June 13, 2017, Introduced by Reps. Brann, Marino, LaSata, Calley and Lilly and referred to the Committee on Elections and Ethics.
A bill to amend 1954 PA 116, entitled
"Michigan election law,"
by amending section 254 (MCL 168.254), as amended by 2012 PA 276.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 254. (1) To obtain the printing of the name of a person
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 shall 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 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 in which county road
commissioners
are to be elected. 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 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 $200.00
to be paid to the county clerk. Payment of the fee and
certification
of the name of the candidate 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 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 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 forfeitures. Deposits
forfeited
under this section shall be paid into and credited to the
general
fund of the county.
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 99th Legislature are
enacted into law:
(a) Senate Bill No. ____ or House Bill No. 4745 (request no.
01059'17 ***).
(b) Senate Bill No. ____ or House Bill No. 4750 (request no.
03115'17).
(c) Senate Bill No. ____ or House Bill No. 4746 (request no.
03116'17).
(d) Senate Bill No. ____ or House Bill No. 4748 (request no.
03118'17).
(e) Senate Bill No. ____ or House Bill No. 4747 (request no.
03119'17).