{"id":7259,"date":"2020-04-20T12:25:53","date_gmt":"2020-04-20T16:25:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.mml.org\/wp\/inside208\/?p=7259"},"modified":"2020-04-20T12:25:53","modified_gmt":"2020-04-20T16:25:53","slug":"april-21st-candidate-filing-deadline-extended-50-of-signatures-by-may-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mml.org\/inside208\/2020\/04\/20\/april-21st-candidate-filing-deadline-extended-50-of-signatures-by-may-8\/","title":{"rendered":"April 21st Candidate Filing Deadline Extended; 50% of Signatures by May 8"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:calc( 75rem + 2.5rem );margin-left: calc(-2.5rem \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-2.5rem \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.25rem;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.25rem;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.25rem;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.25rem;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.25rem;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.25rem;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">This morning, a US District Court Judge Terrence Berg issued a court order that changes the April 21 filing deadline and rules for\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">some\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">candidates. This ruling is in response to a lawsuit filed against the State argued Gov. Gretchen Whitmer\u2019s stay-at-home order presented barriers to qualifying for the ballot.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">You can review the full decision and order <\/span><a class=\"_e75a791d-denali-editor-page-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lnks.gd\/l\/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDIsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMDA0MjAuMjAzNzQ2NDEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL2djYzAxLnNhZmVsaW5rcy5wcm90ZWN0aW9uLm91dGxvb2suY29tLz91cmw9aHR0cCUzQSUyRiUyRnd3dy5taWNoaWdhbi5nb3YlMkZkb2N1bWVudHMlMkZzb3MlMkYyM19vcmRlcl9ncmFudGluZ19QSV82ODc3NTZfNy5wZGYmZGF0YT0wMiU3QzAxJTdDYm91cmJvbmFpc2wlNDBtaWNoaWdhbi5nb3YlN0MyMDU5OWNjMGU2NWI0YzkyMjRkMzA4ZDdlNTMwODViZSU3Q2Q1ZmI3MDg3Mzc3NzQyYWQ5NjZhODkyZWY0NzIyNWQxJTdDMCU3QzAlN0M2MzcyMjk4Njg4NjU0OTE4MzMmc2RhdGE9OVd2dU96cndSbG5NeXdOSmhob3poUTRIN2JRSTloJTJGSWUzZUlZYTdWSklRJTNEJnJlc2VydmVkPTAifQ.JDw5y2x6vLAwoB0c4YpW66eKAkzkMtj-RpLJL0_7Fyg\/br\/77605757293-l\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">here<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The order only affects the following offices that\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">do not<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0include an option to file with a filing fee including cities and village offices where the charter does not allow for the option to file with a fee. All other offices will maintain the April 21 filing deadline.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Candidates must have also filed a statement of organization with the Michigan Campaign Finance Act before March 10, 2020 qualify for the filing deadline extension and other changes.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">For federal, judicial, city and village offices and candidates only, the order:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Extends the filing deadline to\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">May 8 at 5:00 p.m.<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0The deadline for all other offices (those with the option to pay a fee instead of signatures) remains\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">April 21 at 4:00 p.m<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Reduces the signature requirement by 50 percent. For example, For example, candidates for certain city council positions subject to the April 21, 2020 deadline need only gather one hundred signatures.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Allows candidates to collect signature images and submit petition sheets electronically.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigan.gov\/sos\/0,4670,7-127-1633---,00.html\">The Bureau of Elections<\/a> is reviewing the order and has 72 hours to develop a procedure that allows the collection and submission of ballot petition signatures in digital form by electronic means. Additional information will be provided to the county, township and city clerks directly as soon as available.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>Herasanna Richards is a legislative associate handling energy, environmental, elections, and external municipal services for the League. She can be reached at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:hrichards@mml.org\">hrichards@mml.org<\/a>\u00a0or 517-908-0309.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7259","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-elections-2","mml-onemagnify-plugin"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>April 21st Candidate Filing Deadline Extended; 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