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MI HB5810

Bill

Status

Introduced

9/7/2016

Primary Sponsor

Peter Lucido

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Origin

House of Representatives

98th Legislature

AI Summary

HB 5810 Summary

  • Establishes primary elections on the Tuesday after the first Monday in August for nominating candidates for lieutenant governor, attorney general, and secretary of state, with qualified electors able to vote for party candidates for these offices.

  • Requires nominating petitions signed by at least 1,000 registered electors in each of at least half of Michigan's congressional districts, to be filed by 4 p.m. on the fifteenth Tuesday before the August primary election.

  • Allows blank spaces on primary ballots for write-in candidates if no candidate exists for lieutenant governor, attorney general, or secretary of state, and permits party central committees to fill vacancies caused by candidate death.

  • Establishes similar primary election procedures for state board of education and university board positions (University of Michigan regents, Michigan State University trustees, Wayne State University governors), requiring nominating petitions with the same signature thresholds.

  • Expands the general primary election to include voting for lieutenant governor, attorney general, secretary of state, and university board candidates, with candidates receiving the most votes declared as party nominees; repeals previous sections 72-74, 282-284, and 392-395 of Michigan election law.

Legislative Description

Elections; primary; nomination of candidates for lieutenant governor, secretary of state, attorney general, state board of education, university boards, and supreme court justice at primary elections; provide for. Amends secs. 55, 392a, 404, 534 & 535 of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.55 et seq.); adds secs. 72a, 73a, 74a, 74b, 74c, 74d, 74e, 74f, 74g, 282b, 282c, 283a, 284a, 284b, 284c, 284d, 284e, 284f, 284g, 284h, 391a, 392b, 394a & 395a & repeals secs. 72, 73, 74, 282, 282a, 283, 284, 392, 393, 394 & 395 of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.72 et seq.). TIE BAR WITH: HJR QQ'16

Elections: ballots

Last Action

Bill Electronically Reproduced 09/07/2016

9/8/2016

Committee Referrals

Elections9/7/2016

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