Michigan Compiled Laws

Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.597 (2026)

State central committee; members, officers, term of service.

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MICHIGAN ELECTION LAW

Act 116 of 1954

168.597 State central committee; members, officers, term of service.

Sec. 597.

At its spring state convention in each odd numbered year, each political party shall select a state central committee as herein provided, which committee shall consist of 2 men and 2 women from each congressional district. The state convention shall select a chairman and 2 vice chairmen of the state central committee and such chairman and vice chairmen shall have the right to vote on all questions arising in the committee. The state central committee so constituted shall appoint a secretary and a treasurer and such other officers as in its judgment may be proper and shall have the power to fill any vacancy that may occur in its membership or any of its offices. The term of service of a state central committee shall continue until the election of its successor.

History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955 ;-- Am. 1965, Act 369, Imd. Eff. July 23, 1965

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Notes of Decisions

Cited in 5 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1966–2024 · leading case: Marchioro v. Chaney, 442 U.S. 191 (1979).

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Marchioro v. Chaney, 442 U.S. 191 (1979). “52, §1 (West 1975); Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.597 (1970); Miss. Code Ann.”

Ferency v. Austin, 493 F. Supp. 683 (W.D. Mich. 1980). · cites it 2× “§ 168.597 reads: Sec. 597. At its spring state convention in each odd numbered year, each political party shall select a state central committee as herein provided, which committee shall consist of 2 men and 2 women from each congressional district.”

Am. Indep. Party v. Sec'y of State, 247 N.W.2d 17 (Mich. 1976). · cites it 2× “NOTES [1] MCLA 168.597; MSA 6.1597. [2] The terms "faction" and "schism" are conclusory, they color the analysis and tend to beg the question whether there is a dominant group rightfully in control of the AIP.”

20241122_C371299_39_371299.Opn.Pdf (Mich. Ct. App. 2024). “FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY The State Committee is the central committee, as designated under MCL 168.597, for the Republican Party in Michigan, and it operates under the official name of Michigan Republican Party.”

Robinson v. Sec'y of State, 145 N.W.2d 254 (Mich. Ct. App. 1966). “* See CLS 1961, § 168.597 (Stat Ann 1965 Cum Supp § 6.1597).”

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