STATE PARTY NAME CHANGE                                                                                                                             H.B. 4425 (H-1):

                                                                                                                                                          SUMMARY OF HOUSE-PASSED BILL

                                                                                                                                                                                                                IN COMMITTEE

House Bill 4425 (Substitute H-1 as passed by the House)

Sponsor:   Representative Phil Green

House Committee:   Elections and Ethics

Senate Committee:   Elections

Date Completed:   2-16-22

CONTENT

The bill would amend the Michigan Election Law to allow a qualifying State-level political party to change its name to that of the national political party if the national political party affiliate changed its name.

Specifically, if a State political party were qualified to have the names of its candidates printed in a separate party column on each election ballot and that party was affiliated with a national political party that changed its name, the State political party could change its name to that of the national party if, by 4 PM of the 110^th day before a general election, the chairperson and secretary of the State central committee of that State political party filed with the Secretary of State a certificate, signed by the chairperson and secretary of the State central committee of the State party, that indicated the name change of the State party.

Proposed MCL 168.685a                                                                                               Legislative Analyst:   Dana Adams

FISCAL IMPACT

The bill would have no fiscal impact on State or local government.

                                                                                                                                                                          Fiscal Analyst:   Joe Carrasco

This analysis was prepared by nonpartisan Senate staff for use by the Senate in its deliberations and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent.