Michigan Compiled Laws
116-1954-XXIV-PREPARATION-AND-FILING-OF-NOMINATING-PETITIONS;-FE - Preparation and Filing of Nominating Petitions; Fees (168.542...168.558)
Section 168.544a - Nonpartisan Nominating Petitions; Size, Form, Contents.

Sec. 544a.
The form, size and contents of all nonpartisan nominating petitions shall be the same as is provided in section 544c for partisan nominating petitions, except that under the heading "nominating petition" shall be printed in 12-point type the word "nonpartisan". The petition shall contain no reference to any political party.
History: Add. 1960, Act 23, Eff. Aug. 17, 1960 ;-- Am. 1965, Act 312, Eff. Jan. 1, 1966 Popular Name: Election Code

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Michigan Compiled Laws

Chapter 168 - Michigan Election Law

Act 116 of 1954 - Michigan Election Law (168.1 - 168.992)

116-1954-XXIV - Chapter XXIV Primary Elections (168.531...168.588)

116-1954-XXIV-PREPARATION-AND-FILING-OF-NOMINATING-PETITIONS;-FE - Preparation and Filing of Nominating Petitions; Fees (168.542...168.558)

Section 168.542 - Nominating Petitions; Provisions Governing.

Section 168.543, 168.544 - Repealed. 1965, Act 312, Eff. Jan. 1, 1966.

Section 168.544a - Nonpartisan Nominating Petitions; Size, Form, Contents.

Section 168.544b - Candidates for Judicial Office; Affidavit of Qualifications to Be Filed With Nominating Petitions.

Section 168.544c - Nominating Petition; Type Size; Form; Contents; Circulation and Signing; Validity of Elector's Signature; Agreement of Circulator to Accept Jurisdiction; Service With Legal Process; Violations; Misdemeanor; Felony; Sanctions; Refus...

Section 168.544d - Nominating Petitions for Offices and Purposes; Circulation; Form; Identification of City or Township; Certificate of Circulator; Other Form Not Prohibited.

Section 168.544e - Canvassing Petitions; Number Designations for Months.

Section 168.544f - Number of Signatures Required.

Section 168.545 - Nominating Petitions; Combination of Two Offices.

Section 168.546 - Nominating Petitions; Supply by County and City Clerks; Printing by Candidate.

Section 168.547 - Repealed. 1965, Act 312, Eff. Jan. 1, 1966.

Section 168.547a - Nominating Petitions; Signatures by Voters, Number, Counting.

Section 168.548 - Nominating Petitions; Maximum Number of Signatures.

Section 168.549 - Nominating Petitions; Excess Signatures, Counting.

Section 168.550 - Candidates for Nomination; Qualification Upon Compliance With Act.

Section 168.551 - Nominating Petitions or Filing Fees; Filing Period.

Section 168.551a - Repealed. 1956, Act 37, Imd. Eff. Mar. 28, 1956.

Section 168.552 - Nominating Petitions; Certification by County or City Clerk; Sworn Complaint; Investigation to Determine Validity of Signatures and Genuineness of Petition; Examination of Petitions; Declaration of Sufficiency or Insufficiency of Pe...

Section 168.552a - Validity of Petition or Signature.

Section 168.553 - Nominating Petitions; Insufficiency, Notice to Candidate.

Section 168.554 - List of Candidates; Posting.

Section 168.554a - Repealed. 1971, Act 5, Eff. Mar. 30, 1972.

Section 168.555 - Nominating Petitions and Filing Fees; Public Record, Contents; Public Inspection.

Section 168.556 - Nominating Petitions; Final Disposition, Record.

Section 168.557 - Repealed. 2002, Act 163, Imd. Eff. Apr. 9, 2002.

Section 168.558 - Filing Nominating Petition, Qualifying Petition, Filing Fee, or Affidavit of Candidacy; Affidavit of Identity; Requirement to Indicate Name Change; Exception; Statement; Noncompliance; Selection of Office to Which Candidacy Restrict...