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MI HB5930
Bill
Status
5/3/2018
Primary Sponsor
Martin Howrylak
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AI Summary
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Removes partisan identification from general election ballots by eliminating party columns and requiring candidates' names to be placed under offices without party designation.
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Changes political party qualification threshold from 5% to 1% of votes cast for secretary of state to use direct primary method for nominations.
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Modifies language throughout the election code to use gender-neutral terms (e.g., "individual" instead of "person," "must" instead of "shall," "or her" additions).
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Updates ballot procedures for candidates nominated by multiple parties, requiring them to choose a single party affiliation within 3 days of notification.
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Repeals MCL 168.770a and takes effect 90 days after enactment.
Legislative Description
Elections; voting procedures; political party names on the general election ballot; remove. Amends secs. 532, 560a, 685, 692, 693, 696, 697 & 792 of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.532 et seq.) & repeals sec. 770a of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.770a).
State agencies (existing): state
Last Action
Bill Electronically Reproduced 05/03/2018
5/8/2018