2025 Senate Bill 691

Elections: scheduling; August primary election date; eliminate, move primary election date to May, and add the February regular election date.

A bill to amend 1954 PA 116, entitled “Michigan election law,” by amending sections 3, 52, 53, 92, 93, 132, 133, 162, 163, 192, 193, 253, 254, 345, 349, 370, 409a, 409b, 412, 424a, 432, 433, 467a, 467b, 510, 534, 535, 544c, 551, 559, 590b, 590c, 590d, 591, 592, 598, 611, 623a, 641, 642a, 686a, 737a, 766, 963, and 970e (MCL 168.3, 168.52, 168.53, 168.92, 168.93, 168.132, 168.133, 168.162, 168.163, 168.192, 168.193, 168.253, 168.254, 168.345, 168.349, 168.370, 168.409a, 168.409b, 168.412, 168.424a, 168.432, 168.433, 168.467a, 168.467b, 168.510, 168.534, 168.535, 168.544c, 168.551, 168.559, 168.590b, 168.590c, 168.590d, 168.591, 168.592, 168.598, 168.611, 168.623a, 168.641, 168.642a, 168.686a, 168.737a, 168.766, 168.963, and 168.970e), section 3 as amended by 2018 PA 603, sections 53, 93, 133, and 551 as amended by 2012 PA 276, section 163 as amended by 2021 PA 144, sections 193 and 254 as amended by 2021 PA 146, section 349 as amended by 2021 PA 147, section 370 as amended by 2022 PA 104, sections 409b, 433, 467a, and 467b as amended by 2018 PA 120, section 424a as amended by 1999 PA 218, section 510 as amended by 2022 PA 195, section 534 as amended by 2018 PA 224, section 544c as amended by 2018 PA 650, section 590b as amended by 1990 PA 329, sections 590c and 590d as added and sections 592, 598, and 623a as amended by 1988 PA 116, section 591 as amended by 2012 PA 128, section 611 as amended by 1996 PA 583, section 641 as amended by 2015 PA 197, section 642a as amended by 2012 PA 523, section 686a as amended by 1999 PA 216, section 737a as amended by 2018 PA 611, section 766 as amended by 2023 PA 82, section 963 as amended by 2015 PA 99, and section 970e as amended by 2015 PA 102.

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Senate Bill No. 691 moves Michigan's primary elections from August to May, updating all related statutory deadlines and election processes to align with the new primary date, effective January 1, 2027.

Introduced in the Senate

Oct. 30, 2025

Introduced by Sens. Sam Singh (D-28) and Paul Wojno (D-10)

Referred to the Committee on Elections and Ethics

March 11, 2026

Reported with substitute S-2

March 12, 2026

Referred to the Committee of the Whole

March 17, 2026

Reported with substitute S-2

Substitute S-2 concurred in by voice vote

March 18, 2026

Substitute S-3 offered by Sen. Jonathan Lindsey (R-17)

Consideration postponed

Amendment offered by Sen. Jonathan Lindsey (R-17)

1. Amend page 56, following line 12, by inserting:

“Enacting section 2. This amendatory act does not take effect unless all of the following bills of the 103rd Legislature are enacted into law:

(a) House Bill No. 4583.

(b) House Bill No. 4584.”.

The amendment failed 15 to 18 (details)

Substitute S-3 offered

The substitute failed 15 to 18 (details)

Passed in the Senate 29 to 4 (details)

Received in the House

March 18, 2026

Referred to the Committee on Election Integrity