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Mich. Comp. Laws § 169.201 (2026)

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MICHIGAN CAMPAIGN FINANCE ACT


Act 388 of 1976


169.201 Short title; meanings of words and phrases.

Sec. 1.

    (1) This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Michigan campaign finance act".

    (2) Except as otherwise defined in this act, the words and phrases defined in sections 2 to 12 shall, for the purposes of this act, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.

History: 1976, Act 388, Imd. Eff. Dec. 30, 1976 ;-- Am. 1989, Act 95, Imd. Eff. June 21, 1989

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 59 cases (16 in the last 5 years), 1983–2026 · leading case: Michigan Educ. Ass'n v. Sec'y of State, 489 Mich. 194 (2010).
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Michigan Educ. Ass'n v. Sec'y of State, 489 Mich. 194 (2010). · cites it 3× “The Secretary of State is authorized to issue declaratory rulings to implement MCFA, MCL 169.201 et seq., in accordance with the Administrative Procedures Act, MCL 24.”
Michigan Educ. Ass'n v. Sec'y of State, 761 N.W.2d 234 (Mich. Ct. App. 2008). · cites it 4× “Respondent Secretary of State appeals by leave granted the trial court order setting aside as arbitrary and capricious respondent's declaratory ruling interpreting § 57 of the Michigan Campaign Finance Act, MCL 169.201 et seq. (MCFA). We reverse. I.”
Michigan State AFL-CIO v. Sec'y of State, 583 N.W.2d 701 (Mich. Ct. App. 1998). · cites it 10× “§ 169.201 et seq.; M.S.A. § 4.1703(1) et seq.”
Michigan Educ. Ass'n v. Sec'y of State, 793 N.W.2d 568 (Mich. 2010). · cites it 8× “Last, a public school’s administration of a payroll deduction system does not “provide volunteer personal services that are excluded from the definition of contribution under section 4(3)(a)”4 as defined by the MCFA because the MEA-PAC fully anticipates prepayment 1 MCL 169.201…”
Berry v. Garrett, 890 N.W.2d 882 (Mich. Ct. App. 2016). “[[Image here]] (4) An affidavit of identity shall include a statement that as of the date of the affidavit, all statements, reports, late filing fees, and fines required of the candidate or any candidate committee organized to support the candidate’s election under the Michigan…”
United States Fid. & Guar. Co. v. Michigan Catastrophic Claims Ass'n, 484 Mich. 1 (2009). “The Michigan Campaign Finance Act, MCL 169.201 et seg., does not regulate certain expenditures, including those “for communication on a subject or issue if the communication does not support or oppose a ballot question or candidate by name or clear inference.”
Detroit Pub. Schs. v. Conn, 863 N.W.2d 373 (Mich. Ct. App. 2014). “But that case held merely that a school district — a “public body” under the Michigan Campaign Finance Act (MOFA), MCL 169.201 et seq.- — cannot lawfully administer a payroll deduction plan authorized by a CBA when the school district’s activity in doing so is, in fact, an…”
Michigan Chamber of Com. v. Land, 725 F. Supp. 2d 665 (W.D. Mich. 2010). · cites it 2× “The Chamber complains that Secretary Land’s interpretation of the Michigan Campaign Finance Act, Mich. Comp. Laws § 169.201 et seg., 4 violates their First Amendment rights to freedom of speech and freedom of association by restricting their right to make certain “independent”…”
Michigan Educ. Ass'n Political Action Comm. v. Sec'y of State, 616 N.W.2d 234 (Mich. Ct. App. 2000). · cites it 2× “§ 169.201 et seq.; MSA 4.1703(1) et seq. We reverse the trial court's order and reinstate the administrative decision.”
Lash v. City of Traverse City, 720 N.W.2d 760 (Mich. Ct. App. 2006). · cites it 2× “[2] Plaintiff acknowledged that defendant's advertisements for police officers stated a residency requirement of a "15 mile radius, or 20 road miles, from the nearest City limit," but asserted that according to his measurements, using a ruler and map scale or driving the route,…”
Fieger v. Cox, 734 N.W.2d 602 (Mich. Ct. App. 2007). “These consolidated appeals arise from an investigation conducted by defendants into plaintiffs’ alleged criminal violations of the Michigan Campaign Finance Act (MCFA), MCL 169.201 et seq. We hold that plaintiffs improperly sought to challenge district court *451 orders by…”
Dep't of State v. Michigan Educ. Ass'n-NEA, 650 N.W.2d 120 (Mich. Ct. App. 2002). “Petitioners appeal by leave granted from a circuit court order vacating a hearing officer’s order that found respondent in violation of the Michigan Campaign Finance Act (mcfa), MCL 169.201 et seq. We affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand for further proceedings.”
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Mich. Comp. Laws § 169.201(2): 2 cases
Michigan Educ. Ass'n v. Sec'y of State, 793 N.W.2d 568 (Mich. 2010). “Last, a public school’s administration of a payroll deduction system does not “provide volunteer personal services that are excluded from the definition of contribution under section 4(3)(a)”4 as defined by the MCFA because the MEA-PAC fully anticipates prepayment 1 MCL 169.201…”
Christopher Martin v. Sec'y of State, No. 362420 (Mich. Ct. App. Sept. 7, 2022).
Mich. Comp. Laws § 169.201(3): 1 case
Michigan Educ. Ass'n v. Sec'y of State, 793 N.W.2d 568 (Mich. 2010). “Last, a public school’s administration of a payroll deduction system does not “provide volunteer personal services that are excluded from the definition of contribution under section 4(3)(a)”4 as defined by the MCFA because the MEA-PAC fully anticipates prepayment 1 MCL 169.201…”
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