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Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.16 (2026)

“Major political party” defined.

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MICHIGAN ELECTION LAW


Act 116 of 1954


168.16 “Major political party” defined.

Sec. 16.

    As used in this act, "major political party" means each of the 2 political parties whose candidate for the office of secretary of state received the highest and second highest number of votes at the immediately preceding general election in which a secretary of state was elected.

History: Add. 1995, Act 261, Eff. Mar. 28, 1996

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Cited in 3 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2012–2024 · leading case: Libertarian Party v. Johnson, 905 F. Supp. 2d 751 (E.D. Mich. 2012).
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Libertarian Party v. Johnson, 905 F. Supp. 2d 751 (E.D. Mich. 2012). · cites it 2× “560a, but not a major party, MCL § 168.16, nominated Gary Johnson as its candidate for President.”
20240307_C364048_37_364048.Opn.Pdf, No. 20240307 (Mich. Ct. App. Mar. 7, 2024). “674 does not explicitly grant a major party county chairperson a right to challenge the requirement that the board must appoint, as nearly as possible, an equal number of election inspectors from each major political party to each election precinct.”
Daunt v. Benson, 425 F. Supp. 3d 856 (W.D. Mich. 2019). “LAWS § 168.16, and used in the challenged provisions.”
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