MICHIGAN ELECTION LAW
Act 116 of 1954
168.613a Statewide presidential primary election; time; limitation on participation; conduct.
Sec. 613a.
(1) A statewide presidential primary election must be conducted under this act on February 27, 2024, and on the fourth Tuesday in February in each presidential election year after 2024.
(2) A political party that received 5% or less of the total vote cast nationwide for the office of President of the United States in the last presidential election shall not participate in the presidential primary election.
(3) Except as otherwise provided in sections 614a to 616a, 624g, 759a, 759c, and 879a, the statewide presidential primary election must be conducted under the provisions of this act that govern the conduct of general primary elections.
History: Add. 1988, Act 275, Eff. Sept. 1, 1988 ;-- Am. 1995, Act 87, Imd. Eff. June 20, 1995 ;-- Am. 1999, Act 71, Imd. Eff. June 28, 1999 ;-- Am. 1999, Act 72, Imd. Eff. June 28, 1999 ;-- Am. 2003, Act 13, Imd. Eff. May 29, 2003 ;-- Am. 2011, Act 163, Imd. Eff. Oct. 4, 2011 ;-- Am. 2015, Act 1, Eff. May 21, 2015 ;-- Am. 2023, Act 2, Eff. Feb. 13, 2024
Compiler's Notes:
See Green Party of Michigan, et al v Terri Lynn Land, case no. 08-10149, March 26, 2008.
PopularName Notes:
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Notes of Decisions
Cited in
4
cases, 2007–2019 · leading case:
Grebner v. State, 744 N.W.2d 123 (Mich. 2007).
Grebner v. State, 744 N.W.2d 123 (Mich. 2007).
“2, § 4, which provides, in part: "The legislature *127 shall enact laws to preserve the purity of elections. . . ." Plaintiffs argue that § 615c violates the Purity of Elections Clause because only the two major political parties, having each received "20% of the total vote cast…”
Donald J Trump v. Bd. of State Canvassers (Mich. 2016).
· cites it 2× “, MCL 168.613a(2) (“A political party that received 5% or less of the total vote cast 6 Court of Appeals correctly concluded that “the Board had a clear legal duty to reject [the] petition.”
Grebner v. State, 744 N.W.2d 203 (Mich. Ct. App. 2008).
· cites it 4× “[31] MCL 168.613a(1). [32] MCL 168.509 o. [33] Michigan United Conservation Clubs v.”
Gina Kozlowski v. Charter Twp. of Waterford (Mich. Ct. App. 2019).
“-3- (d) In each presidential election year when a statewide presidential primary election is held, the date of the statewide presidential primary election as provided in section [MCL 168.613a]. Given the requirements of MCL 168.”
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.613a(1) — 1 case
Grebner v. State, 744 N.W.2d 203 (Mich. Ct. App. 2008).
“[31] MCL 168.613a(1). [32] MCL 168.509 o. [33] Michigan United Conservation Clubs v.”
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.613a(2) — 1 case
Donald J Trump v. Bd. of State Canvassers (Mich. 2016).
“, MCL 168.613a(2) (“A political party that received 5% or less of the total vote cast 6 Court of Appeals correctly concluded that “the Board had a clear legal duty to reject [the] petition.”
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.613a(3) — 1 case
Grebner v. State, 744 N.W.2d 123 (Mich. 2007).
“2, § 4, which provides, in part: "The legislature *127 shall enact laws to preserve the purity of elections. . . ." Plaintiffs argue that § 615c violates the Purity of Elections Clause because only the two major political parties, having each received "20% of the total vote cast…”
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