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Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.362 Township officers; terms; qualification; vacancy; election; commencement of duties; failure to take oath.
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Sec. 362. (1) Beginning in 1980 and for all subsequent elections at which township officers are elected, the term of office of all township officers listed in section 358 is 4 years. All terms of township officers elected before January 1, 2025 commence at 12 noon on November 20 …
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.363 Township officers; oath of office.
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Sec. 363. All township officers shall, before entering upon the duties of their offices, take and subscribe the oath as provided in section 1 of article 11 of the state constitution before the township clerk or other officer authorized to administer oaths, and file the same with …
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.364 Township treasurer; bond, approval, filing.
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Sec. 364. Each township treasurer, within the time limited for filing his oath of office and before he shall enter upon the duties of his office, shall give a bond to the township in such sum and with such sureties as the supervisor shall require and approve and the supervisor sh…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.365 Constables; bond.
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Sec. 365. Every person elected or appointed to the office of constable, before he enters upon the duties of his office and within the time prescribed by law for filing his official oath, shall execute, with sufficient sureties to be approved by the supervisor or clerk of his town…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.367 Resignation of township officer.
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Sec. 367. Resignation of a township officer shall be in writing, signed by the officer resigning, and addressed to the township board, and shall be delivered to and filed by the township clerk.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.368 Events creating vacancy in township offices.
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Sec. 368. The township offices become vacant upon the happening of any of the following events: Death of the incumbent; his resignation; his removal from office for cause; his ceasing to be a resident of the township where his office is located; his conviction of an infamous crim…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.369 Removal of township officer; grounds; service of charges; hearing; effect of removal.
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Sec. 369. The governor shall remove a township officer chosen by the electors of any township, when the governor is satisfied from the evidence submitted that the officer has been guilty of official misconduct, wilful neglect of duty, extortion, habitual drunkenness, or has been …
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.37 Uniform voting system; advisory committee; selection; notice of selection; schedule for acquisition and implementation; repetition of process.
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Sec. 37. (1) The secretary of state shall select a uniform voting system under the provisions of this section. The secretary of state shall convene an advisory committee on the selection of the uniform voting system, whose membership represents county, city, and township election…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.370 Elective or appointive township office; appointment to fill vacancy; temporary appointment; effect of resignation; special election; vacancy in office of township constable.
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Sec. 370. (1) Except as provided in section 370a or subsection (2), if a vacancy occurs in an elective or appointive township office, the vacancy must be filled by appointment by the township board, and the individual appointed shall hold the office for the remainder of the unexp…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.370a Filling vacancy in township office; term of appointee; term of elected successor.
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Sec. 370a. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 370, if a vacancy occurs in an elective or appointive township office, which vacancy is filled by appointment by the township board or the board of county election commissioners and the vacancy occurs more than 7 days before th…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.371 Township officers; primary election, recount of votes.
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Sec. 371. The votes cast for any candidate to a township office at any primary or election shall be subject to recount as provided in chapter 33 of this act.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.372 Township officers; recall.
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Sec. 372. Any person elected to a township office shall be subject to recall as provided in chapter 36 of this act.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.373 Township clerk; appointment of substitute to perform election law duties.
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Sec. 373. If neither the township clerk nor any deputy township clerk shall be available to perform any necessary functions in connection with registrations, nominations or elections during the usual or required times for performing such functions, the township board shall appoin…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.37a Determination of electronic voting system by clerk; criteria.
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Sec. 37a. The secretary of state shall allow a county clerk, in consultation with the clerk of each city and township located in that county, to determine which electronic voting system will be used in the county as long as the electronic voting system selected meets both of the …
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.37b Use of electronic voting system; contract between governing bodies of governmental units.
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Sec. 37b. The governing body of a governmental unit in this state may contract with the governing body of another governmental unit in this state with regard to the use of the electronic voting system owned by either of the contracting units.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.38 Poster indicating ballot coaching prohibited.
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Sec. 38. (1) The secretary of state shall develop a poster that explains ballot coaching and that indicates that ballot coaching is prohibited. (2) The secretary of state shall provide to each residential care facility in this state at least 1 poster as described in subsection (1…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.381 Village officer; qualifications, nomination, election, appointment, term, and removal; temporary appointment of trustees for transaction of business; expiration of appointment; filing for office; nominating petitions.
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Sec. 381. (1) Except as provided in this section and sections 383, 641, 642, 642a, and 644g, the qualifications, nomination, election, appointment, term of office, and removal from office of a village officer must be as determined by the charter provisions governing the village. …
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.382 Village officers; nomination and election.
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Sec. 382. Except as otherwise provided in this act, the general law village act, 1895 PA 3, MCL 61.1 to 74.25, or the home rule village act, 1909 PA 278, MCL 78.1 to 78.28, if the charter of a village does not specify the time, manner, and means of nominating and electing its pub…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.383 Removal of village officers by governor; grounds; action on charges; service of charges; hearing; eligibility for election or appointment following removal.
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Sec. 383. The governor shall remove all village officers chosen by the electors of a village if the governor is satisfied from sufficient evidence submitted to the governor that the officer is guilty of official misconduct, wilful neglect of duty, extortion, or habitual drunkenne…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.385 Metropolitan district election coordinator; duties.
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Sec. 385. (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 metropolitan district election is governed by the provisions of this act that generally govern elections. (2) The …
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.385a Metropolitan district officer; eligibility; term.
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Sec. 385a. (1) An individual is eligible for election as an officer to the legislative body of a metropolitan district if the individual is a citizen of the United States and is a qualified and registered elector of the metropolitan district the individual seeks to represent by t…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.386 Metropolitan district officer; nominating petition; form; signature of elector; examination and investigation; withdrawal.
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Sec. 386. (1) For an individual's name to appear on the official ballot as a candidate for metropolitan district officer, the candidate shall file a nominating petition and the affidavit required by section 558 with the metropolitan district election coordinator not later than 4 …
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.386a Canvass of votes by board of canvassers; election; statement of returns and certification; votes subject to recount.
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Sec. 386a. (1) The appropriate board of canvassers as prescribed in section 24a shall canvass the votes for candidates for metropolitan district officer and votes for and against a ballot question at a regular election in each metropolitan district. That number of candidates equa…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.386b Statement of returns and certification; preservation and filing by metropolitan district election coordinator; execution of certificate of election.
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Sec. 386b. The metropolitan district election coordinator who receives the certification of the board of canvassers under section 386a shall preserve and file in his or her office the certified statement of returns and certification of the board of canvassers of the result of the…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.387 Notification of member-elect; acceptance; filing; forwarding copy.
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Sec. 387. 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 metropolitan district election coordinator of election or appointment to the legislative body, each person s…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.387a Oath; immediate vacancy; events.
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Sec. 387a. (1) Before entering upon the duties of his or her office, an individual elected as an officer to the legislative body of a metropolitan district shall take and subscribe to the oath provided in section 1 of article XI of the state constitution of 1963. (2) The office o…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.388 Metropolitan district officer; vacancy filled by appointment; election; notice.
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Sec. 388. (1) If less than a majority of the offices of metropolitan district officer of a metropolitan district become vacant, the remaining metropolitan district officers shall fill each vacant office by appointment. If a vacancy in the office of metropolitan district officer i…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.389 Ballot question.
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Sec. 389. The legislative body of a metropolitan district may submit a ballot question to the metropolitan district electors on a regular election date. The legislative body of the metropolitan district shall file the ballot question with the metropolitan district election coordi…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.389a Actual costs of election; payment; verified account; disapproval; failure to agree on actual costs.
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Sec. 389a. (1) A metropolitan district shall pay to each county, city, and township that conducts a regular election for the metropolitan district an amount determined in accordance with this section. (2) If a metropolitan district's regular election is held in conjunction with a…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.390 Recall.
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Sec. 390. Each officer on the legislative body of a metropolitan district is subject to recall by the electors of the metropolitan district in the manner prescribed in chapter XXXVI.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.391 Office of justice of supreme court; eligibility.
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Sec. 391. A person is not eligible to the office of justice of the supreme court unless the person is a registered and qualified elector of this state by the filing deadline or the date the person files the affidavit of candidacy, is licensed to practice law in this state, and at…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.392 Candidates for justice of supreme court; nomination at fall state convention.
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Sec. 392. At its fall state convention, each political party may nominate the number of candidates for the office of justice of the supreme court as are to be elected at the next ensuing general election.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.392a Candidates for justice of supreme court; incumbents, affidavit of candidacy for re-election.
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Sec. 392a. Any incumbent justice of the supreme court may become a candidate for re-election as a justice of the supreme court by filing with the secretary of state an affidavit of candidacy not less than 180 days prior to the expiration of his term of office. The affidavit of ca…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.393 Candidates for justice of supreme court; canvass by state central committee of each political party.
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Sec. 393. Not more than 24 hours after the conclusion of the fall state convention, the state central committee of each political party shall convene and canvass the proceedings of the convention and determine the nominee or nominees of the convention for the office or offices of…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.394 Candidates for justice of supreme court; withdrawal; notice.
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Sec. 394. Any person who has been certified by the state central committee of any party as nominated for the office of justice of the supreme court or who filed an affidavit according to section 392a may withdraw by filing a written notice of withdrawal with the secretary of stat…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.395 Candidates for justice of supreme court; death, withdrawal, disqualification; selection of new candidate, certification; ballots.
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Sec. 395. Whenever a candidate of a political party, after having been nominated to the office of justice of the supreme court or having filed an affidavit according to section 392a, shall die, withdraw, remove from the state, or become disqualified for any reason, the state cent…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.396 Supreme court justices; election.
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Sec. 396. Subject to section 6 of the schedule to the state constitution, 2 justices of the supreme court shall be elected at the general election in 1966 and at the general election every 2 years thereafter.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.397 Supreme court justices; certificate of determination by board of state canvassers.
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Sec. 397. The board of state canvassers shall determine which candidates for justices of the supreme court have received the greatest number of votes and shall declare such candidates to be duly elected. The said board shall forthwith make and subscribe on its statement of return…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.398 Supreme court justices; certificate of election.
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Sec. 398. The secretary of state shall file in his office and preserve the original statement and determination of the board of state canvassers of the result of the election and shall forthwith execute and cause to be delivered to the persons thereby declared to be elected to th…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.399 Supreme court justices; term of office.
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Sec. 399. The term of office of justice of the supreme court shall be 8 years, beginning on the first day of January next following the election and shall continue until a successor is elected and qualified.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.4 Definitions; S to V.
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Sec. 4. As used in this act: (a) "School board" means the governing body of a school district, including the board of trustees of a community college. (b) "School board member" means an individual holding the office of school board member under the revised school code, 1976 PA 45…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.400 Supreme court justices; oath of office, deposit.
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Sec. 400. Every person elected to the office of justice of the supreme court, before entering upon the duties of his office, shall take and subscribe to the oath as provided in section 1 of article 11 of the state constitution, and shall deposit said oath with the secretary of st…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.401 Supreme court justices; resignation, notice.
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Sec. 401. Any person duly elected to the office of justice of the supreme court who desires to resign shall file a written notice containing the effective date of such resignation with the court administrator and a copy with the governor and secretary of state.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.402 Supreme court justices; vacancy, creation.
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Sec. 402. The office of justice of the supreme court shall become vacant upon the happening of any of the following events: Death of the incumbent; his resignation; his removal from office for cause; his ceasing to be a resident of the state; his conviction of an infamous crime, …
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.403 Supreme court justices; impeachment; removal from office, service of charges, hearing.
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Sec. 403. Any person holding the office of justice of the supreme court may be removed from office by impeachment for the reasons and in the manner set forth in section 7 of article 11 of the state constitution, or the governor shall remove any justice of the supreme court upon a…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.404 Office of supreme court justice; vacancy; appointment; election.
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Sec. 404. (1) The governor shall appoint a successor to fill the vacancy in the office of justice of the supreme court. The person appointed by the governor shall be considered an incumbent for purposes of this act and shall hold office until 12 noon of January 1 following the ne…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.405 Supreme court justices; election, recount of votes.
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Sec. 405. The votes cast for any candidate for justice of the supreme court at any election shall be subject to recount as provided in chapter 33 of this act.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.406 Supreme court justices; not subject to recall.
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Sec. 406. Judicial officers are not subject to recall as provided in section 8 of article 2 of the state constitution.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.409 Office of judge of court of appeals; eligibility.
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Sec. 409. A person is not eligible for the office of judge of the court of appeals unless the person is a registered and qualified elector of the appellate court district in which election is sought by the filing deadline or the date the person files the affidavit of candidacy, i…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.409a Candidates for appeals court judge; nomination at general nonpartisan primary election; omission.
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Sec. 409a. A general nonpartisan primary election shall be held in every appellate court district of this state on the Tuesday succeeding the first Monday in August preceding every general November election in which judges of the court of appeals are to be elected, at which time …