Michigan Compiled Laws 116-1954-xxiva Chapter Xxiva Candidates Without Political Party Affiliation (168.590...168.590h)

• Section 168.590 Qualifying Petition; Filing; Filing Fee In Lieu Of Petition Prohibited; Qualifications.
  (1) For the purposes of this act, “qualifying petition” means a nominating petition required of and filed by a person to qualify to appear...
• Section 168.590a Qualifying Petition; Form, Size, And Contents; Circulation On Countywide Basis.
  (1) The form, size, and contents of a qualifying petition shall be prescribed by the secretary of state and in substantially the same form...
• Section 168.590b Qualifying Petition; Signatures; Time.
  (1) Except as provided in subsection (2) and subject to the requirements prescribed in subsections (3) and (4), a qualifying petition for an office...
• Section 168.590c Qualifying Petition; Filing; Time; Filing Notice Of Withdrawal.
  (1) A qualifying petition for an office shall be filed with the filing officer authorized to receive a partisan nominating petition or a certificate...
• Section 168.590d Filing Name Of Person To Appear On Ballot As Candidate For Lieutenant Governor; Form; Qualification; Noncompliance; Filing Name Of Person To Appear On Ballot As Candidate For Vice-president; Qualifications And Number Of Presidential Electors; Form; Noncompliance.
  (1) Not later than 66 days before the general November election, a candidate without political party affiliation for the office of governor shall file...
• Section 168.590e Providing Blank Qualifying Petition Forms.
  Upon request, a county, city, township, or village clerk shall provide blank qualifying petition forms to a person who wishes to appear as a...
• Section 168.590f Applicability Of Certain Provisions; Canvass; Hearing; Certification.
  (1) Except as provided in subsections (2) and (3), sections 544c, 545, 552, 553, 555, 556, and 558 are applicable to a qualifying petition,...
• Section 168.590g Person Filing Qualifying Petition; Restrictions; Selecting Single Office To Which Candidacy Restricted; Failure To Make Selection.
  (1) A person who files a qualifying petition shall not file a partisan nominating petition or filing fee, and shall not be nominated as...
• Section 168.590h Qualifying Petition; Size; Type Size; Form; Reference To Political Party Prohibited; Prohibited Conduct.
  (1) A qualifying petition for a candidate without political party affiliation shall be the same size and printed in the same type sizes as...

Last modified: October 10, 2016