MI SB1082

Moves the primary election date from the Tuesday after the first Monday in August to the Tuesday after the first Monday in June throughout Michigan election law.

Moves the May regular election date to the March regular election date, with the March date being the first Tuesday after the first Monday in March (or the second Tuesday in March during presidential election years with a statewide presidential primary).

Changes all references from "shall" to "must" and updates related statutory language for consistency with modern drafting conventions.

Updates deadlines for filing nominating petitions and declarations from the twelfth or fifteenth Tuesday before the August primary to the corresponding dates before the June primary.

Modifies city election scheduling provisions to allow cities with May elections to transition to March elections, and updates provisions for recall elections and other election procedures to reference the new March and June dates instead of May and August.