Elections: primary; nomination process for secretary of state and attorney general; modify. Amends; adds & repeals (See bill). TIE BAR WITH: SJR I'26

SB 1012 modifies Michigan's election laws to change how candidates for secretary of state and attorney general are nominated by political parties. Beginning in 2027, these offices will require a general primary election where voters select candidates, whereas lieutenant governor nominations will continue to be decided solely at party conventions. To appear on the primary ballot for secretary of state or attorney general, candidates must collect nominating petitions signed by at least 100 registered voters in half of the state's congressional districts. The bill also adjusts the deadlines for withdrawing nominations and transferring administrative duties regarding ballot descriptions from the secretary of state to a new director of elections.