HB-4274, As Passed Senate, June 18, 2015

SUBSTITUTE FOR

HOUSE BILL NO. 4274

     A bill to amend 1954 PA 116, entitled

"Michigan election law,"

by amending section 970e (MCL 168.970e), as added by 2012 PA 417.

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

     Sec. 970e. Subject to section 970b, the candidate of each

political party receiving the greatest number of votes cast for

candidates at the recall primary election as set forth in the

report of the board of state canvassers, based on the returns from

the various election precincts, shall be declared the nominee of

that political party at the recall general election to be held on

the next February May regular election date or the next August

regular election date, whichever occurs first. In addition, except

as otherwise provided in this section, a candidate without a

political party affiliation may qualify for the recall general

election by filing a qualifying petition with the officer with whom

the recall petitions were filed that contains 10% of the number of

signatures required under section 544f within 10 days after the

recall general election is scheduled. An individual who was an

unsuccessful candidate in the recall primary election may not

subsequently file a qualifying petition as a candidate without a

political party affiliation for the recall general election.

     Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect 90 days

after the date it is enacted into law.

     Enacting section 2. This amendatory act does not take effect

unless all of the following bills of the 98th Legislature are

enacted into law:

     (a) House Bill No. 4271.

     (b) House Bill No. 4272.

     (c) House Bill No. 4273.

     (d) House Bill No. 4276.

     (e) House Bill No. 4385.