Section 168.644f - Nominating petitions; filing; signatures; omission of primary.
MICHIGAN ELECTION LAW (EXCERPT)
Act 116 of 1954
168.644f Nominating petitions; filing; signatures; omission of primary.
Sec. 644f.
(1) Except as provided in section 644e, nominating petitions for offices to be filled at the odd year general election shall be filed by 4 p.m. on the twelfth Tuesday prior to the odd year primary election. The place of filing and the number of signatures shall be the same as is now required by law for such offices.
(2) If a nonpartisan petition requirement is not contained in law or charter, the minimum number of signatures shall be the amount as provided for in section 544f.
(3) If, upon the expiration of the time for filing nonpartisan petitions, not more than twice the number of candidates as there are persons to be elected to that office have filed, the primary for that office shall not be held and those persons filing valid petitions shall be declared the nominees for the offices, unless a city charter provides otherwise for city offices.
History: Add. 1970, Act 239, Imd. Eff. Dec. 22, 1970 ;-- Am. 1990, Act 7, Imd. Eff. Feb. 12, 1990 ;-- Am. 1999, Act 218, Eff. Mar. 10, 2000
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