Bill Text: MI HB6445 | 2019-2020 | 100th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Elections: candidates; candidate filing fee in lieu of nominating petitions for county offices; make nonrefundable. Amends secs. 193 & 254 of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.193 & 168.254).
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-11-18 - Bill Electronically Reproduced 11/18/2020 [HB6445 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2019-HB6445-Introduced.html
HOUSE BILL NO. 6445
November 12, 2020, Introduced by Rep. Sabo and
referred to the Committee on Elections and Ethics.
A bill to amend 1954 PA 116, entitled
"Michigan election law,"
by amending sections 193 and 254 (MCL 168.193 and 168.254), section 193 as amended by 2012 PA 276 and section 254 as amended by 2018 PA 120.
the people of the state of michigan enact:
Sec. 193. (1) To
obtain the printing of the name of a
person an individual as
a candidate for nomination by a political party for an office named in section
191 under a particular party heading upon the official primary ballots, there shall must
be filed with the county clerk nominating petitions signed by a
number of qualified and registered electors residing within the county as
determined under section 544f. Nominating petitions shall
must be in the form prescribed in
section 544c. Until December 31, 2013, the county clerk shall
receive nominating petitions up to 4 p.m. of the twelfth Tuesday before the
August primary. Beginning January 1, 2014, the The county clerk shall receive nominating petitions
up to 4 p.m. of the fifteenth Tuesday before the August primary.
(2) To obtain the printing of the name of a candidate of a political party under the particular party's heading upon the primary election ballots in the various voting precincts of the county, there may be filed by the candidate, in lieu of filing nomination petitions, a nonrefundable filing fee of $100.00 to be paid to the county clerk. Payment of the fee and certification of the candidate's name paying the fee shall be are governed by the same provisions as in the case of nominating petitions. The fee shall must be deposited in the general fund of the county and shall be refunded to candidates who are nominated and to an equal number of candidates who receive the next highest number of votes in the primary election. If 2 or more candidates tie in having the lowest number of votes allowing a refund, the sum of $100.00 shall be divided among them. The deposits of all other defeated candidates, as well as the deposits of candidates who withdraw or are disqualified, shall be forfeited and the candidates shall be notified of the forfeiture. Deposits forfeited under this section shall be paid into and credited to the general fund of the county.and must be used only for the purchase and maintenance of voting equipment.
Sec. 254. (1) To
obtain the printing of the name of a
person an individual as
a candidate for nomination by a political party for the office of county road
commissioner under a particular party heading upon the official primary
ballots, there must be filed with the county clerk of the county nominating
petitions signed by a number of qualified and registered electors residing
within the county as determined under section 544f. Nominating petitions must
be in the form prescribed in section 544c. The county clerk shall receive
nominating petitions up to 4 p.m. of the fifteenth Tuesday before the August
primary in which county road commissioners are to be elected.
(2) To obtain the printing of the name of a candidate of a political party under the particular party's heading upon the primary election ballots in the various voting precincts of the county, there may be filed by each candidate, in lieu of filing nominating petitions, a nonrefundable filing fee of $100.00 to be paid to the county clerk. Payment of the fee and certification of the name of the candidate paying the fee are governed by the same provisions as in the case of nominating petitions. The fee must be deposited in the general fund of the county and must be returned to all candidates who are nominated and to an equal number of candidates who received the next highest number of votes in the primary election. If 2 or more candidates tie in having the lowest number of votes allowing a refund, the sum of $100.00 must be divided among them. The deposits of all other defeated candidates, as well as the deposits of candidates who withdraw or are disqualified, are forfeited and the candidates must be notified of the forfeitures. Deposits forfeited under this section must be paid into and credited to the general fund of the county.used only for the purchase and maintenance of voting equipment.
