Michigan Compiled Laws

Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.598 (2026)

State central committee; forwarding copy of call for fall state convention; apportionment of delegates; allocation of additional delegates.

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MICHIGAN ELECTION LAW

Act 116 of 1954

168.598 State central committee; forwarding copy of call for fall state convention; apportionment of delegates; allocation of additional delegates.

Sec. 598.

(1) The state central committee of each political party shall, at least 60 days before the August primary, forward by mail to the chairperson of each county committee of the political party a copy of the call for the fall state convention of the political party, showing the number of delegates to which each county is entitled in the state convention of the political party. The state central committee shall apportion the delegates to the several counties in proportion to the number of votes cast for the candidate of the party for secretary of state in each county, respectively, at the last preceding November general election.

(2) In addition to the number of delegates allocated to each county under subsection (1), the state central committees shall allocate an additional number of delegates equal to the number of incumbent legislators nominated by their party and residing in the county.

History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955 ;-- Am. 1967, Act 209, Eff. Nov. 2, 1967 ;-- Am. 1988, Act 116, Imd. Eff. May 2, 1988

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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Notes of Decisions

Cited in 4 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1976–2024 · leading case: Am. Indep. Party v. Sec'y of State, 247 N.W.2d 17 (Mich. 1976).

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Am. Indep. Party v. Sec'y of State, 247 N.W.2d 17 (Mich. 1976). · cites it 2× “MCLA 168.598; MSA 6.1598. That same day a faction of the American *693 Independent Party headed by Josephine Chapman split, formed its own State Central Committee, and called its own state convention.”

Heitmanis v. Austin, 677 F. Supp. 1347 (E.D. Mich. 1988). “” —§ 168.598 requires the state central committee of each political party to forward to the chairman of each county committee “a copy of the call for the fall state convention” indicating the number of delegates to which each county shall be entitled, based upon the votes cast…”

Rosa Holliday v. Sec'y of State (Mich. Ct. App. 2024). · cites it 2× “MCLA § 168.598; MSA § 6.1598. That same day a faction of the American Independent Party headed by Josephine Chapman split, formed its own State Central Committee, and called its own state convention.”

20241122_C371299_39_371299.Opn.Pdf (Mich. Ct. App. 2024). “, MCL 168.598 (addressing the state central political committee, county chairs and delegates); MCL 168.”

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