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Date of Request: 10/19/2025
Questions Presented: 
1) Does an endorsement convention constitute an election within the meaning of the Michigan Campaign Finance Act, thereby subjecting candidates for endorsement to the acts reporting, disclosure, and contribution requirements?
2) Are delegates to an endorsement convention required to file any disclosure or reporting statements with the Department of State if they receive contributions or expend funds in furtherance of their candidacy to be a delegate or in the performance of their duties and responsibilities as a delegate?
3) May a political party restrict the eligibility of a person who has not been
endorsed at an endorsement convention from seeking nomination at the post-primary state convention mandated under Mich. Const. art. V, § 21 and MCL 168.72?
Requestor: Dennis Lennox

Date of Request: 09/19/2025
Question Presented: Are security expenses incurred as a direct result of campaign activity and holding office deemed a permissible expenditure in the State of Michigan?
Requester: Representative Sarah Lightner and Senator Stephanie Chang