HOUSE BILL No. 4122


     January 28, 1997, Introduced by Rep. Whyman and referred to the Committee on Local Government.


        A bill to amend 1954 PA 116, entitled

   "Michigan election law,"

   (MCL 168.1 to 168.992) by adding section 626a.

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 1         SEC. 626A.  (1) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF THIS

 2    ACT TO THE CONTRARY, IF, AFTER THE DEADLINE FOR FILING NOMINATING

 3    PETITIONS UNDER SECTION 624, THE NUMBER OF CANDIDATES FOR PRE-

 4    CINCT DELEGATE IN EACH PRECINCT IS EQUAL TO OR LESS THAN THE

 5    NUMBER OF PERSONS TO BE ELECTED AT THE AUGUST PRIMARY, THEN THE

 6    COUNTY CLERK SHALL CERTIFY THAT THERE IS NO CONTEST IN THE ELEC-

 7    TION FOR PRECINCT DELEGATE.  THE COUNTY CLERK SHALL DELIVER THE

 8    CERTIFICATION OF NO CONTEST TO THE BOARD OF ELECTION

 9    COMMISSIONERS.  UPON RECEIPT OF THE CERTIFICATION FROM THE COUNTY

10    CLERK UNDER THIS SECTION, THE BOARD OF ELECTION COMMISSIONERS

11    SHALL NOT HAVE ANY CANDIDATE NAMES PRINTED ON THE BALLOT FOR


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 1    PRECINCT DELEGATE IN A PRECINCT IN WHICH NO CONTEST HAS BEEN

 2    CERTIFIED UNDER THIS SECTION.

 3         (2) A CANDIDATE FOR PRECINCT DELEGATE WHO IS QUALIFIED UNDER

 4    SECTION 624 AND WHO IS OTHERWISE QUALIFIED TO HOLD THE OFFICE OF

 5    PRECINCT DELEGATE UNDER THIS ACT, IF ANY, IS CONSIDERED ELECTED

 6    TO THE OFFICE OF PRECINCT DELEGATE UNDER THIS SECTION.  THE

 7    COUNTY CLERK SHALL IMMEDIATELY GIVE THE NOTIFICATIONS REQUIRED

 8    UNDER SECTION 625 TO THE SUCCESSFUL PRECINCT DELEGATES AND THE

 9    CHAIRPERSONS OF THE COUNTY COMMITTEE OF THE APPROPRIATE POLITICAL

10    PARTY.




































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