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SUMMARY:Precinct Delegate Forms Due
DESCRIPTION:In Michigan, the basic political office is a precinct delegate.  Each geographic voting precinct of a thousand or so voters (sample map attached) has an allotted number of a few delegates that are filled for two-year terms.  In each political party, precinct delegate conventions are held locally, usually at the county level, to vote to elect delegates to their party's state convention.  There will be one in August right after the primary election to nominate November 2020 important party candidates for state office, Supreme court and the trustees/regents for UM, MSU, and Wayne State. 

A majority of precinct delegates focused on integrity and qualifications are necessary to stop politics as usual.  In many precincts, you may be running unopposed and can be a part of draining the swamp locally.  

Attached is the form you need to file by 4:00pm on May 5, 2020.  It must be notarized when signed.  Banks can notarize.  After being completed, It can be scanned or photographed to be emailed to the Kent county clerk's office at gerrid.uzarski@kentcountymi.gov. Let me know if you need help with finding a notary.  Gerrid's election office is open and can notarize if you want to do it in person at the county clerk's office.  8-5 M-F, 616-632-7650, Fax: 616-632-7655

QUALIFICATIONS:
An individual seeking a precinct delegate position must be “a qualified and registered elector residing within, as well as having his or her actual bona fide residence within, the election precinct for which he or she desires to become a candidate on the filing deadline.   
https://www.mcgi.state.mi.us/districtlocator/    https://mvic.sos.state.mi.us/  
MCL 168.624.

FILING REQUIREMENTS:
A person who wishes to seek a precinct delegate position must file an Affidavit of Identity with the clerk of his or her county of residence no later than 4:00 p.m. on May 5, 2020. MCL 168.624. Such candidates will appear on the August 4, 2020, primary ballot.

WITHDRAWAL: 

The deadline for withdrawing a precinct delegate filing is 4:00 p.m. on May 8, 2020.  The withdrawal must be in writing and must be filed with the county clerk\; Michigan Election Law does not authorize the filing of such withdrawals with the city or township clerk. MCL 168.624a. 

FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE:
Precinct delegate candidates are not required to file disclosure forms under Michigan’s Campaign Finance Act.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
legislature.mi.gov.
Michigan Department of State Bureau of Elections
PO Box 20126
Lansing, Michigan 48901-0726
Phone: (517) 335-3234
or (800) 292-5973
Fax: (517) 335-3235
Email:Elections@Michigan.gov
Web:Michigan.gov/Elections

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LOCATION:Kent County Administration Buildin g, 300 Monroe Ave NW
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