April 28, 2010, Introduced by Senators CROPSEY, McMANUS, KUIPERS and BISHOP and referred to the Committee on Campaign and Election Oversight.
A bill to amend 1954 PA 116, entitled
"Michigan election law,"
(MCL 168.1 to 168.992) by adding section 391a.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 391a. A general nonpartisan primary election shall be
held in every county of this state on the Tuesday succeeding the
first Monday in August before the general election at which
justices of the supreme court are elected, at which time the
qualified and registered electors may vote for nonpartisan
candidates for the office of justice of the supreme court. If, upon
the expiration of the time for filing petitions or incumbency
affidavits of candidacy for the primary election of justices of the
supreme court, it appears that there are not to exceed twice the
number of candidates as there are persons to be elected, then the
secretary of state shall certify to the county board of election
commissioners the name of those candidates for supreme court
justice whose petitions or affidavits have been properly filed, and
those candidates shall be the nominees for the justice of the
supreme court and shall be so certified. As to that office, there
shall be no primary election and this office shall be omitted from
the judicial primary ballot.
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take effect
unless all of the following bills of the 95th Legislature are
enacted into law:
(a) Senate Bill No. 1297.
(b) Senate Bill No. 1298.
(c) Senate Bill No. 1299.
(d) Senate Bill No. 1300.