2026 House Bill 5968
Elections: candidates; duties and responsibilities of administering elections; require to be performed by the deputy secretary of state if the secretary of state is a candidate for office.
A bill to amend 1954 PA 116, entitled “Michigan election law,” by amending sections 21, 31, and 32 (MCL 168.21, 168.31, and 168.32), section 31 as amended by 2012 PA 271 and section 32 as amended by 2014 PA 79.
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Amends Michigan election law to require the Deputy Secretary of State to oversee elections when the incumbent Secretary of State is a candidate for another office, thereby aiming to prevent conflicts of interest and enhance election integrity.
Introduced in the House
May 13, 2026
Introduced
by
Rep. Jennifer Wortz (R-35)
and 15 co-sponsors
Co-sponsored by Reps.
Joseph Pavlov (R-64), Nancy Jenkins-Arno (R-34), Angela Rigas (R-79), Alicia St. Germaine (R-62), Joseph Fox (R-101), Pat Outman (R-91), Donni Steele (R-54), Jaime Greene (R-65), Karl Bohnak (R-109), Josh Schriver (R-66), Matt Maddock (R-51), Steve Frisbie (R-44), Timothy Beson (R-96), Jay DeBoyer (R-63) and Rachelle Smit (R-43)
Referred to the Committee on Election Integrity
