{"data":{"id":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-169.208","jurisdiction":"us-mi","citation":"Mich. Comp. Laws § 169.208","heading":"Definitions; H, I.","body":"Sec. 8.\n\n\"House political party caucus committee\" means an independent committee established by a political party caucus of the state house of representatives under section 24a.\n\n\"Immediate family\" means any child residing in a candidate's household, the candidate's spouse, or any individual claimed by that candidate or that candidate's spouse as a dependent for federal income tax purposes.\n\n\"Independent committee\" means a committee, other than a political party committee, that before contributing to a candidate committee of a candidate for elective office under section 52(2) or 69(2) files a statement of organization as an independent committee at least 6 months before an election for which it expects to accept contributions or make expenditures in support of or in opposition to a candidate for nomination to or election to an elective office; and receives contributions from at least 25 persons and makes expenditures not to exceed the limitations of section 52(1) in support of or in opposition to 3 or more candidates for nomination to or election to an elective office in the same calendar year.","path":["MI Code","Chapter 169","Act Act-388-of-1976"],"source_url":"https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-169-208","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:31Z","sha256":"3b3bb3b02fe6c17107438d92b4cd678af9966acc8f76f063a8c00f57ccea77ae","source_id":"us-mi","stale":false,"prev":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-169.207","next":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-169.209"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}