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Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.29 Appointment of assistants by clerk of county, township, city, or village; discrimination prohibited; authority, duties, oath, and compensation of assistants; instruction.
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Sec. 29. (1) The clerk of each county, township, city, and village may appoint a number of assistants as may be necessary to carry out the general provisions of the election law. The clerk of a county, township, city, or village shall consider an application for the appointment o…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.290 State board of education and boards of state universities; oath of office, deposit.
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Sec. 290. Every person elected to membership on the state board of education, the board of regents of the University of Michigan, the board of trustees of Michigan State University, or the board of governors of Wayne State University, before entering upon the duties of his office…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.291 State board of education and boards of state universities; resignation, notice.
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Sec. 291. Any person duly elected to membership on the state board of education, the board of regents of the University of Michigan, the board of trustees of Michigan State University or the board of governors of Wayne State University, who desires to resign shall file a written …
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.292 State board of education and boards of state universities; vacancy, creation, notice to governor.
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Sec. 292. There shall be a vacancy on the state board of education, the board of regents of the University of Michigan, the board of trustees of Michigan State University, or the board of governors of Wayne State University upon the happening of any of the following events: Death…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.293 State board of education and boards of state universities; impeachment; removal from office, service of charges, hearing.
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Sec. 293. Any member of said boards may be removed from office upon conviction in impeachment proceedings for the reasons and in the manner set forth in section 7 of article 11 of the state constitution. The governor shall have the power and it shall be his duty, except at such t…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.294 State board of education and boards of state universities; appointment, vacancy, oath of office.
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Sec. 294. Whenever a vacancy shall occur on the state board of education, the board of regents of the University of Michigan, the board of trustees of Michigan State University, or the board of governors of Wayne State University, the governor shall appoint a successor to fill su…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.295 State board of education and boards of state universities; election, recount of votes.
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Sec. 295. The votes cast for any candidate for membership on the state board of education, the board of regents of the University of Michigan, the board of trustees of Michigan State University and the board of governors of Wayne State University at any election shall be subject …
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.296 State board of education and boards of state universities; recall.
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Sec. 296. Any person elected to membership on the state board of education, the board of regents of the University of Michigan, the board of trustees of Michigan State University, or the board of governors of Wayne State University shall be subject to recall as provided in chapte…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.3 Definitions; L to R.
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Sec. 3. As used in this act: (a) "Locked and sealed" is defined in section 14. (b) "Major political party" is defined in section 16. (c) "Metal seal" or "seal" is defined in section 14a. (d) "Name that was formally changed" means a name changed by a proceeding under chapter XI of…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.30 Providing clerk with permanent postal mailing address and electronic mailing address.
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Sec. 30. Not later than 30 days after the effective date of this section, each county, township, city, or village shall provide its clerk with a permanent postal mailing address and each county shall provide its clerk with an electronic mailing address. Each clerk shall notify th…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.301 School district election; school district election coordinator; duties; delegation; precincts and polling place locations.
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Sec. 301. (1) Unless a particular power or duty of an election official or a particular election procedure is specifically governed by a provision of this chapter, a school district election is governed by the provisions of this act that generally govern elections. (2) Except as …
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.302 School board member; eligibility; election; term; phasing in or out terms; transition plan.
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Sec. 302. An individual is eligible for election as a school board member if the individual is a citizen of the United States and is a qualified and registered elector of the school district the individual seeks to represent by the filing deadline. At least 1 school board member …
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.303 Candidate for school board member; name on official ballot; nominating petition; form; signature violations; felony or misdemeanor; penalties; filing fee; withdrawal.
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Sec. 303. (1) Subject to subsection (8), for an individual's name to appear on the official ballot as a candidate for school board member, the candidate shall file a nominating petition and the affidavit required by section 558 with the school district filing official not later t…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.305 School district election coordinating committee; meeting; report; election arrangements; review; precincts.
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Sec. 305. (1) Within 30 days after the effective date of this chapter, the school district election coordinating committee for each school district shall hold an initial meeting. Within 14 days after convening the initial meeting, the school district election coordinating committ…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.307 Statement of returns; certification of election; votes subject to recount.
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Sec. 307. (1) The appropriate board of county canvassers as prescribed in section 24a shall canvass the votes for candidates for school board member and votes for and against a ballot question at a regular or special election in each school district. That number of candidates equ…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.308 Certification of board of county canvassers; preservation; filing; execution.
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Sec. 308. A local official who receives the certification of the board of county canvassers under section 307 shall preserve and file in his or her office the certified statement of returns and certification of the board of county canvassers of the result of the election. The cou…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.309 Acceptance of office.
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Sec. 309. Within 5 business days after certification of an election, each member-elect shall be notified of the election. Within 10 business days after notification by the school district election coordinator of election or appointment to the board, each person shall file with th…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.30g Board of county canvassers; absences, appointment of temporary members, qualifications, length of service.
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Sec. 30g. If a board of county canvassers created under this act is required to perform its statutory duties and because of illness or absence of members of the board of county canvassers a quorum is not present, the clerk of the county may appoint a sufficient number of temporar…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.31 Secretary of state; duties as to elections; rules.
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Sec. 31. (1) The secretary of state shall do all of the following: (a) Subject to subsection (2), issue instructions and promulgate rules pursuant to the administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.201 to 24.328, for the conduct of elections and registrations in ac…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.310 Office of school board member; oath; vacancy; conditions.
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Sec. 310. (1) Before entering upon the duties of his or her office, an individual elected to the office of school board member shall take and subscribe to the oath provided in section 1 of article XI of the state constitution of 1963. (2) The office of a school board member becom…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.311 School board; appointment to fill vacancy; election; notice to school district election coordinator.
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Sec. 311. (1) If less than a majority of the offices of school board member of a school district become vacant, the remaining school board members shall fill each vacant office by appointment. If a vacancy in the office of school board member is not filled within 30 days after th…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.312 Ballot question; submission by school board; certification of ballot question language; scheduling of special election date.
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Sec. 312. (1) A school board may submit a ballot question to the school electors on a regular election date, on a date when a city or township within the school district's jurisdiction is holding an election by adopting a resolution to that effect not later than 4 p.m. on the twe…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.315 Payment by school district to county, city, and township.
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Sec. 315. (1) A school district shall pay to each county, city, and township that conducts a regular or special election for the school district an amount determined in accordance with this section. (2) If a school district's regular or special election is held in conjunction wit…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.316 Board members subject to recall.
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Sec. 316. Each member of a board of a school district, a local act school district, or an intermediate school district is subject to recall by the school electors of the respective district in the manner prescribed in chapter XXXVI.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.31a Election audit; procedures.
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Sec. 31a. (1) In order to ensure compliance with the provisions of this act, after each election the secretary of state may audit election precincts. (2) The secretary of state shall prescribe the procedures for election audits that include reviewing the documents, ballots, and p…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.32 Bureau of elections; director of elections; appointment; powers and duties; statement of purpose of proposed amendment or question.
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Sec. 32. (1) In the office of the secretary of state, the bureau of elections created by former 1951 PA 65 continues under the supervision of a director of elections, to be appointed by the secretary of state under civil service regulations. The director of elections shall be ves…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.321 City officers; qualifications, nomination, election, appointment, term, and removal; list of candidates; quorum; election or appointment of successor.
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Sec. 321. (1) Except as provided in subsection (3) and sections 322, 327, 641, 642, 644e, 644f, 644g, and 646a, the qualifications, nomination, election, appointment, term of office, and removal from office of a city officer must be in accordance with the charter provisions gover…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.322 Nomination by caucus or filing petition or affidavit; deadline for May election.
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Sec. 322. If a charter provides for nomination by caucus or by filing a petition or affidavit directly for the May election, the candidate filing deadline or certification deadline is 4 p.m. on the fifteenth Tuesday before the May election.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.322a Candidates for nomination; withdrawal, notice.
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Sec. 322a. After the filing of a nominating petition or filing fees by or in behalf of a proposed candidate for a city office, the candidate shall not be permitted to withdraw unless a written notice of withdrawal is served on the city clerk not later than 4 o'clock, eastern stan…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.323 Board of city election commissioners; preparation of ballots, canvass of returns, conduct of primary and election; provisions governing.
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Sec. 323. It is the duty of the board of city election commissioners to prepare the primary ballots to be used by the electors. The returns shall be canvassed by the board of county canvassers and the results certified to the board of city election commissioners, who shall prepar…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.326 Candidate for city office; death; selection of candidate to fill vacancy; ballots.
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Sec. 326. If a candidate of a political party for a city office, after having qualified as a candidate, dies after the last day for qualifying, leaving the political party without a candidate for the office, a candidate to fill the vacancy may be selected by the members of the co…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.327 Removal of city officers by governor; grounds; action on charges; service of charges; hearing; eligibility for election or appointment following removal or conviction.
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Sec. 327. The governor shall remove all city officers chosen by the electors of a city or any ward or voting district of a city, when the governor is satisfied from sufficient evidence submitted to the governor that the officer has been guilty of official misconduct, wilful negle…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.33 Training schools on conducting elections in accordance with election laws; conduct; continuing election education training courses.
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Sec. 33. (1) The director of elections shall conduct training schools throughout this state before the general November election, and before other elections as the director considers advisable, for county clerks and their representatives with respect to the conducting of election…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.34 Director of elections; restrictions.
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Sec. 34. The director of elections shall perform no other duties which will interfere with his duties as director of elections.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.341 Elective township offices and officers.
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Sec. 341. Elective township offices shall consist of a supervisor, township clerk, township treasurer, not to exceed 4 constables, and not to exceed 4 trustees. Elective township officers may include library directors and park commission members.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.342 Township office; eligibility; eligibility for membership on board of review.
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Sec. 342. A person is not eligible to a township office unless the person is a registered and qualified elector of the township in which election is sought by the filing deadline. A person is not eligible for membership on the board of review unless, in addition to the qualificat…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.345 Candidates for township offices; nomination at primary.
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Sec. 345. A primary of all political parties shall be held in every organized township of this state on the Tuesday succeeding the first Monday in August preceding every general November election, at which time the qualified and registered electors of each political party may vot…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.346 Primaries; inspector of elections, appointment.
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Sec. 346. The township board of election commissioners shall appoint 3 or more qualified and registered electors of such township for each precinct, who shall act as inspectors of election at such primary.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.347 Primaries; provisions governing; recounts; duties of township clerk.
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Sec. 347. Except as otherwise provided in this act, the laws governing nominating petitions, the conduct of general primary elections, the furnishing of ballots, and the depositing, counting, and canvassing of ballots shall, as near as may be, apply to primaries held under the pr…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.349 Candidate for township office; nominating petitions; signatures; form; nonrefundable filing fee in lieu of nominating petitions; list of candidates.
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Sec. 349. (1) To obtain the printing of the name of an individual as a candidate for nomination by a political party for a township office under the particular party heading upon the official primary ballots, there must be filed with the township clerk nominating petitions signed…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.35 Assistants to director; employment, expenses.
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Sec. 35. The secretary of state is authorized to employ such assistants to the director of elections and incur such expenses as shall be necessary in carrying out the supervision of the election laws of this state.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.351 Candidates for nomination; withdrawal, notice.
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Sec. 351. After the filing of a nominating petition or filing fee by or on behalf of a proposed candidate for a township office, the candidate is not permitted to withdraw unless a written notice of withdrawal is served on the township clerk not later than 4 p.m. of the third day…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.352 Candidate for township office; death; selection of candidate to fill vacancy; ballots.
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Sec. 352. If a candidate of a political party for a township office, after having qualified as a candidate, dies after the last day for qualifying, leaving the political party without a candidate for a township office, a candidate to fill the vacancy may be selected by the member…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.353 Primaries; absent voters, provisions applicable.
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Sec. 353. The provisions of this act relative to absent voters shall apply to primaries held under the provisions of this chapter: Provided, That the duties of the county clerk relative to the furnishing and distribution of ballots shall be performed by the township clerk.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.354 Candidate for township office; write-in.
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Sec. 354. If, for any reason, the number of candidates of a political party to a township office is equal to less than the total number to be nominated and elected, a sufficient number of blank spaces shall be provided on the official primary ballots that affords every elector to…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.355 Candidates for township offices; nominees, certification; list.
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Sec. 355. (1) The candidate or candidates of each political party to a township office receiving the greatest number of votes cast for candidates of that office, as set forth in the report of the board of county canvassers, based on the returns from the various election precincts…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.357 Candidate for township office; death or disqualification; write-in.
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Sec. 357. If a candidate of a political party, after having been nominated for a township office, dies, moves from the township, or becomes disqualified for any reason, the township board of election commissioners shall provide a blank space or spaces on the official ballots that…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.358 Election of township officers and submission of propositions; general November election.
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Sec. 358. (1) In every township, there shall be a general November election in each even-numbered year for the election of officers and the submission of propositions, as provided by law. At the 1980 general November election, there shall be elected by ballot all of the following…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.358a Special election; purpose; notice.
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Sec. 358a. The township board of a township may call a special election to be held in the township for the purpose of submitting a ballot question to the electors of the township. A special election shall be held on a regular election date. Notice of the special election shall be…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.36 Seal.
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Sec. 36. The secretary of state may approve seals to be used for the same purpose as metal seals when required by this act. The secretary of state shall only approve a seal under this section if that seal meets all of the following requirements: (a) Is designed and manufactured f…