Loading chat...

MI SB1207

Bill

Status

Engrossed

11/30/2022

Primary Sponsor

Wayne Schmidt

Click for details

Origin

Senate

101st Legislature

AI Summary

  • Moves Michigan's statewide presidential primary election from the second Tuesday in March to the second Tuesday in February in presidential election years

  • Maintains the requirement that political parties receiving 5% or less of the nationwide presidential vote in the previous election cannot participate in the presidential primary

  • Applies general primary election procedures to the presidential primary election, except as otherwise provided in specified statute sections

  • Changes mandatory language in the statute from "shall" to "must"

Legislative Description

Elections: presidential primary; presidential primary election date; revise. Amends sec. 613a of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.613a).

Elections: scheduling

Last Action

Referred To Committee On Elections And Ethics

11/30/2022

Committee Referrals

Elections And Ethics11/30/2022
Elections10/13/2022

Full Bill Text

No bill text available