June 13, 2017, Introduced by Reps. Calley, Marino, LaSata, Lilly and Brann and referred to the Committee on Elections and Ethics.
A bill to amend 1954 PA 116, entitled
"Michigan election law,"
by amending section 349 (MCL 168.349), as amended by 2012 PA 276.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 349. (1) To obtain the printing of the name of a person
as a candidate for nomination by a political party for a township
office under the particular party heading upon the official primary
ballots,
there shall must be filed with the township clerk
nominating petitions signed by a number of qualified and registered
electors residing within the township as determined under section
544f.
Nominating petitions shall must
be in the form prescribed in
section
544c. Until December 31, 2013, the township clerk shall
receive
nominating petitions up to 4 p.m. of the twelfth Tuesday
before
the August primary. Beginning January 1, 2014, the The
township clerk shall receive nominating petitions up to 4 p.m. of
the fifteenth Tuesday before the August primary.
(2) To obtain the printing of the name of a candidate of a
political party under the particular party's heading upon the
primary election ballots in the various voting precincts of the
township, there may be filed by the candidate, in lieu of filing
nominating petitions, a nonrefundable filing fee of $150.00 to be
paid to the township clerk. Payment of the fee and certification of
the candidate's name paying the fee are governed by the same
provisions as in the case of nominating petitions. The fee must be
deposited in the general fund of the township.
(3) (2)
Within 4 days after the last day
for filing nominating
petitions or a filing fee, the township clerk shall deliver to the
county clerk a list setting forth the name, address, and political
affiliation and office sought of each candidate who has qualified
for a position on the primary ballot.
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 99th Legislature are
enacted into law:
(a) Senate Bill No. ____ or House Bill No. 4745 (request no.
01059'17 ***).
(b) Senate Bill No. ____ or House Bill No. 4750 (request no.
03115'17).
(c) Senate Bill No. ____ or House Bill No. 4746 (request no.
03116'17).
(d) Senate Bill No. ____ or House Bill No. 4749 (request no.
03117'17).
(e) Senate Bill No. ____ or House Bill No. 4747 (request no.
03119'17).