February 6, 2018, Introduced by Reps. VerHeulen, Lower, Hornberger, Webber, Kelly, Lucido, Howrylak and Bellino and referred to the Committee on Elections and Ethics.
A bill to amend 1954 PA 116, entitled
"Michigan election law,"
by amending sections 590a, 590b, 643, and 697 (MCL 168.590a,
168.590b, 168.643, and 168.697), section 590a as added by 1988 PA
116, section 590b as amended by 1990 PA 329, and section 643 as
amended by 2003 PA 302; and to repeal acts and parts of acts.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 590a. (1) The form, size, and contents of a qualifying
petition
shall must be prescribed by the secretary of state and be
in substantially the same form as provided in section 590h.
(2)
A qualifying petition for the office of president
President
of the United States, United States senator,
representative
Senator, Representative in Congress, governor,
secretary of state, attorney general, state senator, state
representative,
state board of education, board of regents of the
university
of Michigan, board of trustees of Michigan state
university,
board of governors of Wayne state university, or
justice of the supreme court may be circulated on a countywide
basis. The form of a qualifying petition that is circulated
countywide
shall must be prescribed by the secretary of state and
be in substantially the same form as provided in section 590h.
Sec. 590b. (1) Except as provided in subsection (2) and
subject to the requirements prescribed in subsections (3) and (4),
a
qualifying petition for an office shall must be signed by a
number of qualified and registered electors of the district that is
represented by the office being sought by the candidate equal to
not less than 2% of the total number of votes cast for all
candidates for governor in the district at the last election in
which a governor was elected. In any case, at least 15 signatures
shall
must be submitted.
(2) Subject to the requirements of subsections (3) and (4), if
a qualifying petition is for a statewide elective office, the
qualifying
petition shall must be signed by a number of qualified
and registered electors of this state equal to not less than 1% of
the total number of votes cast for all candidates for governor at
the last election in which a governor was elected.
(3)
All signatures on a qualifying petition shall must be
obtained not more than 180 days immediately before the date of
filing under section 590c.
(4) As part of the minimum number of required signatures under
this
section, a qualifying petition for the office of president
President
of the United States, United States senator,
Senator,
governor,
attorney general, secretary of state, state board of
education,
board of regents of the university of Michigan, board of
trustees
of Michigan state university, board of governors of Wayne
state
university, or justice of the
supreme court shall must be
signed by at least 100 registered electors in each of at least 1/2
of
the congressional districts of the this state.
Sec. 643. At the general election, the following officers
shall
must be elected when if required
by law:
(a) Presidential electors.
(b) In the state at large, a governor and a lieutenant
governor, a secretary of state, and an attorney general.
(c)
A United States senator.Senator.
(d)
In each congressional district, a representative
Representative
in congress.Congress.
(e) In each state senatorial district, a state senator.
(f) In each state representative district, a representative in
the state legislature.
(g) Justices of the supreme court.
(h)
Two members of the state board of education.
(i)
Two regents of the University of Michigan.
(j)
Two trustees of Michigan State University.
(k)
Two governors of Wayne State University.
(h) (l) In
each county or district, judges of the court of
appeals, a judge or judges of the circuit court, a judge or judges
of probate, a judge or judges of the district court, a prosecuting
attorney, a sheriff, a treasurer, an auditor, a mine inspector, a
county road commissioner, a drain commissioner, a surveyor, and,
subject to section 200, a clerk and a register of deeds or a clerk
register.
(i) (m)
Township officers.
(j) (n)
Any other officers required by law
to be elected at
that election.
Sec. 697. At the general November election, the names of the
several
offices to be voted for shall must
be placed on the ballot
substantially in the following order in the years in which
elections
for such those offices are held: Electors of president
President
and vice-president Vice President of the United States;
governor and lieutenant governor; secretary of state; attorney
general;
United States senator; representative Senator;
Representative
in congress; Congress; senator and representative in
the
state legislature; members of the state board of education;
regents
of the university of Michigan; trustees of Michigan state
university;
governors of Wayne state university; county
executive;
prosecuting attorney; sheriff; clerk; treasurer; register of deeds;
auditor in counties electing an auditor; mine inspector in counties
electing a mine inspector; county road commissioners; drain
commissioners; coroners; and surveyor. The following township
officers
shall must be placed on the same ballot as above described
in substantially the following order in the year in which elections
for
such those offices are held: supervisor, clerk, treasurer,
trustees, and constables.
Enacting section 1. Sections 281 to 296 of the Michigan
election law, 1954 PA 116, MCL 168.281 to 168.296, are repealed.
Enacting section 2. Section 2 of 1964 PA 287, MCL 388.1002, is
repealed.
Enacting section 3. 1963 (2nd Ex Sess) PA 23, MCL 390.691 to
390.693, is repealed.
Enacting section 4. This amendatory act does not take effect
unless Senate Joint Resolution ____ or House Joint Resolution DD
(request no. 05536'18) of the 99th Legislature becomes a part of
the state constitution of 1963 as provided in section 1 of article
XII of the state constitution of 1963.