when required by law:
(a) Presidential electors.
(b) In the state at large, a governor and a lieutenant governor, a secretary of state, and an attorney general.
(c) A United States Senator.
(d) In each congressional district, a Representative in Congress.
(e) In each state senatorial district, a state senator.
(f) In each state representative district, a representative in the state legislature.
(g) Justices of the supreme court.
(h) Two members of the state board of education.
(i) Two regents of the University of Michigan.
(j) Two trustees of Michigan State University.
(k) Two governors of Wayne State University.
(l) In each county or district, judges of the court of appeals, a judge or judges of the circuit court, a judge or judges of probate, a judge or judges of the district court, a prosecuting attorney, a sheriff, a treasurer, a mine inspector, a county road commissioner, a drain commissioner, a surveyor, and, subject to section 200, a clerk and a register of deeds or a clerk register.
(m) Township officers.
(n) Any other officers required by law to be elected at that election.
History:
1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955 ;-- Am. 1963, 2nd Ex. Sess., Act 56, Eff. Mar. 24, 1964 ;-- Am. 1998, Act 364, Imd. Eff. Oct. 20, 1998 ;-- Am. 2003, Act 302, Eff. Jan. 1, 2005 ;-- Am. 2018, Act 225, Eff. Sept. 24, 2018
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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-XXVIII - Chapter XXVIII Holding of Elections (168.641...168.799a) › Section 168.643a - Referendums; Questions Submitted to Electors; Form.

168.643a Referendums; questions submitted to electors; form.
Sec. 643a.
A question submitted to the electors of this state or the electors of a subdivision of this state shall, to the extent that it will not confuse the electorate, be worded so that a "yes" vote will be a vote in favor of the subject matter of the proposal or issue and a "no" vote will be a vote against the subject matter of the proposal or issue. The question shall be worded so as to apprise the voters of the subject matter of the proposal or issue, but need not be legally precise. The question shall be clearly written using words that have a common everyday meaning to the general public. The language used shall not create prejudice for or against the issue or proposal.
History:
Add. 1969, Act 152, Eff. Mar. 20, 1970 ;-- Am. 1994, Act 152, Eff. Jan. 1, 1995
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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-XXVIII - Chapter XXVIII Holding of Elections (168.641...168.799a) › Section 168.644 - Repealed. 1963, 2nd Ex. sess., Act 56, Eff. Mar. 24, 1964.

168.644 Repealed. 1963, 2nd Ex. Sess., Act 56, Eff. Mar. 24, 1964.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed section specified officers to be elected at biennial spring elections.
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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-XXVIII - Chapter XXVIII Holding of Elections (168.641...168.799a) › Section 168.644a-168.644c - Repealed. 2003, Act 302, Eff. Jan. 1, 2005.

168.644a-168.644c Repealed. 2003, Act 302, Eff. Jan. 1, 2005.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed sections pertained to odd year general and primary elections and officers to be elected.
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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-XXVIII - Chapter XXVIII Holding of Elections (168.641...168.799a) › Section 168.644e - Odd Year General Election; Nomination at Odd Year Primary Election; Candidate Filing Deadline or Certification Deadline.

168.644e Odd year general election; nomination at odd year primary election; candidate filing deadline or certification deadline.
Sec. 644e.
Except as provided in section 642, an officer required to be elected at the odd year general election must be nominated at the odd year primary election. If a charter provides for nomination by caucus or by filing a petition or affidavit directly for the general election, the candidate filing deadline or certification deadline is 4 p.m. on the fifteenth Tuesday before the odd year general election. If a charter provides for the election at the primary of a candidate who receives more than 50% of the votes cast for that office, the candidate filing deadline or certification deadline is 4 p.m. on the fifteenth Tuesday before the primary.
History:
Add. 1970, Act 239, Imd. Eff. Dec. 22, 1970 ;-- Am. 2003, Act 302, Eff. Jan. 1, 2005 ;-- Am. 2010, Act 44, Imd. Eff. Mar. 31, 2010 ;-- Am. 2012, Act 276, Eff. Aug. 16, 2012 ;-- Am. 2018, Act 120, Eff. Dec. 31, 2018
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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-XXVIII - Chapter XXVIII Holding of Elections (168.641...168.799a) › Section 168.644g - Terms of Office; Extension.

168.644g Terms of office; extension.
Sec. 644g.
(1) A term of office shall not be shortened by the provisions of sections 641 to 644i. An officer scheduled by prior law to be elected at a time other than the odd year general election shall not be elected on the date scheduled but shall continue in office until a successor takes office after being elected in the first odd year general election following that date. If the regular election date for holding a jurisdiction's regular election is changed under section 642, 642a, or 642c, the term of an official who was elected before the effective date of the change continues until a successor is elected and qualified at the next regular election.
(2) Notwithstanding a law or charter provision to the contrary, an officer required to be elected at the odd year general election, who by law or charter is elected for a term of an odd number of years shall, after September 1, 2004, be elected for a term of 1 year longer than provided by law or charter.
(3) In home rule cities where the charter provides for the election of city officers at a time other than at the odd year general election and provides that members of the governing body are not all to be elected in the same year, the governing body by ordinance adopted prior to April 1, 1971 may alter the length of terms now provided by charter to provide that the city may continue to elect part of the governing body at each election. A term shall not be extended beyond January 1 following the first odd year general election at which the officer would be elected as provided by charter. A term shall not be for more than 4 years.
History:
Add. 1970, Act 239, Imd. Eff. Dec. 22, 1970 ;-- Am. 2003, Act 302, Eff. Jan. 1, 2005 ;-- Am. 2004, Act 293, Imd. Eff. July 23, 2004 ;-- Am. 2011, Act 233, Eff. Jan. 1, 2012
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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-XXVIII - Chapter XXVIII Holding of Elections (168.641...168.799a) › Section 168.644h - Time of Taking Office.

168.644h Time of taking office.
Sec. 644h.
All persons elected at the odd year general election shall take office at 12 noon on January 1 following the election. In home rule cities, if the charter provides for an earlier date for taking office or if prior to April 1, 1971, the council provides by ordinance for an earlier date for taking office, the earlier date shall prevail.
History:
Add. 1970, Act 239, Imd. Eff. Dec. 22, 1970
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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-XXVIII - Chapter XXVIII Holding of Elections (168.641...168.799a) › Section 168.644i - Manner of Conducting Elections.

168.644i Manner of conducting elections.
Sec. 644i.
All odd year primary and general elections shall be conducted in the manner elections for state and county offices are conducted.
History:
Add. 1970, Act 239, Imd. Eff. Dec. 22, 1970
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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-XXVIII - Chapter XXVIII Holding of Elections (168.641...168.799a) › Section 168.644j-168.644l - Repealed. 2003, Act 302, Eff. Jan. 1, 2005.

168.644j-168.644l Repealed. 2003, Act 302, Eff. Jan. 1, 2005.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed sections pertained to election in home rule city, regular city elections, and school district and community college district elections.
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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-XXVIII - Chapter XXVIII Holding of Elections (168.641...168.799a) › Section 168.645 - Repealed. 1958, Act 192, Eff. Sept. 13, 1958.

168.645 Repealed. 1958, Act 192, Eff. Sept. 13, 1958.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed section provided for biennial township elections.
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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-XXVIII - Chapter XXVIII Holding of Elections (168.641...168.799a) › Section 168.646 - Repealed. 2003, Act 302, Eff. Jan. 1, 2005.

168.646 Repealed. 2003, Act 302, Eff. Jan. 1, 2005.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed section pertained to provisions governing city and village regular elections.