Bill Text: MI SB0918 | 2015-2016 | 98th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Elections; candidates; filing fee for state representative and state senator; increase. Ameds sec. 163 of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.163).
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-04-26 - Referred To Committee On Elections And Government Reform [SB0918 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2015-SB0918-Introduced.html
SENATE BILL No. 918
April 26, 2016, Introduced by Senator BIEDA and referred to the Committee on Elections and Government Reform.
A bill to amend 1954 PA 116, entitled
"Michigan election law,"
by amending section 163 (MCL 168.163), as amended by 2012 PA 276.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 163. (1) To obtain the printing of the name of a person
as a candidate for nomination by a political party for the office
of state senator or representative under a particular party heading
upon the official primary ballots in the various election precincts
of a district, there shall be filed nominating petitions signed by
a number of qualified and registered electors residing in the
district as determined under section 544f. If the district
comprises more than 1 county, the nominating petitions shall be
filed with the secretary of state. If the district comprises 1
county or less, the nominating petitions shall be filed with the
county clerk of that county. Nominating petitions shall be in the
form
prescribed in section 544c. Until December 31, 2013, the
secretary
of state and the various county clerks shall receive
nominating
petitions for filing in accordance with this act up to 4
p.m.
of the twelfth Tuesday before the August primary. Beginning
January
1, 2014, the The secretary of state and the various county
clerks shall receive nominating petitions for filing in accordance
with this act up to 4 p.m. of the fifteenth Tuesday before the
August primary.
(2) In lieu of filing a nominating petition, a filing fee of
$100.00
$500.00 may be paid to the county clerk or, for a candidate
in a district comprising more than 1 county, to the secretary of
state. Payment of the fee and certification of the name of the
candidate paying the fee shall be governed by the same provisions
as in the case of nominating petitions. The fee shall 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 $500.00 shall
be
divided among them. A refund of a deposit shall not be made to a
candidate who withdraws as a candidate.
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect 90 days
after the date it is enacted into law.
