April 23, 2003, Introduced by Senator SWITALSKI and referred to the Committee on Government Operations.
A bill to amend 1954 PA 116, entitled
"Michigan election law,"
by amending section 613a (MCL 168.613a), as amended by 1999 PA
72.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
1 Sec. 613a. (1) A
Except in 2004, when no statewide
2 presidential primary shall be conducted, a statewide presidential
3 primary election shall be conducted under this act on the fourth
4 Tuesday in February in each presidential election year.
5 (2) A political party that received 5% or less of the total
6 vote cast nationwide for the office of president in the last
7 presidential election shall not participate in the presidential
8 primary election.
9 (3) Except as otherwise provided in sections 614a, 615a,
10 616a, 624g, and 879a, the statewide presidential primary election
1 shall be conducted under the provisions of this act that govern
2 the conduct of general primary elections.