MI HB4588

Requires candidates for local school district board member positions to file partisan nominating petitions affiliated with a political party, rather than running as nonpartisan candidates

Moves local school district board member elections from the nonpartisan section of the ballot to the partisan section alongside other partisan offices at the general November election

Maintains nonpartisan elections for other educational positions including community college board trustees, intermediate school district board members, and school districts other than local school districts

Updates nominating petition language and requirements, including minor technical changes to wording such as replacing "voters" with "electors" and standardizing references

Removes population census references for determining petition signature requirements (minimum 6-20 signatures for districts under 10,000 population; minimum 40-100 for larger districts)