§ 168.970cRecall primary election; filing nominating petition or paying fee; incumbent as

nominee.
 Sec. 970c.
    (1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (2), for the recall primary election, a
 political party candidate may qualify for the recall primary election by filing a nominating
 petition or paying a $100.00 nonrefundable fee with the secretary of state not later than 4 p.m.
 on the tenth day after the filing official with whom the recall petition is filed calls the recall
 primary election. The nominating petition shall be filed with the secretary of state and signed
 by 10% of the number of signatures required under section 544f.
    (2) As provided in section 970b, if the incumbent is the nominee of his or her political party
 at the recall general election, an individual in the incumbent's political party is not eligible as a
 candidate for the recall primary election and that political party shall not conduct a recall
 primary election.



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