SENATE BILL No. 396

 

 

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.