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 168.549 - Nominating Petitions; Excess Signatures, Counting.

Sec. 549.
If any nominating petitions contain more than the necessary percentage of names, the excess over 1% shall neither be considered nor counted.
History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955 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Section 168.543, 168.544 - Repealed. 1965, Act 312, Eff.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Section 168.547 - Repealed. 1965, Act 312, Eff.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Section 168.551a - Repealed. 1956, Act 37, Imd.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...