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seating of delegates; violation as misdemeanor; complaint; procedure.
Sec. 624.
(1) A person holding a public office in this state or a municipal subdivision of this state may
become a candidate for delegate to the county or district conventions.
(2) A candidate for delegate to the county or district conventions of a political party shall be
a qualified and registered elector residing within, as well as having his or her actual bona fide
residence within, the election precinct for which he or she desires to become a candidate on
the filing deadline. A candidate must file an affidavit of identity as prescribed in section 558(1)
with the county clerk of the county in which the candidate resides. A county clerk shall receive
affidavits of identity under this section up to 4 p.m. on the thirteenth Tuesday before the time
designated for holding a primary election in the county. All duly elected and certified
delegates shall be seated at the county or district county conventions. A person violating this
section is guilty of a misdemeanor.
(3) If a written complaint is made to the county clerk with respect to the registration or bona
fide residence, or both, of a candidate, the county clerk shall check with the township or city
clerk of the township or city in which the candidate is registered or residing, or both. The
township or city clerk shall report back to the county clerk within 48 hours as to the
registration or bona fide residence, or both, of the candidate. If the township or city clerk's
report shows that the candidate is not a registered elector or a bona fide resident of the election
precinct of the township or city for which the petition shows the candidate is a resident, the
county clerk shall remove the name of the candidate from the ballot. A complaint received by
the county clerk after the ballots have been released for printing and before the primary
election must not be acted upon.