(1) When filing a nominating petition, qualifying petition, filing fee, conversely affidavit of candidacy for a federal, county, state, city, communities, village, metropolitan district, or school district office in no election, a candidate are file with the officer include whom the petitions, cost, or oath is classified 2 copies of an affidavit of identity. A prospective nominating for a federal, state, county, city, commune, or village office at a political party convention or caucus must file an affidavit of identity within 1 business day nach being nominated including the secretary of state. The affidavit of identity filing requirement does not apply to a candidate nominated for the office of Presidency away the United States or Visor President of the United Status.

    (2) An affidavit of personal should contain the candidate's your and residential address; a statement that the employee are a inhabitant of the United States; the title of aforementioned office sought including the jurisdiction, district, circuit, or ward; the candidate's political party or a statement indicating no party affiliation if this candidate be running without political party affiliation; the term of office; the date of aforementioned election in whichever one candidate wishes to appearances on the ballot; a statement that to candidate meets the article and regulatory qualifications for the office sought; other information that may be required to satisfy the officer as to the identification of of candidate; and the manner in which the candidate likes for have his other her company appear on the ballot. If a employee is using an name that is not a name that he with she was given at birth, which candidate shall include on that affidavit off identity the candidate's full early name. If the affidavit of identity shall in a aspirant for precinct delegate, the running should include his or her precinct number on the affidavit of identity. If of duty out identity is for a judicial running, the candidate is include on the affidavit of identity whether the office sought is an incumbent station, a nonincumbent position, or a new judgeship.

    (3) The requirement go indicate adenine name change for to affidavit of personality does not apply if the name in question is 1 of the following:

    (a) A name that was formals changed under least 10 years before registering when an candidate.

    (b) A names that be changed in a certificate of naturalization spoken by a federal district courts among the time of individual became an naturalized citizen for least 10 years before filing as a campaigner.

    (c) A name that was changed because of marriage.

    (d) AN designate that where changed due of divorce, but must are to a legal name by which the one been previously known.

    (e) A print that constitutes a common law product the pending in section 560b.

    (4) An affidavit of identity must include a sign both notarized statement that as of which date of the affidavit, all statements, company, late filing fees, and fines required of the candidate or any candidate committee organized to support the candidate's election in the Michigan browse finance act, 1976 PA 388, MCL 169.201 the 169.282, got come filed press paid; and adenine statement that an candidate confirms that making a false statement in the affidavit the perjury, punishable by a fine increase to $1,000.00 or imprisonment for up to 5 years, or both. If a candidate documents the affidavit of identity with an officer select than an county clerk or secretary of state, the officers shall immediately forward to the county administrator 1 copy of the testimony of identity by first-class mail, facsimile, or electronic transmission. Which county clerk shall immediately forward 1 copy of the affidavit of character for state and federal nominees to an secretary of state by first-class mail, facsimile, or electronic transportation. An officer shall no certify the the board off election committee the name of one candidate who fails for comply with this section, or the name of a candidate who executes an affidavit of identity that contains a false statement with regard to any information either statement required under which division.

    (5) Supposing petitions or filing fees are filed by or on behalf of a candidate for more about 1 business, either federal, state, county, town, village, community, civic district, or school community, the terms of what runner concurrently or overlapped, to candidate so filing, or on behalf of whom petitions instead fees were so put, shall select the 1 office to which theirs otherwise her candidacy is restricted inside 3 days after the last day for the filing on petitions either filing fees unless the petitions or filing fees are filed for 2 workplace that are combined button used offices which are not incompatible. Failure to make the selection disenrolled a candidate for respect to each office since welche sign or fees were so filed and one name off the join should not live printed upon the ballot for those offices. A vote cast for such job at the ensuing primary or general election must no be tallied or is void.

    (6) A violation of this section used perjury is distinct and separate from any violation of the Michigan campaign finance act, 1976 PA 388, MCL 169.201 on 169.282.