Sec. 16. As used in this act, "major political party" means each of the 2 political parties whose candidate for the office of secretary of state received the highest and second highest number of votes at the immediately preceding general election in which a secretary of state was elected.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.16
“Major political party” defined
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Libertarian Party v. Johnson (2012)
Most recently applied in Libertarian Party v. Johnson (September 2012)
Add. 1995, Act 261, Eff
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