Michigan Compiled Laws

Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.532 (2026)

Nomination by caucus or convention where principal candidate receives less than 5% of vote cast for candidates for secretary of state.

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MICHIGAN ELECTION LAW

Act 116 of 1954

168.532 Nomination by caucus or convention where principal candidate receives less than 5% of vote cast for candidates for secretary of state.

Sec. 532.

A political party whose principal candidate received less than 5% of the total vote cast for all candidates for the office of secretary of state in the last preceding state election, either in the state or in any political subdivision affected, shall not make its nominations by the direct primary method. The nomination of all candidates of such parties shall be made by means of caucuses or conventions which shall be held and the names of the party's nominations filed at the time and manner provided in section 686a of this act. The term "principal candidate" of any party shall be construed to mean the candidate whose name shall appear nearest the top of the party column.

History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955 ;-- Am. 1973, Act 28, Imd. Eff. June 14, 1973

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Notes of Decisions

Cited in 5 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1973–2024 · leading case: Erard v. Johnson, 905 F. Supp. 2d 782 (E.D. Mich. 2012).

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Erard v. Johnson, 905 F. Supp. 2d 782 (E.D. Mich. 2012). · cites it 2× “See Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.532 . Parties satisfying this five-percent threshold may place candidates on the general-election ballot through a direct primary.”

Ferency v. Sec'y of State, 476 N.W.2d 417 (Mich. Ct. App. 1991). · cites it 2× “MCL 168.532; MSA 6.1532. [8] The primary election does not apply to all offices, but only those offices listed in MCL 168.”

Am. Indep. Party v. Sec'y of State, 247 N.W.2d 17 (Mich. 1976). · cites it 2× “The Court states that "[a]fter Shields and Stephenson * * * the Legislature added the requirement that the vignette and names of candidates of a new political party be certified to the Secretary of State by the party's state central committee.”

Communist Party v. Austin, 362 F. Supp. 27 (E.D. Mich. 1973). “§§ 168.532, 168.686a. 9 . Under the Georgia law approved in Jenness , a political organization that obtains 20% of the vote at a prior election *31 becomes a political party with its attendant ballot position rights and primary election obligations.”

Robert F Kennedy Jr v. Sec'y of State (Mich. Ct. App. 2024). “” MCL 168.532. As directed by § 532, we turn back to § 686a.”

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