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Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.155 Contested election; proceeding in equity, fees.
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Sec. 155. The proceeding herein specified shall be in equity, and the provisions of law relative to fees to be charged as entry fees and fees for the service of papers shall govern the proceedings under this act.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.16 “Major political party” defined.
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Sec. 16. As used in this act, "major political party" means each of the 2 political parties whose candidate for the office of secretary of state received the highest and second highest number of votes at the immediately preceding general election in which a secretary of state was…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.161 Offices of state senator or representative; eligibility.
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Sec. 161. A person is not eligible to the office of state senator or representative unless the person is a citizen of the United States and a registered and qualified elector of the district he or she represents by the filing deadline, as provided in section 7 of article IV of th…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.162 Candidates for state senator or representative; nomination at primary.
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Sec. 162. A general primary election of all political parties shall be held in every election precinct in 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 politic…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.163 Candidate for state senator or representative; nominating petitions; signatures; form; filing; nonrefundable filing fee in lieu of nominating petition; deposit and use of fee.
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Sec. 163. (1) To obtain the printing of the name of an individual as a candidate for nomination by a political party for the office of state senator or representative under a particular party heading upon the official primary ballots in the various election precincts of a distric…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.164 Candidates for state senator or representative; withdrawal; notice.
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Sec. 164. After the filing of a nominating petition or filing fee by or in behalf of a proposed candidate for the office of state senator or representative, such candidate shall not be permitted to withdraw unless a written notice of withdrawal is served on the official with whom…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.165 Candidates for state senator or representative; death; selection of candidate to fill vacancy; ballots.
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Sec. 165. If a candidate of a political party for the office of state senator or state representative, as applicable, after having qualified as a candidate, dies after the last day for qualifying as a candidate, leaving the political party without a candidate for the office of st…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.166 Candidate for state senator or representative; write-in.
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Sec. 166. If for any reason the number of candidates of a political party for the office of state senator or representative is equal to less than the total number to be nominated and elected, a sufficient number of blank spaces shall be provided on the primary ballots that afford…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.167 Candidates for state senator or representative; nomination, certification.
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Sec. 167. The candidates of each political party for the office of state senator and representative receiving the greatest number of votes cast for candidates for said offices as set forth in the report of the board of canvassers canvassing said votes, based on the returns from t…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.168 Candidates for state senator or representative; withdrawal after nomination; procedure.
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Sec. 168. When a candidate of any political party has filed a nominating petition or filing fee for state senator or representative and has been nominated for the office by a party, he or she shall not be permitted to withdraw unless he or she shall be certified as a nominee at t…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.169 Candidates for state senator or representative; death, certification for statewide office, withdrawal, physical unfitness, or disqualification; selection of candidate to fill vacancy; certification; ballots.
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Sec. 169. When the candidate of a political party, after having been nominated to the office of state senator or representative, shall die, be certified by a state convention for a statewide office, withdraw from the district, become physically unfit, or become disqualified for a…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.17 "Metropolitan district" and "metropolitan district election coordinator" defined.
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Sec. 17. As used in this act: (a) "Metropolitan district" means a district incorporated under the metropolitan district act, 1929 PA 312, MCL 119.1 to 119.18. (b) "Metropolitan district election coordinator" means the county clerk of the county in which the largest number of regi…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.170 State senators and representatives; election, date.
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Sec. 170. A state senator in each senatorial district shall be elected in the general election in 1964, 1966 and every fourth year thereafter. A representative in each representative district shall be elected at each general November election.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.171 Candidate receiving greatest number of votes; duties of board of canvassers or county canvassers.
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Sec. 171. The board of state canvassers or the board of county canvassers, as appropriate, shall determine which candidate has received the greatest number of votes and shall declare that candidate to be duly elected. The board of state canvassers shall proceed as prescribed in s…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.172 State senators and representatives; certificate of election; publication of certificate of determination and statement of votes; notice of election results.
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Sec. 172. The secretary of state or the county clerk shall file in his or her office and preserve the original statement and determination of the board of state canvassers or the board of county canvassers of the result of the election and shall immediately execute and cause to b…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.173 State senators and representatives; terms of office.
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Sec. 173. The term of office of state senator and representative shall commence at 12 noon on January 1 next following his election. The term of office of state representative shall be 2 years. The term of office of state senators elected at the general election in 1964 shall be …
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.174 State senators and representatives; oath of office.
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Sec. 174. Every person elected to the office of state senator or representative, 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.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.175 State senator or representative; resignation, notice; effective for duration of unexpired legislative term.
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Sec. 175. An individual elected to the office of state senator or representative who desires to resign shall file a written notice containing the effective date of the resignation with the presiding officer of his or her respective house, who shall immediately transmit the writte…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.176 State senators and representatives; vacancy, creation.
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Sec. 176. The office of state senator or representative shall become vacant on the happening of any of the following events, before the expiration of the term of such office: The death of the incumbent; his resignation; his removal from office; his ceasing to be an inhabitant of …
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.177 State senator or representative; removal from office; effective for duration of unexpired legislative term.
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Sec. 177. Any state senator or representative may be removed from office as provided in section 16 of article IV of the state constitution of 1963. The removal of an individual from the office of state senator or representative remains in effect for the duration of the unexpired …
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.178 State senators and representatives; vacancy in office; special election.
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Sec. 178. The governor may call a special election as provided in section 634 in any senatorial or representative district of the state when the right of office of a person elected state senator or representative shall cease before the commencement of the term of service for whic…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.179 State senators and representatives; primary or election, recount of votes.
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Sec. 179. The votes cast for any candidate for the office of state senator or representative at any primary or election shall be subject to recount as provided in chapter 33 of this act.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.18 Definitions.
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Sec. 18. As used in this act: (a) "Help America vote act of 2002" means the help America vote act of 2002, 42 USC 15301 to 15545. (b) "National voter registration act of 1993" means the national voter registration act of 1993, 42 USC 1973gg to 1973gg-10. (c) "Uniformed and overse…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.180 State senators and representatives; recall.
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Sec. 180. Any person elected to the office of state senator or representative shall be subject to recall as provided in chapter 36 of this act and in section 8 of article 2 of the state constitution.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.18a "United States Department of Defense verified electronic signature" defined.
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Sec. 18a. As used in this act, "United States Department of Defense verified electronic signature" means the certificate-based digital identification code issued to qualified personnel by the United States Department of Defense as part of the Common Access Card, or its successor.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.19 "Physical disability" defined.
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Sec. 19. As used in this act, "physical disability" means that term as defined in section 6 of the adult foster care facility licensing act, 1979 PA 218, MCL 400.706.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.191 County officers; eligibility.
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Sec. 191. A person is not eligible to the office of county clerk, county treasurer, register of deeds, prosecuting attorney, sheriff, drain commissioner, surveyor, or coroner if the person is not a registered and qualified elector of the county in which election is sought by the …
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.192 Candidates for county offices; nomination at primary.
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Sec. 192. A general primary election of all political parties shall be held in every county of this state on the Tuesday succeeding the first Monday in August preceding the general November election at which the officers named in section 191 of this act are to be elected, at whic…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.193 Candidate for county offices; nominating petitions; signatures; form; nonrefundable filing fee in lieu of nominating petitions; deposit and use of fee.
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Sec. 193. (1) To obtain the printing of the name of an individual as a candidate for nomination by a political party for an office named in section 191 under a particular party heading upon the official primary ballots, there must be filed with the county clerk nominating petitio…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.194 Candidates for nomination; withdrawal, notice.
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Sec. 194. After the filing of a nominating petition or filing fee by or in behalf of a proposed candidate for any of the offices named in section 191 of this act, such candidate shall not be permitted to withdraw unless a written notice of withdrawal is served on the county clerk…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.195 Candidate for county offices; death; selection of candidate to fill vacancy; ballots.
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Sec. 195. If a candidate of a political party for prosecuting attorney, sheriff, county clerk, county treasurer, register of deeds, drain commissioner, coroner, or surveyor, after having qualified as a candidate, dies after the last day for qualifying, leaving the political party…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.196 Candidates for nomination; write-in.
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Sec. 196. If for any reason the number of candidates of a political party for any 1 or more of the offices named in section 191 is equal to less than the total number to be nominated by the political party, a blank space or spaces shall be provided on each of the official primary…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.197 Candidates for county offices; nomination, certification.
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Sec. 197. The candidates of each political party for the offices named in section 191 of this act receiving the greatest number of votes cast for said offices, as set forth in the reports of the board of county canvassers, based on the returns from the various election precincts,…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.198 Withdrawal of candidate after nomination for office; replacement of candidate dying before election; vacancy.
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Sec. 198. (1) If a candidate of a political party files a nominating petition or filing fee for a county office and has been nominated for the office by a political party, the candidate is not permitted to withdraw unless he or she has moved from the county or has become physical…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.199 Candidates for county offices; death, withdrawal or disqualification; new candidate, selection, certification; ballots.
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Sec. 199. Whenever a candidate of a political party, after having been nominated to any office named in section 191 of this act, shall die, withdraw as provided in section 198, remove from the county, or become disqualified for any reason, the county committee of such party shall…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.2 Definitions; A to I.
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Sec. 2. As used in this act: (a) "Absent voter" is a voter who utilizes the process described in section 759. (b) "Absent voter ballot" means a ballot that is issued to a voter through the absent voter process. (c) "Ballot container" is defined in section 14a. (d) "Ballot questio…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.200 County officers; election; combination or separation of offices of county clerk and register of deeds.
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Sec. 200. (1) A county clerk, a county treasurer, a register of deeds, a prosecuting attorney, a sheriff, a drain commissioner, and a surveyor shall be elected at the 2000 general November election and every fourth year after that. However, in a county in which 1 of these offices…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.201 County officers; certificate of determination by board of county canvassers.
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Sec. 201. The board of county canvassers shall determine which candidates for the offices named in section 191 of this act 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 statemen…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.202 County officers; certificate of election; publication of certificate of determination and statement of votes.
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Sec. 202. The county clerk shall file in his or her office and preserve the original statement and determination of the board of county canvassers of the results of the election and shall immediately execute and cause to be delivered to the persons declared elected to the offices…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.203 County officers; terms of office.
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Sec. 203. The term of office of the county clerk, county treasurer, register of deeds, prosecuting attorney, sheriff, drain commissioner, surveyor and coroner shall begin on January 1 next following the election, and continues until a successor is elected and qualified, except th…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.204 County officers; oath of office, bond, deposit.
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Sec. 204. Every person elected to an office named in section 200 of this act, 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, with the exception of the prosecuting attorney, …
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.205 County officers; resignation, notice.
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Sec. 205. Any person duly elected to any of the county offices named in section 200 of this act who desires to resign shall file a written notice containing the effective date of such resignation with the presiding or senior judge of probate, the county clerk and the prosecuting …
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.206 County offices; vacancy, creation.
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Sec. 206. The office of county clerk, county treasurer, register of deeds, prosecuting attorney, sheriff, drain commissioner, surveyor or coroner in any county in this state shall become vacant upon the happening of any of the following events: Death of the incumbent; his resigna…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.206a County officers; death before commencement of term.
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Sec. 206a. Whenever any person elected to the office of county clerk, county treasurer, register of deeds, prosecuting attorney, sheriff, drain commissioner, surveyor or coroner in any county shall die before the commencement of the term for which he was elected, there shall be a…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.207 County officers; removal from office; service of charges, hearing.
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Sec. 207. The governor may remove any and all county officers named in section 200 of this chapter when he shall be satisfied from sufficient evidence submitted to him, as hereinafter provided, that such officer has been guilty of official misconduct, or of wilful neglect of duty…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.209 County office; vacancy; manner of filling.
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Sec. 209. If a vacancy occurs in an elective or appointive county office, it shall be filled in the following manner: (1) If the vacancy is in the office of county clerk or prosecuting attorney, it shall be filled by appointment by the judge or judges of that judicial circuit. (2…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.21 Secretary of state; chief election officer, powers and duties.
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Sec. 21. The secretary of state shall be the chief election officer of the state and shall have supervisory control over local election officials in the performance of their duties under the provisions of this act.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.210 County officers; primary or election, recount of votes.
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Sec. 210. The votes cast for any candidate for any of the offices named in section 200 of this act at any primary or election shall be subject to recount as provided in chapter 33 of this act.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.211 County officers; recall.
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Sec. 211. Any person elected to the offices named in section 200 of this act shall be subject to recall as provided in chapter 36 of this act.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.22 Board of state canvassers; continuation as provided in former act; duties; membership.
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Sec. 22. (1) A board of state canvassers is continued as previously provided for in section 1 of former Act No. 239 of the Public Acts of 1955. This section and sections 22a to 22g are subject to section 7 of article II of the state constitution of 1963. (2) The board of state ca…