§ 168.614aList of potential presidential candidates; issuance; filing; notice

Sec. 614a.
    (1) Not later than 4 p.m. of the second Friday in November of the year before the
 presidential election, the secretary of state shall issue a list of the individuals generally
 advocated by the national news media to be potential presidential candidates for each party's
 nomination by the political parties for which a presidential primary election will be held under
 section 613a. The secretary of state shall make the list issued under this subsection available to
 the public on an internet website maintained by the department of state.
    (2) Not later than 4 p.m. of the Tuesday following the second Friday in November of the
 year before the presidential election, the state chairperson of each political party for which a
 presidential primary election will be held under section 613a shall file with the secretary of
 state a list of individuals whom they consider to be potential presidential candidates for that
 political party. The secretary of state shall make the lists received under this subsection
 available to the public on an internet website maintained by the department of state.
    (3) After the issuance of the list under subsection (1) and after receipt of names from the
 state chairperson of each political party under subsection (2), the secretary of state shall notify
 each potential presidential candidate on the lists of the provisions of this act relating to the
 presidential primary election.