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*FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
*April. 04, 2024
Contact: Cheri Hardmon
(517) 643-7236


Filing deadline approaching for candidates seeking office in 2024 elections

*LANSING*, *Mich.*- April 23 is the filing deadline for certain candidates seeking office in 2024 to appear on the Aug. 6 primary ballot. Candidates must submit their filing paperwork by 4pm. 

The April 23 deadline applies to the following: 


* Nominating petitions and non-incumbent Affidavits for Court of Appeals, Circuit Court, District Court and District Probate Court. 
* Nominating petitions and Affidavits for partisan candidates for state House of Representatives, U.S. Congress, and U.S. Senate. 

All probate judge candidates, some U.S. House of Representatives, and some House candidates, whose districts are wholly contained in a county, must file with their county clerk, not the Bureau of Elections. To verify which candidates must file with their county clerk, view this list online [ [link removed] ]. 

The Bureau of Elections recommends that candidates filing at the state level set up an appointment through the Michigan Secretary of State online appointment system. [ [link removed] ]

More information is available online [ [link removed] ] or by emailing [email protected] <[email protected]>. 

Michigan’s primary election is Aug. 6, 2024, and the general election is Nov. 5, 2024.  

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