MCL - Index of 116-1954-XXIV
NOTE: Dates reflect any modification to item, not necessarily a change in law.
| Title | Subject |
|---|---|
| 116-1954-XXIV | CHAPTER XXIV PRIMARY ELECTIONS (168.531...168.588) |
| Section 168.531 | Primary elections; nomination of candidates by direct vote. |
| Section 168.532 | Nomination by caucus or convention where principal candidate receives less than 5% of vote cast for candidates for secretary of state. |
| Section 168.533 | Applicability of act. |
| Section 168.534 | General primary; time; party candidates; condition to nomination. |
| Section 168.535 | General primary; nomination of nonpartisan candidates. |
| Section 168.536, 168.537 | Repealed. 1963, 2nd Ex. Sess., Act 57, Imd. Eff. Dec. 27, 1963. |
| Section 168.538 | Primary election; notice; posting; publication. |
| Section 168.539 | City and county primary elections; not held when no opposition; certification of candidates; notice to city and township clerks, public notice. |
| Section 168.540 | Nonpartisan primary elections; when not held; certification of candidates. |
| Section 168.541 | District primary elections; not held when no opposition; certification of candidates; notice to city and township clerks. |
| 116-1954-XXIV-PREPARATION-AND-FILING-OF-NOMINATING-PETITIONS;-FEES | PREPARATION AND FILING OF NOMINATING PETITIONS; FEES (168.542...168.558) |
| Section 168.542 | Nominating petitions; provisions governing. |
| Section 168.543, 168.544 | Repealed. 1965, Act 312, Eff. Jan. 1, 1966. |
| Section 168.544a | Nonpartisan nominating petitions; size, form, contents. |
| Section 168.544b | Candidates for judicial office; affidavit of qualifications to be filed with nominating petitions. |
| Section 168.544c | Nominating petition; type size; form; contents; circulation and signing; validity of elector's signature; agreement of circulator to accept jurisdiction; service with legal process; violations; misdemeanor; felony; sanctions; refusal of individual to comply with subpoena; applicability of section to all sections. |
| Section 168.544d | Nominating petitions for offices and purposes; circulation; form; identification of city or township; certificate of circulator; other form not prohibited. |
| Section 168.544e | Canvassing petitions; number designations for months. |
| Section 168.544f | Number of signatures required. |
| Section 168.545 | Nominating petitions; combination of two offices. |
| Section 168.546 | Nominating petitions; supply by county and city clerks; printing by candidate. |
| Section 168.547 | Repealed. 1965, Act 312, Eff. Jan. 1, 1966. |
| Section 168.547a | Nominating petitions; signatures by voters, number, counting. |
| Section 168.548 | Nominating petitions; maximum number of signatures. |
| Section 168.549 | Nominating petitions; excess signatures, counting. |
| Section 168.550 | Candidates for nomination; qualification upon compliance with act. |
| Section 168.551 | Nominating petitions or filing fees; filing period. |
| Section 168.551a | Repealed. 1956, Act 37, Imd. Eff. Mar. 28, 1956. |
| Section 168.552 | Nominating petitions; certification by county or city clerk; sworn complaint; investigation to determine validity of signatures and genuineness of petition; examination of petitions; declaration of sufficiency or insufficiency of petitions; review; filing of nominating petitions with secretary of state; notification; canvass of petitions; hearing; subpoenas; oaths; adjournment; completion of canvass; availability to public; declaration; request for notice of approval or rejection of petition; judicial review; use of qualified voter file; certification to boards of election commissioners. |
| Section 168.552a | Validity of petition or signature. |
| Section 168.553 | Nominating petitions; insufficiency, notice to candidate. |
| Section 168.554 | List of candidates; posting. |
| Section 168.554a | Repealed. 1971, Act 5, Eff. Mar. 30, 1972. |
| Section 168.555 | Nominating petitions and filing fees; public record, contents; public inspection. |
| Section 168.556 | Nominating petitions; final disposition, record. |
| Section 168.557 | Repealed. 2002, Act 163, Imd. Eff. Apr. 9, 2002. |
| Section 168.558 | Filing nominating petition, qualifying petition, filing fee, or affidavit of candidacy; affidavit of identity; requirement to indicate name change; exception; statement; noncompliance; selection of office to which candidacy restricted; failure to make selection; perjury separate violation. |
| 116-1954-XXIV-PREPARATION-AND-DISTRIBUTION-OF-BALLOTS | PREPARATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF BALLOTS (168.559...168.573) |
| Section 168.559 | Official primary election ballots; preparation, distribution. |
| Section 168.560 | Ballots; use; size. |
| Section 168.560a | General election ballot; listing political party and name; qualification. |
| Section 168.560b | Name appearing on ballot; change; appearance of given and middle name; nickname; common law name; married name; violation. |
| Section 168.561 | Official primary election ballots; offices for which name of candidate to be included; filing request for clarifying designation of same or similar surnames; notice of determination; appeal; printing occupation, date of birth, or residence of candidate; incumbency designation; guidelines. |
| Section 168.561a | Official ballots; designation of candidate with same given and surname as incumbent. |
| Section 168.562 | Official ballots; delegates to county convention. |
| Section 168.562a | Repealed. 1983, Act 181, Imd. Eff. Oct. 25, 1983. |
| Section 168.562b | Election as delegate to state convention or national convention; signing affidavit; voting for presidential candidate; filing affidavit. |
| Section 168.563 | Primary election ballots; number; weight and color of paper; printing and arrangement. |
| Section 168.564 | Official ballots; failure of party to file required petitions, party ballot not printed. |
| Section 168.565 | Filing, mailing, and correcting proof copies of ballots; affidavit. |
| Section 168.566 | Official primary ballots; posting for public inspection. |
| Section 168.567 | Official primary ballots; errors, correction by board of election commissioners. |
| Section 168.568 | Official primary election ballots; form; order and title of offices. |
| Section 168.569 | Official primary ballots; numbering; separation of columns. |
| Section 168.569a | Rotation of names; manner; effect of using absent voter counting board; section applicable to nonpartisan general elections and municipal elections. |
| Section 168.570 | Paper ballots; numbering; identification; function of and requirements for detachable stub; distribution of ballots; form. |
| Section 168.570a | Official primary ballot; candidates for township offices; party qualification. |
| Section 168.571 | Repealed. 1963, 2nd Ex. Sess., Act 57, Imd. Eff. Dec. 27, 1963. |
| Section 168.572 | Official primary ballots; provision for write-in votes. |
| Section 168.573 | Official primary ballots; packaging, seal, certification. |
| 116-1954-XXIV-CONDUCT-OF-PRIMARY-ELECTIONS | CONDUCT OF PRIMARY ELECTIONS (168.574...168.580) |
| Section 168.574 | Primary election; board of primary election inspectors, membership. |
| Section 168.575 | Primary elections; furnishing ballots to electors. |
| Section 168.576 | Marking ballot; voting for person not on ballot; effect of voting more than 1 party ticket; section subject to MCL 168.736a. |
| Section 168.576a | Primary elections; electors, number of votes. |
| Section 168.577 | Primary elections; electors, folding and delivery of ballots. |
| Section 168.578 | Primary elections; poll list, comparison of ballot number. |
| Section 168.579 | Primary elections; electors; exposure of ballot; rejection; applicability of section under MCL 168.736a. |
| Section 168.580 | Counting ballots; candidates considered to have received votes; rejection of ballot. |
| 116-1954-XXIV-CANVASSING-OF-PRIMARY-RETURNS | CANVASSING OF PRIMARY RETURNS (168.581...168.583) |
| Section 168.581 | Primary elections; canvass of returns and declaration of results. |
| Section 168.582 | Person voted for on party ballot whose name is not printed on ballot and who has not filed nominating petition; votes required for nomination. |
| Section 168.583 | Primary election day; service of civil process on electors prohibited. |
| 116-1954-XXIV-VOTING-MACHINES-AT-PRIMARIES | VOTING MACHINES AT PRIMARIES (168.584...168.588) |
| Section 168.584 | Voting machines authorized in primaries. |
| Section 168.585 | Primary elections; use of voting machines; supplementary ballots. |
| Section 168.586 | Provisions applicable to use of voting machines; appearance of names of candidates; determination of feasibility. |
| Section 168.587 | Primary elections; voting machines, straight ticket and excess voting prevented. |
| Section 168.588 | Primary elections; voting machines, number in precinct. |