CANDIDATE FILING DEADLINES S.B. 1095:
COMMITTEE SUMMARY
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Senate Bill 1095 (as introduced 1-27-10)
Sponsor: Senator Michelle A. McManus
Committee: Campaign and Election Oversight
Date Completed: 2-2-10
CONTENT
The bill would amend the Michigan Election Law to revise the filing or certification deadlines for certain candidates in odd-year elections.
Under the Law, as a rule, an officer required to be elected at the odd-year general election must be nominated at the odd-year primary election. If a local charter provides for nomination by caucus or by filing a petition or affidavit directly for the general election, or provides for the election at the primary of a candidate who receives more than 50% of the votes cast for that office, however, the local governing body may provide by ordinance for a caucus date, filing date, or other provisions to the extent necessary to be consistent with the odd-year general election requirement and the intent of the charter provisions.
Under the bill, instead, if a charter provided for nomination by caucus or by filing a petition or affidavit directly for the general election, the candidate filing deadline or certification deadline would be 4 p.m. on the 12th Tuesday before the odd-year general election. If a charter provided for the election at the primary of a candidate who received more than 50% of the votes cast for that office, the candidate filing deadline or certification deadline would be 4 p.m. on the 12th Tuesday before the primary.
MCL 168.644e Legislative Analyst: Patrick Affholter
FISCAL IMPACT
The bill would have no fiscal impact on State or local government.
Fiscal Analyst: Joe Carrasco
Analysis was prepared by nonpartisan Senate staff for use by the Senate in its deliberations and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent. sb1095/0910