Mich. Admin. Ord. Administrative Order No. 2020-20
In an effort to promote the efficient and timely disposition of election-related litigation, the Court adopts the following requirements and procedural rules, effective immediately.
1. Court proceedings regarding an election matter lawsuit may not be instituted and orders may not be issued except upon a written complaint filed pursuant to the pertinent MCR provision. A full and complete record of the proceedings must be kept.
2. Upon the filing of a complaint regarding an election matter, the following persons must be notified of the lawsuit as soon as practicable:
(a) Supreme Court Clerk
(b) State Director of Elections
(c) Attorney General Civil Litigation, Employment, & Elections Division (if the complaint is against the state or one of its subdivisions).
(d) The Governor's Chief Legal Counsel (on behalf of the Governor)
The State Court Administrator will circulate a memo before each election that identifies the names and contact information for the individuals and offices listed above.
3. The chief judge or chief judge's designee of the court in which the election matter lawsuit is filed must provide the following information to the Supreme Court Clerk:
(a) Case number and names of parties;
(b) Name of assigned judge and the telephone number where he or she can be reached;
(c) Brief statement of the issues;
(d) Brief statement of the case status; and
(e) An electronic copy of the final order or judgment, or an order granting a stay or injunctive relief at the email address provided in the memo referenced above.
4. On or before the date of an election, the Court of Appeals will publish on the home page of its website information for contacting that court's clerk's office after business hours and the steps required of a party who might wish to seek emergency appellate relief.
Mich. Admin. Ord. Administrative Order No. 2020-20