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Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.409b Judge of court of appeals other than incumbent; candidate; nominating petitions; validity of filed petitions; using petition specifying new or existing judgeship to qualify candidate for another judicial office of same court prohibited; filing for election to more than 1 judgeship; incumbent judge as candidate in primary election; affidavit of candidacy; contents; primary and general election for 2 or more judgeships; listing categories of candidates on ballot; death or disqualification of incumbent judge; application of subsection (8).
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Sec. 409b. (1) To obtain the printing of the name of a qualified person other than an incumbent judge of the court of appeals as a candidate for nomination for the office of judge of the court of appeals upon the official nonpartisan primary ballots, there must be filed with the …
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.409c Candidates for nomination; withdrawal; notice.
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Sec. 409c. After the filing of a nominating petition or affidavit of candidacy by or in behalf of a proposed candidate for the office of judge of the court of appeals, the proposed candidate is not permitted to withdraw unless he or she serves a written notice of withdrawal on th…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.409d Candidates for judge of court of appeals; declaration of nominees; certification of nomination; death or disqualification of candidate.
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Sec. 409d. (1) In each appellate court district the candidates for office of judge of the court of appeals receiving the largest number of votes at any primary election, to a number equal to twice the number of persons to be elected as set forth in the report of the board of stat…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.409e Judge of court of appeals; election; death or disqualification of nominee; term of office.
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Sec. 409e. (1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, a judge or judges of the court of appeals shall be elected in each appellate court district at the general November election in which judges of the court of appeals are to be elected as provided by law. (2) If there are…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.409f Appeals court judges; certificate of determination by board of state canvassers.
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Sec. 409f. The board of state canvassers shall determine which candidate or candidates for the office of judge of the court of appeals in each district received the greatest number of votes and shall declare such candidate or candidates duly elected. The board shall forthwith mak…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.409g Appeals court judges; certificate of election.
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Sec. 409g. 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 t…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.409h Appeals court judges; oath of office, filing.
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Sec. 409h. Every person elected to the office of judge of the court of appeals 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 file the same with the secretary of state and a …
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.409i Appeals court judges; resignation, notice.
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Sec. 409i. Any person duly elected to the office of judge of the court of appeals 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 the secretary of state.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.409j Appeals court judges; vacancy, creation.
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Sec. 409j. The office of judge of the court of appeals shall become vacant upon the happening of any of the following events before the expiration of the term of office: the death of the incumbent; his resignation; his removal from office for cause; his ceasing to have his domici…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.409k Appeals court judges; impeachment; removal from office, service of charges, hearing; vacancy, notice.
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Sec. 409k. Any person holding the office of judge of the court of appeals 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, or the governor shall remove any judge…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.409l Judge of court of appeals; appointment to fill vacancy; election of successor; term.
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Sec. 409l. (1) If a vacancy occurs in the office of judge of the court of appeals, the governor shall appoint a successor to fill the vacancy. Except as otherwise provided in section 409b(8), the person appointed by the governor shall be considered an incumbent for purposes of th…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.409m Appeals court judges; primary or election, recount of votes.
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Sec. 409m. The votes cast for any candidate for judge of the court of appeals at any primary or election shall be subject to recount as provided in chapter 33 of this act.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.409n Appeals court judges; not subject to recall.
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Sec. 409n. Judges of the court of appeals are not subject to recall as provided by section 8 of article 2 of the state constitution.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.41 Presidential electors; eligibility.
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Sec. 41. No person shall be eligible to be an elector of president and vice-president who shall not have been a citizen of the United States for at least 10 years and a resident and registered elector of the congressional district for an elector representing a congressional distr…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.411 Judge of circuit court; eligibility.
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Sec. 411. A person is not eligible to the office of judge of the circuit court unless the person is a registered and qualified elector of the judicial circuit in which election is sought by the filing deadline or the date the person files the affidavit of candidacy, as provided i…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.412 Candidates for circuit court judge; nomination at general nonpartisan primary election; omission.
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Sec. 412. A general nonpartisan primary election shall be held in every county of this state on the Tuesday succeeding the first Monday in August prior to the general election at which judges of the circuit court are elected, at which time the qualified and registered electors ma…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.413 Judge of circuit court; nominating petitions; filing; affidavit; receiving petitions; applicability of MCL 168.544a and 168.544b; receipt of incorrect or inaccurate written information from secretary of state or bureau of elections; equitable relief; challenge.
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Sec. 413. (1) To obtain the printing of the name of a person as a candidate for nomination for the office of judge of the circuit court upon the official nonpartisan primary ballots, there must be filed with the secretary of state nominating petitions containing the signatures, a…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.413a Incumbent circuit court judge; affidavit of candidacy.
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Sec. 413a. (1) Any incumbent circuit court judge may become a candidate in the primary election for the office of which he or she is an incumbent by filing with the secretary of state an affidavit of candidacy not less than 134 days before the date of the primary election. Howeve…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.414 Candidates for nomination; withdrawal; notice.
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Sec. 414. After the filing of a nominating petition or affidavit of candidacy by or in behalf of a proposed candidate for the office of judge of the circuit court, the proposed candidate is not permitted to withdraw unless he or she serves a written notice of withdrawal on the se…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.415 Candidates for judge of circuit court; declaration of nominees; certification of nomination; death or disqualification of candidate.
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Sec. 415. (1) The candidates for the office of judge of the circuit court receiving the largest number of votes at any primary election, to a number equal to twice the number of persons to be elected as set forth in the report of the board of state canvassers, based on the return…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.416 Judge of circuit court; election; death or disqualification of nominee.
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Sec. 416. (1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, a judge or judges of the circuit court shall be elected in each judicial circuit at the general election in which judges of the circuit court are to be elected as provided by law. (2) If there are fewer nominees for the …
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.417 Circuit court judges; certificate of determination by board of state canvassers.
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Sec. 417. The board of state canvassers shall determine which candidate or candidates for the office of judge of the circuit court received the greatest number of votes and shall declare such candidate or candidates duly elected. The said board shall forthwith make and subscribe …
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.418 Circuit court judges; preservation of statement and determination; certificate of election.
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Sec. 418. 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 person or persons thereby declared to be ele…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.419 Circuit court judges; terms of office.
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Sec. 419. With the exception of the terms of certain judges elected in 1966, the term of office for judge of the circuit court shall be 6 years, commencing at 12 noon on January 1 next following his election and shall continue until a successor shall have been elected and qualifi…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.42 Presidential electors; selection at state political party conventions, certification.
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Sec. 42. In the year in which presidential electors are to be elected under section 43, each political party in this state shall choose at its fall state convention a number of candidates for electors of president and vice-president of the United States equal to the number of sen…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.420 Circuit court judges; oath of office, filing.
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Sec. 420. Every person elected to the office of judge of the circuit 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 file the same with the secretary of state and a co…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.421 Circuit court judges; resignation, notice.
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Sec. 421. Any person duly elected to the office of judge of the circuit 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 § 168.422 Circuit court judges; vacancy, creation.
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Sec. 422. The office of circuit judge shall become vacant upon the happening of any of the following events before the expiration of the term of office: The death of the incumbent; his resignation; his removal from office for cause; his ceasing to be an inhabitant of the circuit …
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.423 Circuit court judges; impeachment; removal from office, service of charges, hearing; vacancy, notice.
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Sec. 423. Any person holding the office of circuit judge 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, or the governor shall remove any circuit judge upon a c…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.424 Judge of circuit court; appointment to fill vacancy; election of successor; term.
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Sec. 424. (1) If a vacancy occurs in the office of circuit judge, the governor shall appoint a successor to fill the vacancy. Except as otherwise provided in section 424a(3), the person appointed by the governor shall be considered an incumbent for purposes of this act. The perso…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.424a Primary and general election for 2 or more judgeships; listing categories of candidates on ballot; validity of filed petitions; death or disqualification of incumbent judge; filing for election to more than 1 circuit judgeship; withdrawal; office designation.
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Sec. 424a. (1) In the primary and general election for 2 or more judgeships of the circuit court, each of the following categories of candidates shall be listed separately on the ballot, consistent with subsection (3): (a) The names of candidates for the judgeship or judgeships f…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.425 Circuit court judges; primary or election, recount of votes.
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Sec. 425. The votes cast for any candidate for circuit judge at any primary or election shall be subject to recount as provided in chapter 33 of this act.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.426 Circuit court judges; not subject to recall.
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Sec. 426. Judicial officers are not subject to recall as provided in section 8 of article 2 of the state constitution.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.43 Presidential electors; election.
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Sec. 43. At the general November election held in the year 1956 and at the general November election held every fourth year thereafter, electors of president and vice-president of the United States shall be elected in the manner herein provided: Provided, That if congress should …
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.431 Judge of probate; eligibility.
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Sec. 431. A person is not eligible to the office of judge of probate unless the person is a registered and qualified elector of the county in which election is sought by the filing deadline or the date the person files the affidavit of candidacy, as provided in section 16 of arti…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.432 Candidates for probate judge; nomination at general nonpartisan primary election; omission.
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Sec. 432. A general nonpartisan primary election shall be held in every county of this state on the Tuesday succeeding the first Monday in August preceding every general November election at which judges of probate are to be elected, at which time the qualified and registered ele…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.433 Judge of probate; candidate; nominating petitions; validity of filed petitions; filing for election to more than 1 probate judgeship; withdrawal; office designation; receipt of incorrect or inaccurate information from county clerk or secretary of state; equitable relief; challenge.
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Sec. 433. (1) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, to obtain the printing of the name of a person as a candidate for nomination for the office of judge of probate upon the official nonpartisan primary ballots, there must be filed with the county clerk of each county n…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.433a Incumbent probate court judge; affidavit of candidacy.
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Sec. 433a. (1) Any incumbent probate court judge may become a candidate in the primary election for the office of which he or she is an incumbent by filing with the county clerk, or in case of a probate district with the secretary of state, an affidavit of candidacy not less than…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.434 Candidates for nomination; withdrawal; notice.
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Sec. 434. After the filing of a nominating petition or affidavit of candidacy by or in behalf of a proposed candidate for the office of judge of probate, the proposed candidate is not permitted to withdraw unless he or she serves a written notice of withdrawal on the secretary of…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.435 Candidates for judge of probate court; declaration of nominees; certification of nominations; death or disqualification of candidate.
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Sec. 435. (1) The candidates for the office of judge of probate receiving the largest number of votes at any primary election, to a number equal to twice the number of places to be filled as set forth in the report of the board of county canvassers, based on the returns from the …
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.435a Primary and general election for 2 or more probate judgeships; listing categories of candidates on ballot; death or disqualification of incumbent judge; application of subsection (2); incumbent judge as candidate; printing designation of office on ballot.
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Sec. 435a. (1) In the primary and general election for 2 or more probate judgeships, each of the following categories of candidates shall be listed separately on the ballot, consistent with subsection (2): (a) The names of candidates for the judgeship or judgeships for which the …
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.436 Judge or judges of probate; election in probate court district and county; death or disqualification of nominee.
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Sec. 436. (1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, a judge or judges of probate shall be elected in each probate court district created pursuant to law and each county at the general November election in which judges of probate are to be elected as provided by law. Each …
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.436d Probate judges; time of election.
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Sec. 436d. Elections for judges of probate shall be held in November immediately prior to the expiration of the terms of office of probate judges.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.437 Probate judges; certificate of election by board of county canvassers.
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Sec. 437. The board of county canvassers shall determine which candidate or candidates for the office of judge of probate received the greatest number of votes and shall declare such candidate or candidates duly elected. The said board shall forthwith make and subscribe on its st…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.438 Probate judges; certificate of election.
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Sec. 438. The county clerk shall file in his office and preserve the original statement and determination of the board of county canvassers of the results of the election and shall forthwith execute and cause to be delivered to the person or persons thereby declared to be elected…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.439 Probate judges; term of office.
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Sec. 439. With the exception of certain judges elected in 1964, the term of office for judge of probate shall be 6 years commencing at 12 noon January 1 next following his election, and shall continue until a successor shall have been elected and qualified.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.440 Probate judges; oath of office.
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Sec. 440. Every person elected to the office of judge of probate, 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 file the same with the county clerk.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.441 Probate judges; resignation, notice.
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Sec. 441. Any person duly elected to the office of judge of probate 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 § 168.442 Probate judges; vacancy, creation.
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Sec. 442. The office of probate judge shall become vacant upon the happening of any of the following events before the expiration of the term of office: The death of the incumbent; his resignation; his removal from office; his ceasing to be an inhabitant of the county for which h…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.443 Probate judges; impeachment; removal from office, service of charges, hearing; notice of vacancy.
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Sec. 443. Any person holding the office of judge of probate 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, or the governor shall remove any judge of probate up…