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Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.591 (2026)

Commencement of state convention in even numbered years; date, time, and location; issuance of calls.

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MICHIGAN ELECTION LAW


Act 116 of 1954


168.591 Commencement of state convention in even numbered years; date, time, and location; issuance of calls.

Sec. 591.

    (1) Except as provided in subsection (2) and section 532, the state convention of all political parties for the nomination of candidates for state offices in the even numbered years shall commence not less than 60 days before the general November election. The date, time, and location of the state convention shall be designated by the state central committees of the various political parties in their call for a state convention. The calls shall be issued at least 60 days before the August primaries.

    (2) In 2012 only, the state convention of all political parties for the nomination of candidates for state offices shall commence not less than 58 days before the general November election. The date, time, and location of the state convention shall be designated by the state central committees of the various political parties in their call for a state convention. The calls shall be issued at least 60 days before the August primaries.

History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955 ;-- Am. 1955, Act 271, Imd. Eff. June 30, 1955 ;-- Am. 1973, Act 28, Imd. Eff. June 14, 1973 ;-- Am. 1983, Act 181, Imd. Eff. Oct. 25, 1983 ;-- Am. 1988, Act 116, Eff. Nov. 9, 1988 ;-- Am. 1990, Act 109, Imd. Eff. June 18, 1990 ;-- Am. 2012, Act 128, Imd. Eff. May 14, 2012

Compiler's Notes:

    Section 2 of Act 116 of 1988 provides:

    “If any portion of this amendatory act or the application of this amendatory act to any person or circumstances shall be found to be invalid by a court, the invalidity shall not affect the remaining portions or applications of this amendatory act which can be given effect without the invalid portion or application, if the remaining portions are not determined by the court to be inoperable, and to this end this amendatory act is declared to be severable.”

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Cited in 5 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1970–2021 · leading case: Christopher Graveline v. Jocelyn Benson, 992 F.3d 524 (6th Cir. 2021).
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Christopher Graveline v. Jocelyn Benson, 992 F.3d 524 (6th Cir. 2021). “” Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.591 (1). In 2018, that deadline fell on September 7, 2018.”
Graveline v. Johnson, 336 F. Supp. 3d 801 (E.D. Mich. 2018). · cites it 2× “" Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.591 (1). This year, that date falls on September 7, 2018.”
Am. Indep. Party v. Sec'y of State, 247 N.W.2d 17 (Mich. 1976). · cites it 2× “In their brief in the Court of Appeals the defendants argued that the "split is of a fundamental, ideological and tactical nature which pervades the entire spectrum of this party's activities." These assertions have not been evidentially established.”
Andrews v. Wayne Cnty. Clerk, 175 N.W.2d 839 (Mich. Ct. App. 1970). · cites it 2× “, as amended]), through construction in order to give it effect because the act purportedly amended chapter 25 (MCLA § 168.591 et seq., as amended [Stat Ann 1956 Kev § 6.”
Graveline v. Johnson (E.D. Mich. 2019). · cites it 2× “” Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.591 (1). In 2018, that deadline fell on September 7, 2018.”
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