Bill Text: MI HB5955 | 2013-2014 | 97th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Elections; candidates; candidates for governor, state senator, and state representative nominated at party conventions rather than at primary elections; require. Amends secs. 59, 68, 169, 179, 534 & 570 of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.59 et seq.); adds secs. 52a, 54a, 56a, 162a, 164a & 166a & repeals secs. 52 to 58 & 162 to 168 of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.52 et seq.).
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-12-02 - Printed Bill Filed 11/14/2014 [HB5955 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2013-HB5955-Introduced.html
HOUSE BILL No. 5955
November 13, 2014, Introduced by Reps. MacMaster and Franz and referred to the Committee on Elections and Ethics.
A bill to amend 1954 PA 116, entitled
"Michigan election law,"
by amending sections 59, 68, 169, 179, 534, and 570 (MCL 168.59,
168.68, 168.169, 168.179, 168.534, and 168.570), section 169 as
amended by 1990 PA 7, section 534 as amended by 1988 PA 116, and
section 570 as amended by 1985 PA 160, and by adding sections
52a, 54a, 56a, 162a, 164a, and 166a; and to repeal acts and parts
of acts.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
1 Sec. 52a. At its fall state convention, each political party
2 may nominate a candidate for the office of governor.
3 Sec. 54a. Not more than 24 hours after the conclusion of the
4 fall state convention, the state central committee of each
5 political party shall canvass the proceedings from the convention
1 and determine the nominee of the convention for the office of
2 governor. Not more than 1 business day after the conclusion of
3 the convention, the chairperson and secretary of the state
4 central committee shall forward to the secretary of state a
5 typewritten or printed list of the name and residence, including
6 street address if known, of the candidate nominated at the state
7 convention. The secretary of state shall forward a copy of a list
8 received under this section to the board of election
9 commissioners of each county, in care of the county clerk at the
10 county seat.
11 Sec. 56a. An individual who has been certified by the state
12 central committee of any political party as nominated for the
13 office of governor may withdraw by filing a written notice of
14 withdrawal with the secretary of state or his or her authorized
15 agent and a copy with the chairperson and the secretary of the
16 state central committee of the political party not later than 4
17 p.m., eastern standard time, of the fourth business day following
18 the conclusion of the convention at which the individual was
19 nominated.
20 Sec. 59. When the If
a candidate of a political party, after
21 having been nominated to the office of governor, shall die,
22 withdraw as provided in section 58 of this act, remove dies,
23
withdraws, moves from the this state,
or become becomes
24 disqualified for any reason, the state central committee of such
25 that political party shall meet forthwith and by a majority vote
26 of the members thereof shall select a candidate to fill the
27 vacancy. thereby caused. The name of the candidate so
selected
1 shall be immediately certified by the chairman chairperson and
2 the secretary of said the
committee to the secretary of state and
3 to the board of election commissioners for each county , whose
4 duty it is to prepare the official ballots. ,
and said The board
5 shall cause to be printed or placed upon such the ballots
in the
6 proper place the name of the candidate so selected and certified
7 to fill such the vacancy.
8 Sec. 68. The votes cast for any candidate for the office of
9 governor or lieutenant governor at any primary or election shall
10 be are subject to recount as provided in chapter 33 of this
11 act.XXXIII.
12 Sec. 162a. At its fall state convention, each political
13 party may nominate a candidate for each of the offices of state
14 senator and state representative.
15 Sec. 164a. Not more than 24 hours after the conclusion of
16 the fall state convention, the state central committee of each
17 political party shall canvass the proceedings from the convention
18 and determine the nominees of the convention for each of the
19 offices of state senator and state representative. Not more than
20 1 business day after the conclusion of the convention, the
21 chairperson and secretary of the state central committee shall
22 forward to the secretary of state a typewritten or printed list
23 of the names and residences, including street address if known,
24 of the candidates nominated at the state convention. The
25 secretary of state shall forward a copy of a list received under
26 this section to the board of election commissioners of each
27 county, in care of the county clerk at the county seat.
1 Sec. 166a. An individual who has been certified by the state
2 central committee of any political party as nominated for the
3 office of state senator or state representative may withdraw by
4 filing a written notice of withdrawal with the secretary of state
5 or his or her authorized agent and a copy with the chairperson
6 and the secretary of the state central committee of the political
7 party not later than 4 p.m., eastern standard time, of the fourth
8 business day following the conclusion of the convention at which
9 the individual was nominated.
10 Sec. 169. When the If a candidate of a
political party,
11 after having been nominated to the office of state senator or
12 representative, shall die, be certified by a state convention for
13 a statewide office, withdraw dies, withdraws from the
district,
14 become becomes physically unfit, or become becomes disqualified
15 for any reason, the members residing within said that senatorial
16 or representative district of the county executive committees of
17 such that candidate's political party for the counties
comprising
18 said the senatorial or representative district shall meet at
a
19 time and place designated by the chairperson of the state central
20 committee of such the
political party and notice of such the
21 meeting shall be sent to all such members of the county
executive
22 committees. The meeting shall be conducted by the secretary of
23 the state central committee or his or her duly authorized agent,
24 but said the secretary or agent shall not be privileged to vote
25 at such the meeting. A candidate to fill the vacancy shall be
26 selected by a majority vote of the committee members present and
27 voting. : Provided, That if such If a vacancy
occurs in a
1 senatorial or representative district wholly within 1 county, a
2 candidate to fill the vacancy shall be selected by the county
3 executive committee of the county by a majority vote thereof. The
4 name of the candidate so selected shall be certified immediately
5 by the chairperson and the secretary of said the committee
to the
6 secretary of state in those districts comprising 2 or more
7 counties and to the county clerk in those districts contained
8 within 1 county. The certification shall be sent in any case to
9 the board of election commissioners for each county , whose duty
10 it is to prepare the official ballots. ; and said The board
shall
11 cause to be printed or placed upon such the ballots,
in the
12 proper place, the name of the candidate so selected and
certified
13 to fill such the vacancy.
14 Sec. 179. The votes cast for any candidate for the office of
15 state senator or representative at any primary or election shall
16 be are subject to recount as provided in chapter 33 of
this
17 act.XXXIII.
18 Sec. 534. A general primary of all political parties except
19 as provided in sections 532 and 685 shall be held in every
20 election precinct in this state on the Tuesday after the first
21 Monday in August before every general November election, at which
22 time the qualified and registered voters of each political party
23 may vote for party candidates for the office of governor, United
24 States senator, representative in congress, state senator,
25 representative in the legislature, county executive, prosecuting
26 attorney, sheriff, county clerk, county treasurer, register of
27 deeds, county auditor, drain commissioner, public works
1 commissioner, county road commissioner, county mine inspector,
2 surveyor, and candidates for office in townships. A nomination
3 for an office shall be made only if the official is to be elected
4 at the next succeeding general November election.
5 Sec. 570. Paper ballots shall be numbered consecutively and
6 identified by use of the words "official primary ballot" on the
7 upper right hand corner upon the front of the ballot with a
8 perforated line across the corner and underneath the number and
9 identification so that the corner with the number and
10 identification may be torn off. The detachable corner stub shall
11 serve for the several party tickets and the ballot number shall
12 be printed upon the stub on 1 side only. A political party
13 designation shall not appear upon a ballot corner so numbered and
14 identified. After the ballots are trimmed and wrapped in sealed
15 packages, they shall be distributed for use at the primary
16 election in the same manner as is now provided by law for the
17 distribution of ballots to be used at general elections. Ballots
18 shall be prepared in a form prescribed by the secretary of state
19 based upon the voting equipment being used in each county.
20 substantially the following form:
21 OFFICIAL PRIMARY BALLOT
22 No. ............
23 OFFICIAL PRIMARY ELECTION BALLOT
24 Primary election to be held ...................... 19......
25 in the county of .......................................... .
26 ...............party.
27 (Vignette)
1 You cannot split your ticket. If you vote for candidates on
2 more than 1 party ticket, your ballot will be rejected.
3 Make a cross or a check mark in the square to the left of
4 not more than the number of names for each office as may be
5 indicated under the title of each office.
6 ______________________________________________________________
7 State. Legislative.
8 ______________________________________________________________
9 Governor. State Senator.
10 .................District.
11 Vote for not more than one. Vote for not more than one.
12 ______________________________________________________________
13 [ ] 1 John Doe [ ] 7 John Doe
14 ______________________________________________________________
15 [ ] 2 Richard Roe [ ] 8 Richard Roe
16 ______________________________________________________________
17 [ ] [ ]
18 ______________________________________________________________
19 Congressional. Representative in State
20 ________________________________ Legislature.
21 United States Senator..... .................District.
22 Vote for not more than one. Vote for not more than one.
23 ______________________________________________________________
24 [ ] 3 John Doe [ ] 9 John Doe
25 ______________________________________________________________
26 [ ] 4 Richard Roe [ ] 10 Richard Roe
27 ______________________________________________________________
28 [ ] [ ]
29 ______________________________________________________________
30 Representative in Congress. County.
31 .................... District. Prosecuting Attorney.
1 Vote for not more than one. Vote for not more than one.
2 ______________________________________________________________
3 [ ] 5 John Doe [ ] 11 John Doe
4 ______________________________________________________________
5 [ ] 6 Richard Roe [ ] 12 Richard Roe
6 ______________________________________________________________
7 [ ] [ ]
8 ______________________________________________________________
9 Enacting section 1. Sections 52 to 58 and 162 to 168 of the
10 Michigan election law, 1954 PA 116, MCL 168.52 to 168.58 and
11 168.162 to 168.168, are repealed.
