MICHIGAN ELECTION LAW
Act 116 of 1954
168.614a List of potential presidential candidates; issuance; filing; notice.
Sec. 614a.
(1) Not later than 4 p.m. of the second Friday in November of the year before the presidential election, the secretary of state shall issue a list of the individuals generally advocated by the national news media to be potential presidential candidates for each party's nomination by the political parties for which a presidential primary election will be held under section 613a. The secretary of state shall make the list issued under this subsection available to the public on an internet website maintained by the department of state.
(2) Not later than 4 p.m. of the Tuesday following the second Friday in November of the year before the presidential election, the state chairperson of each political party for which a presidential primary election will be held under section 613a shall file with the secretary of state a list of individuals whom they consider to be potential presidential candidates for that political party. The secretary of state shall make the lists received under this subsection available to the public on an internet website maintained by the department of state.
(3) After the issuance of the list under subsection (1) and after receipt of names from the state chairperson of each political party under subsection (2), the secretary of state shall notify each potential presidential candidate on the lists of the provisions of this act relating to the presidential primary election.
History: Add. 1988, Act 275, Eff. Sept. 1, 1988 ;-- Am. 1999, Act 72, Imd. Eff. June 28, 1999 ;-- Am. 2011, Act 163, Imd. Eff. Oct. 4, 2011
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
Libertarian Party v. Johnson, 905 F. Supp. 2d 751 (E.D. Mich. 2012).
· cites it 2× “) On November 21, 2011, Defendant Secretary of State Ruth Johnson, pursuant to MCL § 168.614a(3), sent Gary Johnson a letter informing him that his name would be included on Michigan’s Presidential Primary ballot as a candidate for the Republican party unless he filed an…”
Duke v. Connell, 790 F. Supp. 50 (D.R.I. 1992).
“53, § 70E (West 1990); Mich.Comp.Laws Ann. § 168.614a(l) (West 1988); Tenn.”
20231214_C368615_67_368615.Opn.Pdf (Mich. Ct. App. 2023).
· cites it 12× “MCL 168.614a explains the initial process for identifying candidates to be placed on presidential primary ballots: (1) Not later than 4 p.”
20241122_C371299_39_371299.Opn.Pdf (Mich. Ct. App. 2024).
“Other delegates from the party then sued in federal court and asserted that the state law, in relevant part, violated the State Committee’s freedom of 2 See, e.”
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.614a(1): 1 case
20231214_C368615_67_368615.Opn.Pdf (Mich. Ct. App. 2023).
“MCL 168.614a explains the initial process for identifying candidates to be placed on presidential primary ballots: (1) Not later than 4 p.”
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.614a(2): 1 case
20231214_C368615_67_368615.Opn.Pdf (Mich. Ct. App. 2023).
“MCL 168.614a explains the initial process for identifying candidates to be placed on presidential primary ballots: (1) Not later than 4 p.”
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.614a(3): 2 cases
Libertarian Party v. Johnson, 905 F. Supp. 2d 751 (E.D. Mich. 2012).
“) On November 21, 2011, Defendant Secretary of State Ruth Johnson, pursuant to MCL § 168.614a(3), sent Gary Johnson a letter informing him that his name would be included on Michigan’s Presidential Primary ballot as a candidate for the Republican party unless he filed an…”
20231214_C368615_67_368615.Opn.Pdf (Mich. Ct. App. 2023).
“MCL 168.614a explains the initial process for identifying candidates to be placed on presidential primary ballots: (1) Not later than 4 p.”
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.614a(l): 1 case
Duke v. Connell, 790 F. Supp. 50 (D.R.I. 1992).
“53, § 70E (West 1990); Mich.Comp.Laws Ann. § 168.614a(l) (West 1988); Tenn.”
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