SENATE BILL No. 1298

 

 

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,"

 

by amending section 394 (MCL 168.394), as amended by 1999 PA 216.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 394. Any person who has been certified by the state

 

central committee of any party as nominated for the office of

 

justice of the supreme court or who filed an affidavit according to

 

section 392a may withdraw by filing a written notice of withdrawal

 

with the secretary of state or his or her duly authorized agent and

 

a copy with the chairperson and secretary of the state central

 

committee of the party not later than 4 p.m., eastern standard

 

time, of the fourth business day following the conclusion of the

 

convention.After the filing of a nominating petition or affidavit


 

of candidacy by or in behalf of a proposed candidate for the office

 

of justice of the supreme court, the proposed candidate is not

 

permitted to withdraw unless he or she serves a written notice of

 

withdrawal on the secretary of state or his or her duly authorized

 

agent. The notice must be served not later than 3 days after the

 

last day for filing nominating petitions if a nominating petition

 

was filed for the proposed candidate, and not later than 3 days

 

after the last day for filing affidavits of candidacy if an

 

affidavit of candidacy was filed for the proposed candidate. If the

 

third day falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, the notice

 

of withdrawal may be served on the secretary of state or his or her

 

duly authorized agent at any time on or before 4 p.m., eastern

 

standard time, on the next secular day.

 

     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. 1296.                                  

 

         

 

     (b) Senate Bill No. 1297.                                  

 

         

 

     (c) Senate Bill No. 1299.                                  

 

         

 

     (d) Senate Bill No. 1300.