HB-4271, As Passed House, June 18, 2015HB-4271, As Passed Senate, June 18, 2015

SUBSTITUTE FOR

HOUSE BILL NO. 4271

     A bill to amend 1954 PA 116, entitled

"Michigan election law,"

by amending section 570a (MCL 168.570a).

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

     Sec. 570a. The official primary ballot shall include

candidates for township offices. Township offices and candidates

shall follow state and county offices and candidates. Parties

qualified to appear on the primary ballot for state and county

offices and no others are qualified to appear and have the names of

their candidates printed on the township portion of the primary

ballot. Parties qualified to nominate candidates for state and

county offices under the provisions of section 685 and no others

are qualified to nominate candidates for township offices at the

county caucuses provided in section 686a.

     All references in the election law to a February primary shall

be deemed to be references to the primary provided by the election

law to be held in August prior to the general November election and

all references to an April election shall be deemed to be

references to the general November election.

     Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect 90 days

after the date it is enacted into law.

     Enacting section 2. This amendatory act does not take effect

unless all of the following bills of the 98th Legislature are

enacted into law:

     (a) House Bill No. 4272.

     (b) House Bill No. 4273.

     (c) House Bill No. 4274.

     (d) House Bill No. 4276.

     (e) House Bill No. 4385.