§ 168.590fApplicability of certain provisions; canvass; hearing; certification

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Sec. 590f.
    (1) Except as provided in subsections (2) and (3), sections 544c, 545, 552, 553, 555, 556,
 and 558 are applicable to a qualifying petition, a person filing a qualifying petition, and an
 officer receiving a qualifying petition.
    (2) The board of state canvassers shall canvass a qualifying petition filed with the secretary
 of state and shall make an official declaration of the sufficiency or insufficiency of the
 qualifying petition at least 60 days before the election. A hearing under this subsection by the
 board of state canvassers shall be held as provided in section 552.
    (3) A filing officer who receives a qualifying petition from a candidate who has met the
 requirements of this act shall certify to the proper board or boards of election commissioners
 the candidate's name, post office address, and office sought. If the election for the office is
 held at the general election, the filing officer shall make the certification not later than 60 days
 before the general election.

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