Michigan Office of Administrative Hearings and Rules

Administrative Rules Division (ARD)

MOAHR-Rules@michigan.gov

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:

BoesA@michigan.gov

Name of Department Regulatory Affairs Officer reviewing this form:

Meghan Schaar

RULE SET INFORMATION:

MOAHR assigned rule set number:

2026-22 ST

Title of the proposed rule set:

Campaign Finance General Provisions

1. Purpose of the proposed rules and background:

The most recent update to these rules was 25 years ago, and many have not been updated in 46 years. Campaign

financing has changed substantially in that time. While many of those changes are reflected in the Michigan

Campaign Finance Act (MCFA), the MCFA is silent on certain topics and requires Administrative Rules to fill the gap.

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 general topics that do not fit into the other parts including the duties and requirements of the secretary and

county clerk, formatting requirements, late filing fees, public posting of reports or statements, and declaratory rulings

and interpretive statements. It will modernize the existing rules for those areas to align them with current practice and

policy.

2. Summary of the proposed rules:

This ruleset will address general campaign finance topics including the duties and requirements of the secretary and

county clerk, formatting requirements, late filing fees, public posting of reports or statements, and declaratory rulings

and interpretive statements. It will modernize the existing rules for those areas to align them with current practice and

policy.

3. List names of newspapers in which the notice of public hearing was published and publication

dates:

Owosso Argue Press, published on 5/14/2026

Manistee News Advocate, published on 5/14/2026

Ironwood Globe, published on 5/14/2026

4. Date of publication of the proposed rules and notice of public hearing in the Michigan Register:

MCL 24.242 and 24.245

Agency Report to JCAR -Page 2

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

6. Provide the link the agency used to post the regulatory impact statement and cost-benefit analysis

on its website:

https://ARS.apps.lara.state.mi.us/Transaction/RFRTransaction?TransactionID=1663

7. List of the name and title of agency representative(s) who attended the public hearing:

Jenny McInerney, Regulatory Attorney

Alessa Boes, Regulatory Attorney

8. Persons submitting comments of support:

None.

9. Persons submitting comments of opposition:

Sheree Ritchie

Patrice Johnson

10. Persons submitting other comments:

None.

11. Identify any changes made to the proposed rules based on comments received during the public