§ 168.133Candidate for representative in congress; nominating petition; signatures; filing;

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 Sec. 133.
    In order for the name of a person as a candidate for nomination by a political party for the
 office of representative in congress to appear under a particular party heading on the official
 primary ballot in the election precincts of a congressional district, a nominating petition shall
 have been signed by a number of qualified and registered electors residing in the district as
 determined under section 544f. Until December 31, 2013, if the congressional district
 comprises more than 1 county, the nominating petition shall be filed with the secretary of state
 no later than 4 p.m. of the twelfth Tuesday before the August primary. Beginning January 1,
 2014, if the congressional district comprises more than 1 county, the nominating petition shall
 be filed with the secretary of state no later than 4 p.m. of the fifteenth Tuesday before the
 August primary. Until December 31, 2013, if the congressional district is within 1 county, the
 nominating petition shall be filed with the county clerk of that county no later than 4 p.m. of
 the twelfth Tuesday before the August primary. Beginning January 1, 2014, if the
 congressional district is within 1 county, the nominating petition shall be filed with the county
 clerk of that county no later than 4 p.m. of the fifteenth Tuesday before the August primary.
 Nominating petitions shall be in the form as prescribed in section 544c.

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