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Michigan Administrative Code › Department - State › Elections & Campaign Finance › Conduct of Election Recounts › VOTING MACHINES › Section R. 168.913 - Record of recount proceedings

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 13. All proceedings taken in the recount of any voting
					 machines shall be recorded as above provided by the stenographer provided by
					 the board of county canvassers. Representatives of all interested parties shall
					 be afforded an opportunity to make a full and complete stenographic record of
					 any challenges or objections to the proceedings. Upon request of the board of
					 state canvassers, such record shall be transcribed and a copy furnished to the
					 board of state canvassers at the cost of the county. Upon request by any other
					 party, the cost of transcription shall be borne by the party requesting the
					 transcription. Cost of copies of the transcription shall be borne by the
					 recipients.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - State › Elections & Campaign Finance › Conduct of Election Recounts › VOTING MACHINES › Section R. 168.914 - Challenges or objections to recount of voting machines

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 14.
(1) Upon
				  completion of the recount of all voting machines in a precinct, all challenges
				  or objections shall be presented to the board of county canvassers for its
				  decision. Upon request by the board of county canvassers, the stenographic
				  record of such challenges or objections shall be read to the board of county
				  canvassers. Representatives of each interested party shall be afforded an
				  opportunity to submit authorities and argument to the board of county
				  canvassers for and against such challenges or objections and to make a full and
				  complete stenographic record thereof, including the decision of the board of
				  county canvassers and its grounds therefor. Nothing herein contained shall
				  limit the right of the board of county canvassers to examine any voting machine
				  against the recount of which challenges or objections have been made. Any
				  interested party who considers himself aggrieved by the decision of the board
				  of county canvassers may at the time the decision is rendered appeal such
				  decision to the representatives of the board of state canvassers in the same
				  manner as hereinabove provided for presenting challenges or objections to the
				  recount of voting machines to the board of county canvassers.
(2) The decisions of the board of county
				  canvassers may be confirmed, set aside, or modified by the representative of
				  the board of state canvassers.
(3)
				  At the conclusion of the recount in the several counties, the board of state
				  canvassers shall notify each interested party that such county recounts have
				  been completed. Such notice shall be by registered mail, return receipt
				  demanded, at the address furnished to the secretary of state by the interested
				  parties.
(4) The decisions of the
				  representatives of the board of state canvassers may be confirmed, set aside,
				  or modified by the board of state canvassers upon review by written petition
				  therefor setting forth the grounds in detail by any interested party or upon
				  its own motion. Such petition shall be filed with the board of state canvassers
				  not later than 5 days after the mailing of the notice above provide for,
				  Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays excluded.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - State › Elections & Campaign Finance › Conduct of Election Recounts › PAPER BALLOTS › Section R. 168.915 - Providing tables, recount clerks, and tally clerks

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 15. The boards of county canvassers shall provide 1
					 table where all ballot boxes in each county shall be opened in the manner
					 hereinafter provided and as many other tables as shall be necessary to
					 efficiently recount the ballots in the manner hereinafter provided. The boards
					 of county canvassers shall also provide 1 recount clerk and 2 tally clerks for
					 duty at each such table whenever a ballot box is opened or ballots are
					 recounted.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - State › Elections & Campaign Finance › Conduct of Election Recounts › PAPER BALLOTS › Section R. 168.916 - Candidate and petitioner representatives; powers

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 16. Each candidate for the office or offices the votes
					 for which are being recounted and each of the petitioners in the case of a
					 recount of a proposition shall be entitled to have not to exceed 2
					 representatives present at each table where ballot boxes are being opened or
					 ballots recounted, and they shall be afforded an opportunity to observe the
					 opening of ballot boxes and each ballot as the votes are called and to make
					 such notations on their private records as they may desire.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - State › Elections & Campaign Finance › Conduct of Election Recounts › PAPER BALLOTS › Section R. 168.917 - Board of county canvassers and of state canvasser representatives; duties

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Rule 17.
(1) A
				  representative of the board of county canvassers and of the board of state
				  canvassers shall be present during the opening of such ballot boxes. A
				  representative of the board of county canvassers shall dictate for the record,
				  any part of which may be on forms provided by the board of state canvassers,
				  the following:
(a) The precinct being
				  recounted.
(b) Any unusual
				  conditions relative to the ballot box.
(c) The manner in which the ballot box is
				  sealed.
(d) Its seal
				  number.
(e) The condition of the
				  seal.
(f) The name and official
				  position of the person who unseals and opens the ballot box.
(g) A description of any ballot package or
				  roll of ballots which is, may be, or is claimed to be involved in the recount.
				  The description shall include a description of the manner in which the ballot
				  packages or rolls are wrapped, tied, sealed, and endorsed. If ballot bags are
				  used in lieu of packages or rolls, the description shall set forth the manner
				  in which the bag is sealed and the number on the seal.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - State › Elections & Campaign Finance › Conduct of Election Recounts › PAPER BALLOTS › Section R. 168.918 - Recounting ballots where ballot box locked and sealed

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 18. If the ballot box is locked and sealed in such
					 manner as to render it impossible to open it without breaking such seal, and if
					 the ballots therein contained are properly wrapped, tied, and sealed, the
					 ballots shall be recounted; but if the ballots are not properly wrapped, tied,
					 and sealed or if the seal, tape, or wrapper shall have been loosened or broken,
					 such ballots shall be recounted only if they correspond in number with the poll
					 list delivered to the county clerk.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - State › Elections & Campaign Finance › Conduct of Election Recounts › PAPER BALLOTS › Section R. 168.919 - Recounting ballots where ballot box not locked and sealed

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 19. If the ballot box is not locked and sealed in such
					 manner as to render it impossible to open it without breaking such seal, the
					 ballots therein contained shall be recounted if they are properly wrapped,
					 tied, and sealed in such manner as to render it impossible to open such package
					 or roll or remove any of the contents thereof without breaking said seal, but
					 only if they correspond in number with the poll list delivered to the county
					 clerk.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - State › Elections & Campaign Finance › Conduct of Election Recounts › PAPER BALLOTS › Section R. 168.920 - Recount where ballots in ballot box must correspond in number with poll book; procedure

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 20. If ballots in a ballot box must correspond in
					 number with the poll book as above provided before they may be recounted, such
					 ballots shall be returned to their ballot box and assigned to a recount table
					 for a physical count. The recount clerk shall remove such ballots from their
					 wrappers, place them face down upon the recount table, and count the number of
					 ballots. If there are the proper number of ballots, such ballots shall be
					 recounted in the manner hereinafter provided; if such ballots do not correspond
					 in number with the poll book as above provided, such ballots shall not be
					 recounted and the recount clerk shall report such fact to the representative of
					 the board of county canvassers at the ballot box opening table for instructions
					 as to the disposition of said ballots. With reference to such precinct, the
					 original return of the inspectors of election shall stand.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - State › Elections & Campaign Finance › Conduct of Election Recounts › PAPER BALLOTS › Section R. 168.921 - Recount where correspondence in number between ballot box and poll list not required; procedure

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 21. If any ballots are subject to recount regardless
					 of their corresponding in number with the poll list, such ballots shall be
					 returned to their ballot box and assigned to a table for recount. The recount
					 clerk shall remove such ballots from their wrappers, place them face down upon
					 there count table, and count the number of ballots. If the number of ballots is
					 equal to or less than the number of ballots issued on election day, as shown by
					 the poll list, such ballots shall be recounted in the manner hereinafter
					 provided. If the number of ballots is in excess of the number of ballots issued
					 on election day, as shown by the poll list, the ballots shall be turned face up
					 and so many blank ballots or ballots upon which there is no attempted vote for
					 the office or offices or for the proposition or propositions being recounted
					 shall first be withdrawn as shall be equal to the excess. If there are not
					 sufficient blank ballots or ballots upon which there is no such attempted vote
					 to equal such excess, the remaining ballots shall be shuffled and mixed and
					 replaced in the ballot box and the recount clerk shall then draw out so many
					 ballots therefrom as shall be equal to the excess remaining. All such ballots
					 withdrawn shall be publicly destroyed by the recount clerk and the remaining
					 ballots shall be recounted in the manner hereinafter provided. Such ballots
					 shall be laid aside but not destroyed in case a recount of another office or
					 proposition involving the same ballots is being conducted or is
					 pending.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - State › Elections & Campaign Finance › Conduct of Election Recounts › PAPER BALLOTS › Section R. 168.922 - Recounting ballots; procedure

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 22. The ballots shall be placed face up on the recount
					 table and, where applicable, separated by the recount clerk in piles of
					 straight ballots, split ballots, and special proposition ballots. Where
					 applicable, the recount clerk shall take each pile of ballots separately and
					 count the straight ballots first. The total straights for each candidate shall
					 then be entered in the proper place on the tally sheet. The split and mixed
					 votes for each office involved in the recount shall then be tallied. When votes
					 are called, they shall be recorded simultaneously by the 2 tally clerks on
					 proper forms provided for that purpose. Votes for and against each proposition
					 involved in the recount shall be separated into piles and then counted. The
					 counting shall be done at least twice and by different people. The whole number
					 of votes cast for each candidate and for and against each proposition shall be
					 recorded.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - State › Elections & Campaign Finance › Conduct of Election Recounts › PAPER BALLOTS › Section R. 168.923 - Rules governing recounting of votes

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 23. The following rules shall govern the recounting of
					 votes:
(a) Where it is clearly evident
				  from an examination of any ballot that the same has been mutilated for the
				  purpose of distinguishing it or that there has been placed thereon some mark,
				  printing, or writing for the purpose of distinguishing it, then such ballot
				  shall be void and shall not be counted. The following criteria must be met to
				  find a mark or mutilation to be distinguishing:
(i) It must be clearly evident.
(ii) That the mark or mutilation was placed
				  on the ballot by the voter.
(iii)
				  For the purpose of distinguishing it.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - State › Elections & Campaign Finance › Conduct of Election Recounts › PAPER BALLOTS › Section R. 168.925 - Ballots counted or rejected for recount under protest

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Rule 25.
(1) Any
				  ballot counted or rejected for recount by the recount clerk under protest made
				  by any interested party's representative shall be identified by a numbered
				  exhibit card stapled to the challenged ballot. Upon completion of the recount
				  of all ballots in a precinct, all challenged ballots shall be presented to the
				  board of county canvassers for its decision. Representatives of each interested
				  party shall be afforded an opportunity to submit authorities and argument to
				  the board of county canvassers for counting or rejecting each such challenged
				  ballot and to make a full and complete stenographic record thereof, including
				  the decision of the board of county canvassers and its grounds therefor. Any
				  interested party who considers himself aggrieved by the decision of the board
				  of county canvassers may at the time the decision is rendered appeal such
				  decision to the representatives of the board of state canvassers in the same
				  manner as hereinabove provided for presenting challenged ballots to the board
				  of county canvassers.
(2) The
				  decisions of the board of county canvassers may be confirmed, set aside, or
				  modified by the representative of the board of state canvassers.
(3) At the conclusion of the recount in the
				  several counties, the board of state canvassers shall notify each interested
				  party that such county recounts have been completed. Such notice shall be by
				  registered mail, return receipt demanded, at the address furnished to the
				  secretary of state by the interested parties.
(4) The decisions of the representatives of
				  the board of state canvassers may be confirmed, set aside, or modified by the
				  board of state canvassers upon review by written petition therefor, setting
				  forth the grounds in detail by any interested party or upon its own motion.
				  Such petition shall be filed with the board of state canvassers not later than
				  5 days after the mailing of the notice above provided for, Saturdays, Sundays,
				  and legal holidays excluded.
(5)
				  Challenged ballots shall not be disposed of as provide in
				  R
				  168.929, but shall be placed in envelopes provided by
				  the board of county canvassers for that purpose. The contents of such envelopes
				  shall be identified as required on forms provided by the board of state
				  canvassers. Such envelopes shall be sealed with a state election seal,
				  initialed by at least 2 members of the board of county canvassers and delivered
				  to the county clerk for safekeeping.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - State › Elections & Campaign Finance › Conduct of Election Recounts › PAPER BALLOTS › Section R. 168.925a - Ballot bags used in lieu of ballot packages; references; tags

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 25a. Where ballot bags are used in lieu of ballot
					 packages, all references to ballot packages shall be deemed to include ballot
					 bags, except that references to seals shall be to metal rather than paper
					 seals.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - State › Elections & Campaign Finance › Conduct of Election Recounts › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section R. 168.925b - Withdrawal of petition; discontinuance of recount

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Rule 25b.
(1) If
				  the person petitioning for a recount shall withdraw his petition or discontinue
				  the recount before the completion of the recount of the precincts for which he
				  petitioned, then in such event the original return shall be deemed to be
				  correct regardless of any change shown by the recount of the precincts he or
				  the counter petitioner petitioned to be recounted. In the event of such
				  withdrawal by the petitioner, it shall not be necessary for the counter
				  petitioner to withdraw or ask for a discontinuance.
(2) If the counter petitioner for a recount
				  shall withdraw his petition or discontinue the recount of the precincts he
				  petitioned to have recounted, then the original returns for all precincts for
				  which he requested a recount shall be deemed to be correct regardless of any
				  changes shown by the recount at the time of the withdrawal. A counter
				  petitioner shall not be permitted to withdraw if all precincts for which he
				  petitioned have been recounted. In the event that a counter petitioner
				  withdraws, the recount as to the precincts petitioned for by the original
				  petitioner shall continue until the completion thereof or until such time as he
				  withdraws.
(3) All withdrawals must
				  be in writing signed by the petitioning party.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - State › Elections & Campaign Finance › Conduct of Election Recounts › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section R. 168.926 - Candidate and petitioner representatives; identification

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 26. Each candidate for the office or offices the votes
					 for which are being recounted and each of the petitioners in case of a recount
					 of a proposition shall be entitled to have present at the recount not to exceed
					 1 representative for every table at which ballot boxes are being opened or
					 ballots recounted, and for every voting machine which is being recounted and
					 not to exceed 1 watcher and tallier at each such table and voting machine
					 provided for in
					 R
					 168.907 and
					 R 168.916 hereof. Every such
					 representative shall be furnished written identification by the candidate he
					 represents, or the candidate's political party, or by the proponents or
					 opponents of a proposition whom he represents.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - State › Elections & Campaign Finance › Conduct of Election Recounts › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section R. 168.927 - Public observance of recounts

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Rule 27. Provision shall be made for public observance of
					 the conduct of recounts, but the public shall not be allowed within the
					 confines of the actual working area, nor shall vocal or other disturbance of
					 the recount staff by the public be permitted.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - State › Elections & Campaign Finance › Conduct of Election Recounts › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section R. 168.928 - Designated representative of board of state canvassers

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Rule 28. The board of state canvassers may designate 1 or
					 more representatives in each county to supervise in its behalf the conduct of
					 recounts, as above set forth. In those counties designated by the board of
					 state canvassers, at least 1 such representative shall be on duty at all times
					 and the decisions of the representative on duty shall prevail. In those
					 counties so designated by the board of state canvassers, at least 2
					 representatives shall be on duty at all times and any 2 representatives
					 concurring shall have the power to make decisions. In any such county
					 designated by the board of state canvassers, such representatives shall be
					 divided into teams of 3 representatives each, 1 such team to be on duty at all
					 times and a majority decision of the team shall prevail.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - State › Elections & Campaign Finance › Conduct of Election Recounts › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section R. 168.929 - Completion of recount; procedure

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Rule 29. Upon completion of the recount of any precinct,
					 all ballots shall be properly wrapped by the recount clerk with a statement of
					 the number and kind of ballots included in each such package, and placed in the
					 voting machine or ballot box. The ballot boxes and voting machines shall then
					 be properly locked and the ballot boxes sealed with a state seal to be supplied
					 by the board of state canvassers and delivered, together with the lock keys, to
					 the respective officers having the care and custody thereof.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - State › Elections & Campaign Finance › Conduct of Election Recounts › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section R. 168.930 - Certificate of recount results

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Rule 30. The results of the recount for each county shall
					 then be entered upon a certificate provided for that purpose by the board of
					 state canvassers, signed by the board of county canvassers and representative
					 of the board of state canvassers. The county clerk shall certify that the
					 persons signing the certificate as members of the board of county canvassers
					 are such members of that county. The certificate shall then be forthwith
					 delivered to the board of state canvassers at Lansing, Michigan, which shall
					 then compile said returns from each county and certify the
					 result.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - State › Elections & Campaign Finance › Campaign Financing Rules - Solicitations by Separate Segregated Funds › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section R. 169.1 - Definitions

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Rule 1.
(1) As
				  used in these rules:
(a) "Act" means Act No.
				  388 of the Public Acts of 1976, being S169.201 et seq. of the Michigan Compiled
				  Laws.
(b) "Address" means building
				  number, street or rural route, city, state, and zip code.
(c) "Campaign" or "candidate's campaign"
				  means the candidate committee's activities for a specific election.
(d) "Official depository" means a bank,
				  savings and loan association, or credit union, chartered by the state or the
				  United States, and located and doing business in Michigan.
(e) "Value," "ascertainable monetary value,"
				  "anything of value," "thing of value," or "cash equivalent" means the amount
				  usually received in the open market for goods and services.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - State › Elections & Campaign Finance › Campaign Financing Rules - Solicitations by Separate Segregated Funds › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section R. 169.2 - Secretary of state and county clerk; duties and requirements

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Rule 2.
(1) The
				  duties and requirements imposed upon the secretary of state by the act and
				  these rules may be performed by an agent, and at a place, designated by the
				  secretary of state.
(2) The duties
				  and requirements imposed upon a county clerk by the act and these rules may be
				  performed by an agent, and at a place, designated by the county
				  clerk.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - State › Elections & Campaign Finance › Campaign Financing Rules - Solicitations by Separate Segregated Funds › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section R. 169.3 - Statements, reports, amendments, or applications; form; attachments; entries; signature; inspection and copying

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Rule 3.
(1) A
				  statement, report, amendment, or application required to be filed by the act
				  shall be filed in duplicate on a form prescribed or approved previously by the
				  secretary of state. An attachment to a form shall not be on a page differing in
				  size from the form prescribed, unless approved previously by the filing
				  official.
(2) An entry on a
				  statement, report, amendment, or application shall be printed legibly in ink or
				  typed and shall be suitable for reproduction.
(3) A person filing a statement or report
				  required by the act shall complete each item of information requested or shall
				  note clearly that the item of information is not applicable to the
				  filer.
(4) Committee statements and
				  reports shall be signed by the treasurer of the committee and, if a candidate
				  committee, also by the candidate, on the line indicated following the
				  verification statement. A person, other than a committee, required to file by
				  the act shall sign a document on the line indicated following the verification
				  statement.
(5) Inspection and
				  copying of statements and reports shall take place only at the office of the
				  filing official.
(6) A filing
				  official shall prepare and post a list of general guidelines and rules with
				  respect to the inspection and copying of documents and shall post a schedule of
				  charges for copies.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - State › Elections & Campaign Finance › Campaign Financing Rules - Solicitations by Separate Segregated Funds › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section R. 169.4 - Reports or statements; late filing fee; date of filing

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Rule 4.
(1) If a
				  report or statement is filed after the filing date and is not accompanied by a
				  late filing fee, the report or statement shall be received and considered filed
				  as of that date. The filer shall be given a written notice of the amount of the
				  late filing fee due and unpaid.
(2)
				  If payment of the late filing fee assessed by the secretary of state is not
				  made within 30 days of the date of the written notice, the filing official
				  shall notify immediately the Michigan department of treasury of the failure to
				  pay so the latter may collect the late filing fee.
(3) A late filing fee assessed by the
				  secretary of state shall be forwarded to the state treasurer for deposit to the
				  credit of the general fund of the state.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - State › Elections & Campaign Finance › Campaign Financing Rules - Solicitations by Separate Segregated Funds › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section R. 169.5 - Reports or statements; nonreceipt; list; requests for information; telephone inquiries

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Rule 5.
(1) A
				  filing official, within 5 business days following a filing date required by the
				  act, shall prepare a list of persons whose required reports or statements have
				  not been received. This list shall be available for public inspection and
				  copying. Prior to completion of the list, inquiries relative to the receipt of
				  filings shall be submitted only in writing or in person.
(2) Upon receipt of any inquiry requesting
				  information relative to the contents of any report or statement filed with a
				  filing official, the filing official shall inform the person requesting
				  information of all of the following:
(a) The
				  report or statement is available for inspection or copying at the office of the
				  filing official.
(b) A copy of any
				  page of the report or statement requested may be obtained by payment of the
				  applicable copying charge.
(c) A
				  request for a copy of a report or statement shall not be honored until receipt
				  by the filing official of the applicable copying charge.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - State › Elections & Campaign Finance › Campaign Financing Rules - Solicitations by Separate Segregated Funds › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section R. 169.6 - Declaratory rulings

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Rule 6.
(1) The
				  secretary of state, on written request of an interested person, may issue a
				  declaratory ruling as to the applicability of the act or these rules to an
				  actual statement of facts. An interested person is a person whose course of
				  action would be affected by the declaratory ruling. A brief or other reference
				  to legal authorities, upon which the person relies for determination of the
				  applicability of the act or of a rule to the statement of facts, may be
				  submitted with the request.
(2) If
				  the secretary of state decides to issue a declaratory ruling, the person
				  requesting it shall be furnished with a statement to that effect. The statement
				  shall set forth the time in which the ruling shall be issued.
(3) The secretary of state may refuse to
				  issue a declaratory ruling if the request is anonymous, or it is determined the
				  subject matter is frivolous on its face, indefinite, or lacks specificity. If
				  the secretary of state refuses to issue a declaratory ruling, the person making
				  the request, if known, shall be notified of the reason for the
				  refusal.
(4) A ruling shall include
				  the statement of facts, the legal authority, if any, and the rationale on which
				  the secretary of state relies for the ruling, and the determination.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - State › Elections & Campaign Finance › Campaign Financing Rules - Solicitations by Separate Segregated Funds › Part 2 - COMMITTEES › Section R. 169.22 - Committee treasurer; vacancy; resignation

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Rule 22.
(1) A
				  vacancy in the office of committee treasurer is created by death, resignation,
				  or removal from office of the appointing authority.
(2) A committee treasurer who has resigned or
				  who has otherwise ceased to act as committee treasurer may notify the filing
				  official of that fact in writing.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - State › Elections & Campaign Finance › Campaign Financing Rules - Solicitations by Separate Segregated Funds › Part 2 - COMMITTEES › Section R. 169.24 - Statement of organization; designation of committee name

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Rule 24. A statement of organization, filed by a committee
					 which is commonly known by initials only, shall state the full name of the
					 committee. Thereafter, filing of reports and amendments may designate the name
					 of the committee by initials only.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - State › Elections & Campaign Finance › Campaign Financing Rules - Solicitations by Separate Segregated Funds › Part 2 - COMMITTEES › Section R. 169.25 - Statement of organization; receipt; acknowledgment; identification number

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Rule 25. Upon receipt of a statement of organization, the
					 filing official shall assign an identification number to the filing committee,
					 acknowledging receipt of the filing, and shall notify the committee of the
					 identification number. The identification number shall be entered by the
					 committee on each page of the subsequent statements or reports filed and on
					 communications concerning statements or reports.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - State › Elections & Campaign Finance › Campaign Financing Rules - Solicitations by Separate Segregated Funds › Part 2 - COMMITTEES › Section R. 169.26 - Statement of organization; changes, corrections, or amendments

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Rule 26. A change, correction, or amendment to a statement
					 of organization shall identify the paragraph containing the information to be
					 changed, corrected, or amended.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - State › Elections & Campaign Finance › Campaign Financing Rules - Solicitations by Separate Segregated Funds › Part 2 - COMMITTEES › Section R. 169.27 - Statement of organization; committee supporting candidates for state and federal office

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Rule 27. A committee supporting a candidate for federal
					 office and a candidate for office in this state shall file a statement of
					 organization for the committee of the candidate for office in this
					 state.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - State › Elections & Campaign Finance › Campaign Financing Rules - Solicitations by Separate Segregated Funds › Part 2 - COMMITTEES › Section R. 169.28 - Dissolution statement

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 28.
(1) A
				  committee which determines it will no longer receive contributions or make
				  expenditures may dissolve by filing a form prescribed by the secretary of
				  state.
(2) A dissolution shall
				  consist of a campaign statement that covers the period from the closing date of
				  the last report filed to the date of dissolution and shall include a statement
				  as to the disposition of residual funds.
(3) A committee may not dissolve if it has
				  assets, outstanding debts, or unpaid late filing fees.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - State › Elections & Campaign Finance › Campaign Financing Rules - Solicitations by Separate Segregated Funds › Part 2 - COMMITTEES › Section R. 169.29 - Applicabilty

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 29.
					 R
					 169.29a to 169.29d govern solications of contributions
					 by, and campaign contribution limits on, political committees and independent
					 committees established by a corporation, joint stock company, or labor
					 organization, including a parent, subsidiary, branch, division, department, or
					 local unit of a corporation, joint stock company, or labor organization, under
					 this act.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - State › Elections & Campaign Finance › Campaign Financing Rules - Solicitations by Separate Segregated Funds › Part 2 - COMMITTEES › Section R. 169.29a - Contribution limitations

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 29a.
(1) All
				  affiliated political committees share a single contribution limitation for
				  purposes of section 52(1) of the act.
(2) All affiliated independent committees
				  share a single contribution limitation for purposes of section 52(1) of the
				  act.
(3) All affiliated political
				  committees and independent committees share a single contribution limitation
				  for purposes of section 52(1) of the act.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - State › Elections & Campaign Finance › Campaign Financing Rules - Solicitations by Separate Segregated Funds › Part 2 - COMMITTEES › Section R. 169.29b - Affiliated organizations

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 29b.
(1) All
				  political committees and independent committees established, financed,
				  maintained, or controlled by the same corporation, joint stock company, or
				  labor organization, including a parent, subsidiary, branch, division,
				  department, or local unit of the corporation, company, organization, are
				  affiliated. "Local unit" may include, in appropriate cases, a franchise,
				  licensee, or state or regional association.
(2) Affiliated committees sharing a single
				  contribution limitation include all of the committees established, directed,
				  controlled, or financially supported by 1 of the following entities:
(a) A single "for profit" corporation or
				  joint stock company, including its subsidiaries.
(b) A single national or international union,
				  including its subordinate organizations, such as local unions, branches,
				  divisions, or departments. "Subordinate organizations" does not include an
				  independent labor organization that is voluntarily associated with another
				  independent labor organization.
(c)
				  An organization of national or international unions, including all of its state
				  and local central bodies.
(d) A
				  non-profit corporation, including trade or professional associations and
				  related state and local entities of the corporation.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - State › Elections & Campaign Finance › Campaign Financing Rules - Solicitations by Separate Segregated Funds › Part 2 - COMMITTEES › Section R. 169.29c - Hearings

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 29c.
(1) A
				  corporation, joint stock company, labor organization, or committee that is
				  aggrieved by the applixation of section 52(9) of the act or
				  R
				  169.29a or
				  R
				  169.29b may request a hearing to determine if the
				  grievant is affiliated with another corporation, joint stock company, labor
				  organization, or committee. A request for hearing shall be filed with the
				  Department of State, Bureau of Hearings, 208 N. Capitol Avenue, Lansing,
				  Michigan 48918-2160.
(2) A request
				  for hearing shall be made in writing and shall include a statement of the
				  grounds for appeal and a clear and concise statement of the facts and law
				  relied on and the relief sought. The request shall include full and complete
				  copies of each constitution, charter, bylaw, contract, regulation, accounting
				  procedure, fee structure, and other document bearing upon the organizational
				  subordination or independence of the corporation, joint stock company, labor
				  organization, or committee requesting the hearing.
(3) The hearing shall be conducted in
				  accordance with the procedures set forth in chapter 4 or Act No. 306 of the
				  Public Acts of 1969, as amended, being SS24.273 to 24.287 of the Michigan
				  Compiled Laws.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - State › Elections & Campaign Finance › Campaign Financing Rules - Solicitations by Separate Segregated Funds › Part 2 - COMMITTEES › Section R. 169.29d - Final decisions

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 29d. When a hearing is requested under
					 R
					 169.29c, the bureau of hearings shall issue a final
					 decision within 60 days after the bureau of hearings receives the request. If
					 the person requesting the hearing seeks and is granted an adjournment, then the
					 60-day period for issuing a final decision shall be extended by the number of
					 days that the hearing is adjourned. The 60-day period only applies when a
					 complete request for a hearing has been received under
					 R
					 169.29c(2).
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - State › Elections & Campaign Finance › Campaign Financing Rules - Solicitations by Separate Segregated Funds › Part 3 - REPORTS, CONTRIBUTIONS, AND EXPENDITURES › Section R. 169.31 - Recording and reporting contributions from same donor

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 31. A committee treasurer shall record and report each
					 contribution from the same donor under the identical name used to record the
					 original contribution.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - State › Elections & Campaign Finance › Campaign Financing Rules - Solicitations by Separate Segregated Funds › Part 3 - REPORTS, CONTRIBUTIONS, AND EXPENDITURES › Section R. 169.32 - Reporting unpaid debts

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 32. An unpaid debt of a committee shall be reported
					 until paid or discharged. An unpaid late filing fee is an unpaid debt of a
					 committee.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - State › Elections & Campaign Finance › Campaign Financing Rules - Solicitations by Separate Segregated Funds › Part 3 - REPORTS, CONTRIBUTIONS, AND EXPENDITURES › Section R. 169.33 - Expenditure; notation on receipt or cancelled check

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 33. A receipt or cancelled check, or a copy thereof,
					 which is used to vouch for an expenditure, shall have a notation on or attached
					 thereto stating the purpose of the expenditure.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - State › Elections & Campaign Finance › Campaign Financing Rules - Solicitations by Separate Segregated Funds › Part 3 - REPORTS, CONTRIBUTIONS, AND EXPENDITURES › Section R. 169.34 - In-kind contributions

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 34. The value of an in-kind contribution is the amount
					 which could usually be received in the open market for goods and services. The
					 value of an in-kind contribution which is loaned or permitted to be used is the
					 fair market rental value of the item or services. A committee which is charged
					 less than the fair market value or fair rental value of an item or services
					 shall report the difference between the amount charged and the fair market
					 value or fair rental value as an in-kind contribution.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - State › Elections & Campaign Finance › Campaign Financing Rules - Solicitations by Separate Segregated Funds › Part 3 - REPORTS, CONTRIBUTIONS, AND EXPENDITURES › Section R. 169.35 - Contribution; corporate check

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 35. A committee treasurer, other than a ballot
					 question committee treasurer, shall not accept as a contribution a check
					 written on a corporate account, except as provided in sections 54 and 55 of the
					 act.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - State › Elections & Campaign Finance › Campaign Financing Rules - Solicitations by Separate Segregated Funds › Part 3 - REPORTS, CONTRIBUTIONS, AND EXPENDITURES › Section R. 169.35a - Contribution; partnerships; reporting

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 35a.
(1) A
				  contribution drawn on a partnership account shall be attributed to the partners
				  as individuals, and not to the partnership, if the contribution is accompanied
				  by a written statement containing the name and address of each contributing
				  partner and the amount of each partner's contribution. The statement shall
				  include the occupation, employer, and principal place of business of each
				  individual who is a member of the partnership and contributed $200.01 or more
				  for that election.
(2) A committee
				  which receives a written statement attributing a partnership contribution to
				  the partners as individuals shall report the contribution as if the committee
				  had received a separate contribution from each individual.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - State › Elections & Campaign Finance › Campaign Financing Rules - Solicitations by Separate Segregated Funds › Part 3 - REPORTS, CONTRIBUTIONS, AND EXPENDITURES › Section R. 169.36 - Printed material or other campaign media; identification or disclaimer; exemption

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 36.
(1)
				  Printed material having reference to an election, a candidate, or a ballot
				  question shall bear the identification or disclaimer, or both, provided in
				  section 47 of the act in a place and in a print clearly visible to and readable
				  by an observer. Any other medium used for campaign purposes shall clearly and
				  unequivocally include the identification or disclaimer, or both, provided in
				  section 47 of the act.
(2) The
				  identification required by section 47 of the act for printed material shall
				  include the words "Paid for by," followed by the full name of the person or
				  committee paying for the material and the person's or committee's street number
				  or post office box, city or town, state, and zip code. A disclaimer shall be in
				  the same form as an identification, except that it shall be preceded by the
				  phrase "Not authorized by the candidate committee of (candidate's
				  name)."
(3) A campaign item, the
				  size of which makes it unreasonable to add an identification or disclaimer, or
				  both, as designated by the secretary of state, is exempted from this
				  rule.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - State › Elections & Campaign Finance › Campaign Financing Rules - Solicitations by Separate Segregated Funds › Part 3 - REPORTS, CONTRIBUTIONS, AND EXPENDITURES › Section R. 169.37 - Cash or cash equivalents on hand following election; reporting

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 37.
(1) The
				  cash on hand at beginning of accounting period shall be part of the aggregate
				  receipts for the next ensuing election, but need not be further
				  itemized.
(2) A committee shall not
				  qualify for a reporting waiver if the committee has cash on hand in excess of
				  the amount specified in section 24(4) of the act.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - State › Elections & Campaign Finance › Campaign Financing Rules - Solicitations by Separate Segregated Funds › Part 3 - REPORTS, CONTRIBUTIONS, AND EXPENDITURES › Section R. 169.38 - Petty cash fund

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 38.
(1) A
				  committee treasurer may establish a petty cash fund.
(2) A petty cash fund shall be established
				  only from funds withdrawn from a committee account.
(3) A person making payments from a petty
				  cash fund shall maintain records of the amount and purpose of each expenditure
				  and shall deliver the records to the committee treasurer.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - State › Elections & Campaign Finance › Campaign Financing Rules - Solicitations by Separate Segregated Funds › Part 3 - REPORTS, CONTRIBUTIONS, AND EXPENDITURES › Section R. 169.39a - Expenditures not included in limitation

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 39a. Expenditures made with moneys other than those
					 received from the state campaign fund which shall not be included for purposes
					 of determining whether the limit described in section 67(1) of the act has been
					 exceeded include, but are not limited to, the following:
(a) Expenditures necessitated by security
				  requirements established by the director of the department of state
				  police.
(b) Legal and accounting
				  expenditures incurred by a committee solely for the purpose of insuring
				  compliance with the act by that committee.
(c) Expenditures incurred in response to a
				  written complaint filed pursuant to the act or these rules or in response to a
				  notice of error or omission initiated by the secretary of state.
(d) Post-election winding down expenditures
				  subsequent to the gubernatorial primary for candidate committees not
				  participating in the general election and subsequent to the general election
				  for candidate committees participating in the general election, including
				  expenditures for either of the following activities:
(i) Record storage required by section 22 of
				  the act.
(ii) Communications with
				  contributors or other persons who assisted in the campaign, thanking them for
				  their assistance, if these communications occur not more than 60 days after the
				  election.