March 4, 2015, Introduced by Reps. Lyons, Lauwers, Kesto, Heise, Leutheuser and Jacobsen and referred to the Committee on Elections.
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) Senate Bill No. ____ or House Bill No. 4273 (request no.
01311'15).
(b) Senate Bill No. ____ or House Bill No. 4272 (request no.
01312'15).
(c) Senate Bill No. ____ or House Bill No. 4270 (request no.
01313'15).
(d) Senate Bill No. ____ or House Bill No. 4276 (request no.
01314'15).
(e) Senate Bill No. ____ or House Bill No. 4274 (request no.
01315'15).
(f) Senate Bill No. ____ or House Bill No. 4275 (request no.
01316'15).