{"data":{"id":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-168.133","jurisdiction":"us-mi","citation":"Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.133","heading":"Candidate for representative in congress; nominating petition; signatures; filing; form.","body":"Sec. 133.\n\nIn order for the name of a person as a candidate for nomination by a political party for the office of representative in congress to appear under a particular party heading on the official primary ballot in the election precincts of a congressional district, a nominating petition shall have been signed by a number of qualified and registered electors residing in the district as determined under section 544f. Until December 31, 2013, if the congressional district comprises more than 1 county, the nominating petition shall be filed with the secretary of state no later than 4 p.m. of the twelfth Tuesday before the August primary. Beginning January 1, 2014, if the congressional district comprises more than 1 county, the nominating petition shall be filed with the secretary of state no later than 4 p.m. of the fifteenth Tuesday before the August primary. Until December 31, 2013, if the congressional district is within 1 county, the nominating petition shall be filed with the county clerk of that county no later than 4 p.m. of the twelfth Tuesday before the August primary. Beginning January 1, 2014, if the congressional district is within 1 county, the nominating petition shall be filed with the county clerk of that county no later than 4 p.m. of the fifteenth Tuesday before the August primary. Nominating petitions shall be in the form as prescribed in section 544c.","path":["MI Code","Chapter 168","Act Act-116-of-1954"],"source_url":"https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-168-133","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:31Z","sha256":"d43651700435c8529dc5b260d41d62b0bac6cb8a2668c8ae562713ba41ffc9aa","source_id":"us-mi","stale":false,"prev":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-168.132","next":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-168.134"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}