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:
Jenny McInerney
Phone number of person completing this form:
517-331-7825
Email of person completing this form:
Name of Department Regulatory Affairs Officer reviewing this form:
Meghan Schaar
RULE SET INFORMATION:
MOAHR assigned rule set number:
2026-11 ST
Title of the proposed rule set:
Campaign Finance Complaints and Investigations
1. Purpose of the proposed rules and background:
In an effort to make the Rules easier to navigate for filers and easier to amend if needed, the six parts of the current
Campaign Financing ruleset will be split into multiple rulesets, each targeted to a specific topic. This ruleset will
address campaign finance complaints and the department’s investigation of those complaints. It will modernize the
existing rules for those areas to align them with current practice and policy. It will also address issues that are not fully
addressed by the MCFA, such as the test to determine whether a complainant has filed a false certificate under MCL
168.215.
2. Summary of the proposed rules:
This ruleset will address campaign finance complaints and investigations. It will modernize the existing rules for those
areas to align them with current practice and polices. It will also address issues that are not fully addressed by the
MCFA, such as the rules for interpretive statements, formal warnings, and the finding of a false certificate.
3. List names of newspapers in which the notice of public hearing was published and publication
dates:
Ironwood Globe - published on May 14, 2026.
Manistee News Advocate - published on May 14, 2026.
Owosso Argus Press - published on May 14, 2026.
4. Date of publication of the proposed rules and notice of public hearing in the Michigan Register:
6/1/2026
5. Date, time, and location of the public hearing:
6/8/2026 10:00 AM at Room 1100 of the Binsfeld Office Building, 201 Townsend St. Lansing, MI 48933
MCL 24.242 and 24.245