Michigan Office of Administrative Hearings and Rules  
Administrative Rules Division (ARD)  
AGENCY REPORT TO THE  
JOINT COMMITTEE ON ADMINISTRATIVE RULES (JCAR)  
AGENCY INFORMATION:  
Agency name:  
State  
Division/Bureau/Office:  
Elections & Campaign Finance  
Name of person completing this form:  
Alessa Boes  
Phone number of person completing this form:  
517-599-3410  
Email of person completing this form:  
Name of Department Regulatory Affairs Officer reviewing this form:  
Doug Novak  
RULE SET INFORMATION:  
MOAHR assigned rule set number:  
2024-63 ST  
Title of the proposed rule set:  
Disqualification from Ballot Based Upon Contents of Affidavit of Identity  
1. Purpose of the proposed rules and background:  
The purpose of these rules is to clarify required procedures regarding challenges to the contents of a candidate’s  
affidavit of identity.  
2. Summary of the proposed rules:  
The purpose of these rules is to clarify required procedures regarding challenges to the contents of a candidate’s  
affidavit of identity.  
3. List names of newspapers in which the notice of public hearing was published and publication  
dates:  
Midland Daily News, on February 1, 2025.  
Marquette Mining Journal, on February 1, 2025.  
Kalamazoo Gazette, on February 2, 2025.  
4. Date of publication of the proposed rules and notice of public hearing in the Michigan Register:  
2/15/2025  
5. Date, time, and location of the public hearing:  
3/18/2025 09:30 AM at Public Meeting Room A, Delta Charter Township, 7710 W. Saginaw Highway, Lansing,  
Michigan, 48917  
6. Provide the link the agency used to post the regulatory impact statement and cost-benefit analysis  
on its website:  
MCL 24.242 and 24.245  
Agency Report to JCAR -Page 2  
7. List of the name and title of agency representative(s) who attended the public hearing:  
Alessa Boes, Regulatory Attorney, Bureau of Elections, Department of State.  
8. Persons submitting comments of support:  
None.  
9. Persons submitting comments of opposition:  
None.  
10. Persons submitting other comments:  
None.  
11. Identify any changes made to the proposed rules based on comments received during the public  
comment period:  
None.  
12. Date report completed:  
5/7/2026  
MCL 24.242 and 24.245  
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