Chapter XXIV. Primary Elections
[General]
- MCL 168.531 Primary Elections; Nomination of Candidates By Direct Vote
- MCL 168.532 Nomination By Caucus Or Convention Where Principal Candidate Receives Less Than 5% of Vote Cast For Candidates For Secretary of State
- MCL 168.533 Applicability of Act
- MCL 168.534 General Primary; Time; Party Candidates; Condition to Nomination
- MCL 168.535 General Primary; Nomination of Nonpartisan Candidates
- MCL 168.536, 168.537 [Repealed]
- MCL 168.538 Primary Election; Notice; Posting; Publication
- MCL 168.539 City and County Primary Elections; Not Held When No Opposition; Certification of Candidates; Notice to City and Township Clerks, Public Notice
- MCL 168.540 Nonpartisan Primary Elections; When Not Held; Certification of Candidates
- MCL 168.541 District Primary Elections; Not Held When No Opposition; Certification of Candidates; Notice to City and Township Clerks
Preparation and Filing of Nominating Petitions; Fees
- MCL 168.542 Nominating Petitions; Provisions Governing
- MCL 168.543, 168.544 [Repealed]
- MCL 168.544a Nonpartisan Nominating Petitions; Size, Form, Contents
- MCL 168.544b Candidates For Judicial Office; Affidavit of Qualifications to Be Filed With Nominating Petitions
- MCL 168.544c Nominating Petition; Type Size; Form; Contents; Circulation and Signing; Validity of Elector's Signature; Agreement of Circulator to Accept Jurisdiction; Service With Legal Process; Violations; Misdemeanor; Felony; Sanctions; Refusal of Individual to Comply With Subpoena; Applicability of Section to All Sections
- MCL 168.544d Nominating Petitions For Offices and Purposes; Circulation; Form; Identification of City Or Township; Certificate of Circulator; Other Form Not Prohibited
- MCL 168.544e Canvassing Petitions; Number Designations For Months
- MCL 168.544f Number of Signatures Required
- MCL 168.545 Nominating Petitions; Combination of Two Offices
- MCL 168.546 Nominating Petitions; Supply By County and City Clerks; Printing By Candidate
- MCL 168.547 [Repealed]
- MCL 168.547a Nominating Petitions; Signatures By Voters, Number, Counting
- MCL 168.548 Nominating Petitions; Maximum Number of Signatures
- MCL 168.549 Nominating Petitions; Excess Signatures, Counting
- MCL 168.550 Candidates For Nomination; Qualification Upon Compliance With Act
- MCL 168.551 Nominating Petitions Or Filing Fees; Filing Period
- MCL 168.551a [Repealed]
- MCL 168.552 Nominating Petitions; Certification By County Or City Clerk; Sworn Complaint; Investigation to Determine Validity of Signatures and Genuineness of Petition; Examination of Petitions; Declaration of Sufficiency Or Insufficiency of Petitions; Review; Filing of Nominating Petitions With Secretary of State; Notification; Canvass of Petitions; Hearing; Subpoenas; Oaths; Adjournment; Completion of Canvass; Availability to Public; Declaration; Request For Notice of Approval Or Rejection of Petition; Judicial Review; Use of Qualified Voter File; Certification to Boards of Election Commissioners
- MCL 168.552a Validity of Petition Or Signature
- MCL 168.553 Nominating Petitions; Insufficiency, Notice to Candidate
- MCL 168.554 List of Candidates; Posting
- MCL 168.554a [Repealed]
- MCL 168.555 Nominating Petitions and Filing Fees; Public Record, Contents; Public Inspection
- MCL 168.556 Nominating Petitions; Final Disposition, Record
- MCL 168.557 [Repealed]
- MCL 168.558 Filing Nominating Petition, Qualifying Petition, Filing Fee, Or Affidavit of Candidacy; Affidavit of Identity; Requirement to Indicate Name Change; Exception; Statement; Noncompliance; Selection of Office to Which Candidacy Restricted; Failure to Make Selection; Perjury Separate Violation
Preparation and Distribution of Ballots
- MCL 168.559 Official Primary Election Ballots; Preparation, Distribution
- MCL 168.560 Ballots; Use; Size
- MCL 168.560a General Election Ballot; Listing Political Party and Name; Qualification
- MCL 168.560b Name Appearing On Ballot; Change; Appearance of Given and Middle Name; Nickname; Common Law Name; Married Name; Violation
- MCL 168.561 Official Primary Election Ballots; Offices For Which Name of Candidate to Be Included; Filing Request For Clarifying Designation of Same Or Similar Surnames; Notice of Determination; Appeal; Printing Occupation, Date of Birth, Or Residence of Candidate; Incumbency Designation; Guidelines
- MCL 168.561a Official Ballots; Designation of Candidate With Same Given and Surname As Incumbent
- MCL 168.562 Official Ballots; Delegates to County Convention
- MCL 168.562a [Repealed]
- MCL 168.562b Election As Delegate to State Convention Or National Convention; Signing Affidavit; Voting For Presidential Candidate; Filing Affidavit
- MCL 168.563 Primary Election Ballots; Number; Weight and Color of Paper; Printing and Arrangement
- MCL 168.564 Official Ballots; Failure of Party to File Required Petitions, Party Ballot Not Printed
- MCL 168.565 Filing, Mailing, and Correcting Proof Copies of Ballots; Affidavit
- MCL 168.566 Official Primary Ballots; Posting For Public Inspection
- MCL 168.567 Official Primary Ballots; Errors, Correction By Board of Election Commissioners
- MCL 168.568 Official Primary Election Ballots; Form; Order and Title of Offices
- MCL 168.569 Official Primary Ballots; Numbering; Separation of Columns
- MCL 168.569a Rotation of Names; Manner; Effect of Using Absent Voter Counting Board; Section Applicable to Nonpartisan General Elections and Municipal Elections
- MCL 168.570 [Effective Until 91 Days After Adjournment of the 2023 Regular Session Sine Die] Paper Ballots; Numbering; Identification; Function of and Requirements For Detachable Corner Stub; Distribution of Ballots; Form
- MCL 168.570 [Effective 91 Days After Adjournment of the 2023 Regular Session Sine Die] Paper Ballots; Numbering; Identification; Function of and Requirements For Detachable Corner Stub; Distribution of Ballots; Form
- MCL 168.570a Official Primary Ballot; Candidates For Township Offices; Party Qualification
- MCL 168.571 [Repealed]
- MCL 168.572 Official Primary Ballots; Provision For Write-In Votes
- MCL 168.573 Official Primary Ballots; Packaging, Seal, Certification
Conduct of Primary Elections
- MCL 168.574 Primary Election; Board of Primary Election Inspectors, Membership
- MCL 168.575 Primary Elections; Furnishing Ballots to Electors
- MCL 168.576 Marking Ballot; Voting For Person Not On Ballot; Effect of Voting More Than 1 Party Ticket; Section Subject to Mcl 168.736a
- MCL 168.576a Primary Elections; Electors, Number of Votes
- MCL 168.577 Primary Elections; Electors, Folding and Delivery of Ballots
- MCL 168.578 Primary Elections; Poll List, Comparison of Ballot Number
- MCL 168.579 Primary Elections; Electors; Exposure of Ballot; Rejection; Applicability of Section Under Mcl 168.736a
- MCL 168.580 Counting Ballots; Candidates Considered to Have Received Votes; Rejection of Ballot
Canvassing of Primary Returns
- MCL 168.581 [Effective Until 2/13/2024] Primary Elections; Canvass of Returns and Declaration of Results
- MCL 168.581 [Effective 2/13/2024] Primary Elections; Canvass of Returns and Declaration of Results
- MCL 168.582 Person Voted For On Party Ballot Whose Name Is Not Printed On Ballot and Who Has Not Filed Nominating Petition; Votes Required For Nomination
- MCL 168.583 Primary Election Day; Service of Civil Process On Electors Prohibited
Voting Machines At Primaries
- MCL 168.584 Voting Machines Authorized In Primaries
- MCL 168.585 Primary Elections; Use of Voting Machines; Supplementary Ballots
- MCL 168.586 Provisions Applicable to Use of Voting Machines; Appearance of Names of Candidates; Determination of Feasibility
- MCL 168.587 Primary Elections; Voting Machines, Straight Ticket and Excess Voting Prevented
- MCL 168.588 Primary Elections; Voting Machines, Number In Precinct