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MI SB0130
Bill
AI Summary
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Changes the odd-year primary election from August to June by replacing all references to "August primary" with "June primary" throughout Michigan election law.
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Changes the odd-year general election from May to March, with the March regular election date being the second Tuesday in March during presidential election years when a statewide presidential primary is held.
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Updates filing deadlines for nominating petitions and declarations of intent from the "twelfth Tuesday before the August primary" to the "fifteenth Tuesday before the June primary."
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Modifies city election scheduling provisions to allow cities holding elections on May to move to March regular election dates, and updates references to August primary elections to June primary elections throughout city and township election procedures.
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Makes conforming changes to candidate nomination procedures, convention schedules, precinct delegate election dates, and recall election dates to align with the new March and June election schedule dates.
Legislative Description
Elections: scheduling; May regular election and August regular election; eliminate, and replace with March regular election and June regular election. Amends secs. 3, 52, 53, 92, 93, 132, 133, 162, 163, 192, 193, 253, 254, 322, 345, 349, 370, 409a, 412, 432, 433, 467a, 534, 535, 551, 559, 591, 592, 598, 611, 623a, 641, 642, 642a, 686a, 737a, 821, 963 & 970e of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.3 et seq.).
Elections: scheduling
Last Action
Referred To Committee Of The Whole With Substitute (s-3)
10/11/2022