April 28, 2010, Introduced by Senators CROPSEY, McMANUS, KUIPERS and BISHOP and referred to the Committee on Campaign and Election Oversight.
A bill to amend 1954 PA 116, entitled
"Michigan election law,"
by amending section 392 (MCL 168.392); and to repeal acts and parts
of acts.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec.
392. At its fall state convention, each political party
may
nominate the number of candidates for the office of justice of
the
supreme court as are to be elected at the next ensuing general
election.To obtain the printing of the name of a person
as a
candidate for nomination for the office of justice of the supreme
court upon the official nonpartisan primary ballots, there shall be
filed with the secretary of state nominating petitions containing
the signatures, addresses, and dates of signing of a number of
qualified and registered electors residing in this state as
determined under section 544f or by the filing of an affidavit
according to section 392a. The secretary of state shall receive the
nominating petitions up to 4 p.m. of the fourteenth Tuesday before
the primary. The provisions of sections 544a and 544b apply.
Enacting section 1. Section 393 of the Michigan election law,
1954 PA 116, MCL 168.393, is repealed.
Enacting section 2. This amendatory act does not take effect
unless all of the following bills of the 95th Legislature are
enacted into law:
(a) Senate Bill No. 1296.
(b) Senate Bill No. 1298.
(c) Senate Bill No. 1299.
(d) Senate Bill No. 1300.