Bill Text: MI HB4851 | 2023-2024 | 102nd Legislature | Introduced

Michigan House Bill 4851

Introduced

Bill Title: Elections: political parties; state political party to change name to affiliated national political party; allow. Amends 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.1 - 168.992) by adding sec. 685a.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2023-06-28 - Bill Electronically Reproduced 06/27/2023 [HB4851 Detail]

Download: Michigan-2023-HB4851-Introduced.html

HOUSE BILL NO. 4851

June 27, 2023, Introduced by Reps. Phil Green and Alexander and referred to the Committee on Elections.

A bill to amend 1954 PA 116, entitled

"Michigan election law,"

(MCL 168.1 to 168.992) by adding section 685a.

the people of the state of michigan enact:

Sec. 685a. If a state political party is qualified to have the names of its candidates printed in a separate party column on each election ballot and that state political party is affiliated with a national political party that changes its name, the state political party may change its name to the same name as the national political party if, not later than 4 p.m. of the one hundred tenth day before a general November election, the chairperson and secretary of the state central committee of that state political party file with the secretary of state a certificate, signed by the chairperson and secretary of the state central committee of that state political party, indicating the name change for that state political party.