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MI SB0510
Bill
AI Summary
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Allows county boards of commissioners in counties with populations under 75,000 to adopt resolutions during decennial census years to conduct nonpartisan elections for county clerk, treasurer, register of deeds, prosecuting attorney, sheriff, drain commissioner, surveyor, and coroner.
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Allows township boards of trustees in townships with populations under 75,000 to adopt resolutions during decennial census years to conduct nonpartisan elections for supervisor, clerk, treasurer, and trustee offices.
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Establishes nonpartisan primary election procedures requiring candidates to file nominating petitions or pay $100 filing fees by the fifteenth Tuesday before August primaries, with top vote-getters advancing to general elections.
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Requires incumbent county and township officials running for re-election in nonpartisan races to have their office designation printed on ballots.
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Changes primary election date language from "succeeding" to "after" the first Monday in August and modifies various procedural language throughout election law regarding candidate nominations and elections.
Legislative Description
Elections; local; nonpartisan county and township elections; allow under certain circumstances. Amends secs. 192, 193, 197, 200, 253, 254, 258, 261, 345, 349, 355, 370, 370a, 561, 696, 697 & 699 of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.192 et seq.) & adds secs. 192a, 193a, 193b, 197a, 200a, 253a, 254a, 254b, 258a, 261a, 345a, 349b, 349c, 356a & 357a.
Townships: employees and officers
Last Action
Referred To Committee On Elections
9/12/2019