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Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.6 "Permanent mail ballot voter" and "Presidential primary ballot selection form" defined.
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Sec. 6. As used in this act: (a) "Permanent mail ballot voter" means a registered elector who submits a signed absent voter ballot application to receive an absent voter ballot by mail for all future elections and whose application has been verified. (b) "Presidential primary bal…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.60 Governor and lieutenant governor; election.
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Sec. 60. A governor and lieutenant governor shall be elected jointly at the general election in 1964, 1966, and every fourth year thereafter.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.600 Congressional district conventions and caucuses; election and terms of officers and committee.
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Sec. 600. At the 1964 fall congressional district convention provided for in this act for congressional districts, the majority of the electors of which, reside in a county having a population of over 1,500,000, and at a caucus of each other congressional district held at the tim…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.600a Congressional district officers; residence requirement, exception.
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Sec. 600a. No person shall vote or hold any office or position in any congressional district committee or organization unless he is at that time a resident of that congressional district, except members of the state legislature whose districts are located in whole or in part in t…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.601 County comprising single congressional or judicial district; county committee.
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Sec. 601. In a county comprising a single representative, senatorial or judicial district, the county committee of each political party of each such county shall constitute the representative, senatorial or judicial committee of said political party for such representative, senat…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.602 County comprising more than one congressional district; county committee.
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Sec. 602. In a county comprising more than 1 representative or senatorial district, the members of the county committee of each political party residing in each such representative or senatorial district of such county shall constitute a committee of said political party for such…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.603a Counties over 400,000; legislators as members of congressional district committee and delegates at large.
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Sec. 603a. In counties having a population of more than 400,000 persons, all members of the state legislature shall be members of the congressional district committee of their party in each congressional district which encompasses their legislative district in whole or part, and …
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.605 Delegates to fall county convention; write-in candidates.
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Sec. 605. The name of the candidate for delegate to the county convention must not be printed upon the official primary election ballot, but 1 or more names may be written in by the elector.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.606 Delegates to fall county convention; election, notice.
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Sec. 606. Delegates to the fall county convention shall be elected by townships and in cities by precincts and the county clerk shall notify by mail each person elected as such delegate.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.607 Delegates to fall county convention; election; votes required; tie vote; determination by lot.
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Sec. 607. The required number of electors who receive the highest number of votes for delegates to the fall county convention of a political party must be declared by the county clerk to be elected. If, on the canvass of the votes polled at a primary election for delegates to the…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.608 Certifying and recording names of delegates; notification of delegates; certification of delegates to county conventions; definition.
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Sec. 608. (1) The county clerk shall certify the names of the electors elected as delegates, naming the political party upon whose ballot the delegates were elected. (2) The county clerk shall maintain a record of those elected as delegates among the records of the clerk's office…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.609 Delegates to city or county convention; proxy prohibited; vacancies in delegation.
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Sec. 609. No delegate elected to any city or county convention shall give a proxy to represent him at such convention. All vacancies occurring in any delegation to any convention shall be filled by a majority vote of such delegation: Provided, That such delegation shall not be pe…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.61 Governor and lieutenant governor; certificate of determination by board of state canvassers.
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Sec. 61. The board of state canvassers shall determine which candidates for governor and lieutenant governor have received the greatest number of votes and shall declare such candidates to be duly elected. The said board shall forthwith make and subscribe on its statement of retu…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.611 Reconvening of delegates in county convention; election of delegates to state convention; day, time, and place of county convention; definitions.
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Sec. 611. (1) In the year 1956, and each fourth year after 1956, delegates of each political party who were elected to the last prior fall county convention shall reconvene in a county convention. The county conventions, when so convened, shall elect delegates to a state conventi…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.612 Precinct or convention delegate; age.
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Sec. 612. Any person of the age of 18 years or older shall be eligible to be a candidate for election as a precinct delegate or be selected as a delegate to the state or national convention of any political party.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.613a Statewide presidential primary election; time; limitation on participation; conduct.
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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 fo…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.614a List of potential presidential candidates; issuance; filing; notice.
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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…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.615a Printing name of presidential candidate on ballot; filing affidavit; filing nominating petition; signatures; conformity; rotation of names on ballot; space to vote uncommitted.
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Sec. 615a. (1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the secretary of state shall cause the name of a presidential candidate notified by the secretary of state under section 614a to be printed on the appropriate presidential primary ballot for that political party. A pres…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.615c Selection of political party ballot by elector; separate record; disclosure; record retention.
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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 …
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.616a Canvass of returns; certification of results; release of ballots, ballot boxes, voting machines, and equipment.
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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 certi…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.618 Allocation of delegates to national convention; qualifications of delegates; selection procedures.
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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 t…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.619 National convention delegates; basis of election; affidavit; certification; duration of commitment; vacancy; legislator prohibited from selecting delegates; participation of legislator in convention business; opportunity of registered elector or public official to be elected as delegate not restricted.
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Sec. 619. (1) National convention delegates elected under this act shall be elected on a basis that insures that the proportion of the total national convention delegation that is uncommitted or is committed to each presidential candidate equals, as near as is practicable, the pr…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.62 Governor and lieutenant governor; certificate of election.
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Sec. 62. The secretary of state shall file in his office and preserve the original statement and determination of the board of state canvassers of the result of the election and shall forthwith execute and cause to be delivered to the persons thereby declared to be elected to the…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.620a Law applicable to selection of delegates; state or national political party rule.
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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 t…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.621 Party convention delegates; nomination.
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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.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.622 County conventions; time and place; election and duties of chairperson; vacancies; rules and regulations.
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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 a…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.623a Mailing or delivering certificate showing number of delegates to county convention; time; notice; failure to forward certificate; allotment and apportionment of delegates; election of delegates by direct vote.
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Sec. 623a. (1) On or before April 1 in even numbered years, the chairperson of the county committee or district committee of a congressional district or a part of a congressional district considered a county under section 592 of each political party shall forward by mail or other…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.624 Delegate to county or district conventions; qualifications; affidavit of identity; seating of delegates; violation as misdemeanor; complaint; procedure.
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Sec. 624. (1) A person holding a public office in this state or a municipal subdivision of this state may become a candidate for delegate to the county or district conventions. (2) A candidate for delegate to the county or district conventions of a political party shall be a qual…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.624a Precinct delegate; resignation; notice; withdrawal of name from ballot; qualification of delegate to participate in convention; complaint regarding qualification of delegate; report; certification that delegate not qualified to hold office.
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Sec. 624a. (1) A precinct delegate may resign his or her office upon written notice to the chairperson of the county committee and the county clerk of the county or district in which the delegate resides. (2) An individual who has filed an affidavit of identity for precinct deleg…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.624d Filling vacancies in precincts.
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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 …
Mich. Comp. Laws § 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.
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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 …
Mich. Comp. Laws § 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.
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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…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.626 Ballots; preparation; consecutive numbering; contents; paper; printing; rotation of names prohibited; delivery; distribution; time; voting machines.
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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 ha…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.63 Governor and lieutenant governor; terms of office.
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Sec. 63. The terms of office of governor and lieutenant governor shall commence at 12 noon on January 1 next following the election, and shall continue until a successor is elected and qualified. The terms of office of the governor and lieutenant governor elected at the general e…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.631 Special primary election; time.
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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, distr…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.632 Special elections; in absence of choice for representative in congress.
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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…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.633 Special elections; vacancy in office of representative in congress.
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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 v…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.634 Vacancy in office of state senator or representative; special or general election; selection and certification of candidate; separate ballot; notice.
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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 th…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.635 Special elections; proposition.
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Sec. 635. A special election for the submission of a proposition must be held on a regular election date.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.636 Applicability of act to special primary elections.
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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.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.637 Primary elections; provisions governing.
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Sec. 637. All primary elections held in this state shall be governed by and conducted in accordance with the provisions of this act.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.638 Special elections; notice.
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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 con…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.64 Governor and lieutenant governor; oath of office, deposit.
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Sec. 64. Every person elected to the office of governor or lieutenant governor, before entering upon the duties of his office, shall take and subscribe to the oath as provided in section 1 of article 11 of the state constitution and deposit same with the secretary of state.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.641 Regular election date; primary election; special election; direction and supervision of election consolidation; short title of section.
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Sec. 641. (1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, an election held under this act shall be held on 1 of the following regular election dates: (a) The May regular election date, which is the first Tuesday after the first Monday in May. (b) The August regular election dat…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.642 Regular election or regular primary election held by city or village.
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Sec. 642. (1) Except as otherwise provided in this section and section 642a, beginning on September 1, 2004, a city shall hold its regular election or regular primary election as follows: (a) A city shall hold its regular election for a city office at the odd year general electio…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.642a Change of regular election schedule.
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Sec. 642a. (1) After December 31, 2004, a city council that adopted a resolution so that its regular election is held on the May regular election date may change its regular election to the odd year general election by adopting a resolution in compliance with section 642. If a ci…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.642c Regular election for office of school board member.
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Sec. 642c. A school district shall hold its regular election for the office of school board member at the general November election.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.643 General election; officers to be elected.
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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 con…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.643a Referendums; questions submitted to electors; form.
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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 "…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.644e Odd year general election; nomination at odd year primary election; candidate filing deadline or certification deadline.
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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 electi…