MI HB5395

Amends Michigan election law to specify how candidates' names appear on ballots, requiring candidates to list their birth names except under specific circumstances.

Allows candidates to use their given name and middle name together, a middle name only, initials, or recognized diminutives of given, middle, or surname on ballots.

Permits candidates to list a common law name if it complies with Michigan Department of State guidelines for driver licenses and state identification cards.

Prohibits candidates from using nicknames that are not recognized diminutives of their legal names, and bars married candidates from using their spouse's given name on the ballot.

Prevents ballots that violate these naming requirements from being produced, printed, or distributed.