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MI SB0013

MI SB0013
Elections: presidential primary; presidential primary election date; revise. Amends sec. 613a of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.613a).


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Introduced
01/12/2023
In Committee
01/26/2023
Crossed Over
01/26/2023
Passed
02/01/2023
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
02/02/2023

Introduced Session

102nd Legislature

Bill Summary

AN ACT to amend 1954 PA 116, entitled ?An act to reorganize, consolidate, and add to the election laws; to provide for election officials and prescribe their powers and duties; to prescribe the powers and duties of certain state departments, state agencies, and state and local officials and employees; to provide for the nomination and election of candidates for public office; to provide for the resignation, removal, and recall of certain public officers; to provide for the filling of vacancies in public office; to provide for and regulate primaries and elections; to provide for the purity of elections; to guard against the abuse of the elective franchise; to define violations of this act; to provide appropriations; to prescribe penalties and provide remedies; and to repeal certain acts and all other acts inconsistent with this act,? by amending section 613a (MCL 168.613a), as amended by 2015 PA 1.

AI Summary

This bill amends Section 613a of the Michigan Election Law to revise the presidential primary election date. It establishes that a statewide presidential primary election must be conducted on February 27, 2024, and on the fourth Tuesday in February in each presidential election year after 2024. The bill also specifies that political parties that received 5% or less of the total nationwide vote for the office of President in the last presidential election shall not participate in the presidential primary election. Except for certain specified sections, the statewide presidential primary election must be conducted under the provisions of the law that govern the conduct of general primary elections.

Committee Categories

Government Affairs

Sponsors (1)

Last Action

Assigned Pa 0002'23 (on 02/02/2023)

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