Michigan Compiled Laws

Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.7 (2026)

Primary or primary election; definition.

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MICHIGAN ELECTION LAW

Act 116 of 1954

168.7 Primary or primary election; definition.

Sec. 7.

The term "primary" or "primary election", as used in this act, shall mean a primary election held for the purpose of deciding by ballot who shall be the nominees for the offices named in this act, or for the election by ballot of delegates to political conventions.

History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955

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Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1986–2023 · leading case: 20231214_C368615_67_368615.Opn.Pdf (Mich. Ct. App. 2023).

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20231214_C368615_67_368615.Opn.Pdf (Mich. Ct. App. 2023). “”); MCL 168.7 (defining the terms “primary” or “primary election” as “a primary election held for the purpose of deciding by ballot who shall be the nominee for the offices named in this act, or for the election by ballot of delegates to political conventions”).”

Templin v. Oakland Cnty. Clerk, 387 N.W.2d 156 (Mich. Ct. App. 1986). “Defendants also rely upon MCL 168.7; MSA 6.1007, which provides: "The term 'primary’ or 'primary election’, as used in this act, shall mean a primary election held for the purpose of deciding by ballot who shall be the nominees for the offices named in this act, or for the…”

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