Elections: candidates; duties and responsibilities of administering elections; require to be performed by the deputy secretary of state if the secretary of state is a candidate for office. Amends secs. 21, 31 & 32 of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.21 et seq.).

Summary

The bill amends the state election code so that when the secretary of state files to run for any other elected position, the deputy secretary of state assumes the role of chief election officer for that election and the secretary is barred from supervising or administering it. The secretary retains all other non‑supervisory duties, and the change does not affect the secretary’s authority over election audits. The goal is to avoid a conflict of interest when the chief election officer is also a candidate.

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