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MI Comp L § 168.347 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 168 - Michigan Election Law|Act 116 of 1954 - Michigan Election Law (168.1 - 168.992)|116-1954-XVI - Chapter XVI Township Offices (168.341...168.373)|Section 168.347 - Primaries; Provisions Governing; Recounts; Duties of Township Clerk.

168.347 Primaries; provisions governing; recounts; duties of township clerk.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 provisions of this chapter. Recounts shall be conducted by the board of county canvassers. All duties that, under the parts of this act relating to general elections or primary elections, fall upon the county clerk shall be performed in the same manner by the township clerk. History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955 ;-- Am. 1955, Act 271, Imd. Eff. June 30, 1955 ;-- Am. 2013, Act 51, Imd. Eff. June 11, 2013 Popular Name: Election Code
MI Comp L § 168.348 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 168 - Michigan Election Law|Act 116 of 1954 - Michigan Election Law (168.1 - 168.992)|116-1954-XVI - Chapter XVI Township Offices (168.341...168.373)|Section 168.348 - Repealed. 2003, Act 302, Eff. Jan. 1, 2005.

168.348 Repealed. 2003, Act 302, Eff. Jan. 1, 2005. Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to notice, publication, and posting of primary elections.Popular Name: Election Code
MI Comp L § 168.349 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 168 - Michigan Election Law|Act 116 of 1954 - Michigan Election Law (168.1 - 168.992)|116-1954-XVI - Chapter XVI Township Offices (168.341...168.373)|Section 168.349 - Candidate for Township Office; Nominating Petitions; Signatures; Form; Filing Fee in Lieu of Nominating Petitions; Refundability; Forfeiture of Deposits; List of Candidates.

168.349 Candidate for township office; nominating petitions; signatures; form; filing fee in lieu of nominating petitions; refundability; forfeiture of deposits; list of candidates.Sec. 349.  (1) To obtain the printing of the name of a person 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 by a number of qualified and registered electors residing within the township as determined under section 544f. Nominating petitions must be in the form prescribed in section 544c. The township clerk shall receive nominating petitions up to 4 p.m. of the fifteenth Tuesday before the August primary.  (2) To obtain the printing of the name of a candidate of a political party under the particular party's heading upon the primary election ballots in the various voting precincts of the township, there may be filed by the candidate, in lieu of filing nominating petitions, a filing fee of $100.00 to be paid to the township clerk. Payment of the fee and certification of the candidate's name paying the fee are governed by the same provisions as in the case of nominating petitions. The fee must be deposited in the general fund of the township and must be refunded to candidates who are nominated and to an equal number of candidates who receive the next highest number of votes in the primary election. If 2 or more candidates tie in having the lowest number of votes allowing a refund, the sum of $100.00 must be divided among them. The deposits of all other defeated candidates, as well as the deposits of candidates who withdraw or are disqualified, are forfeited and the candidates must be notified of the forfeiture. Deposits forfeited under this section must be paid into and credited to the general fund of the township.  (3) Within 4 days after the last day for filing nominating petitions or a filing fee, the township clerk shall deliver to the county clerk a list setting forth the name, address, and political affiliation and office sought of each candidate who has qualified for a position on the primary ballot. History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955 ;-- Am. 1965, Act 212, Eff. Mar. 31, 1966 ;-- Am. 1966, Act 58, Imd. Eff. June 7, 1966 ;-- Am. 1976, Act 3, Imd. Eff. Feb. 3, 1976 ;-- Am. 1990, Act 7, Imd. Eff. Feb. 12, 1990 ;-- Am. 1996, Act 583, Eff. Mar. 31, 1997 ;-- Am. 1999, Act 218, Eff. Mar. 10, 2000 ;-- Am. 2012, Act 276, Eff. Aug. 16, 2012 ;-- Am. 2018, Act 654, Eff. Mar. 28, 2019 Popular Name: Election Code
MI Comp L § 168.349a (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 168 - Michigan Election Law|Act 116 of 1954 - Michigan Election Law (168.1 - 168.992)|116-1954-XVI - Chapter XVI Township Offices (168.341...168.373)|Section 168.349a - Repealed. 1966, Act 58, Imd. Eff. June 7, 1966.

168.349a Repealed. 1966, Act 58, Imd. Eff. June 7, 1966. Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to qualification for printing of new parties on official ballot.Popular Name: Election Code
MI Comp L § 168.350 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 168 - Michigan Election Law|Act 116 of 1954 - Michigan Election Law (168.1 - 168.992)|116-1954-XVI - Chapter XVI Township Offices (168.341...168.373)|Section 168.350 - Repealed. 1966, Act 58, Imd. Eff. June 7, 1966.

168.350 Repealed. 1966, Act 58, Imd. Eff. June 7, 1966. Compiler's Notes: The repealed section required township clerk to certify nominees in absence of contest for office.Popular Name: Election Code
MI Comp L § 168.351 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 168 - Michigan Election Law|Act 116 of 1954 - Michigan Election Law (168.1 - 168.992)|116-1954-XVI - Chapter XVI Township Offices (168.341...168.373)|Section 168.351 - Candidates for Nomination; Withdrawal, Notice.

168.351 Candidates for nomination; withdrawal, notice.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 after the last day for filing nominating petitions or a filing fee as provided in this act, unless the third day falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, in which case the notice of withdrawal may be served on the clerk up to 4 p.m. on the next secular day. History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955 ;-- Am. 1959, Act 173, Eff. Mar. 19, 1960 ;-- Am. 2018, Act 653, Eff. Mar. 28, 2019 Popular Name: Election Code
MI Comp L § 168.352 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 168 - Michigan Election Law|Act 116 of 1954 - Michigan Election Law (168.1 - 168.992)|116-1954-XVI - Chapter XVI Township Offices (168.341...168.373)|Section 168.352 - Candidate for Township Office; Death; Selection of Candidate to Fill Vacancy; Ballots.

168.352 Candidate for township office; death; selection of candidate to fill vacancy; ballots.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 members of the county executive committee of the candidate's political party residing in the township if 3 or more members of the county executive committee of that political party reside in the township. If less than 3 members of the county executive committee of that political party reside in the township, the county executive committee of that political party may select a candidate to fill the vacancy for that office. The name of the candidate selected shall be transmitted to the township officials required by law to print and distribute ballots. The name of the candidate shall be printed on the ballots, but if the ballots have been printed, the township officials shall have the ballots reprinted with the candidate's name on the ballots and the reprinted ballots shall be distributed to the various voting precincts within the township. History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955 ;-- Am. 1966, Act 322, Imd. Eff. July 19, 1966 ;-- Am. 2012, Act 276, Eff. Aug. 16, 2012 Popular Name: Election Code
MI Comp L § 168.353 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 168 - Michigan Election Law|Act 116 of 1954 - Michigan Election Law (168.1 - 168.992)|116-1954-XVI - Chapter XVI Township Offices (168.341...168.373)|Section 168.353 - Primaries; Absent Voters, Provisions Applicable.

168.353 Primaries; absent voters, provisions applicable. 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. History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955 Popular Name: Election Code
MI Comp L § 168.354 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 168 - Michigan Election Law|Act 116 of 1954 - Michigan Election Law (168.1 - 168.992)|116-1954-XVI - Chapter XVI Township Offices (168.341...168.373)|Section 168.354 - Candidate for Township Office; Write-In.

168.354 Candidate for township office; write-in.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 the political party an opportunity to vote for as many candidates as are to be nominated and elected by writing in the name or names of his or her selection. History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955 ;-- Am. 2012, Act 276, Eff. Aug. 16, 2012 Popular Name: Election Code
MI Comp L § 168.355 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 168 - Michigan Election Law|Act 116 of 1954 - Michigan Election Law (168.1 - 168.992)|116-1954-XVI - Chapter XVI Township Offices (168.341...168.373)|Section 168.355 - Candidates for Township Offices; Nominees, Certification; List.

168.355 Candidates for township offices; nominees, certification; list.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, or as determined by the board of county canvassers as the result of a recount, shall be declared the nominee or nominees of that political party for that office at the next ensuing November election. The board of county canvassers shall certify the nomination or nominations to the township clerk within 48 hours after the polls close.  (2) Within 4 days following the primary, the township clerk shall deliver to the county clerk a list setting forth the names, addresses, political affiliation, and office sought of all candidates nominated at the primary. History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955 ;-- Am. 1966, Act 58, Imd. Eff. June 7, 1966 ;-- Am. 2013, Act 51, Imd. Eff. June 11, 2013 Popular Name: Election Code
MI Comp L § 168.356 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 168 - Michigan Election Law|Act 116 of 1954 - Michigan Election Law (168.1 - 168.992)|116-1954-XVI - Chapter XVI Township Offices (168.341...168.373)|Section 168.356 - Repealed. 1965, Act 212, Eff. Mar. 31, 1966.

168.356 Repealed. 1965, Act 212, Eff. Mar. 31, 1966. Compiler's Notes: The repealed section authorized abandonment of primary system for nominating township candidates.Popular Name: Election Code
MI Comp L § 168.357 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 168 - Michigan Election Law|Act 116 of 1954 - Michigan Election Law (168.1 - 168.992)|116-1954-XVI - Chapter XVI Township Offices (168.341...168.373)|Section 168.357 - Candidate for Township Office; Death or Disqualification; Write-In.

168.357 Candidate for township office; death or disqualification; write-in.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 affords every elector of the political party an opportunity to vote for a candidate to fill the vacancy by writing in the name of his or her selection. History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955 ;-- Am. 2012, Act 276, Eff. Aug. 16, 2012 Popular Name: Election Code
MI Comp L § 168.358a (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 168 - Michigan Election Law|Act 116 of 1954 - Michigan Election Law (168.1 - 168.992)|116-1954-XVI - Chapter XVI Township Offices (168.341...168.373)|Section 168.358a - Special Election; Purpose; Notice.

168.358a Special election; purpose; notice. 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 given in the same manner required by section 653a. History: Add. 1956, Act 104, Eff. Aug. 11, 1956 ;-- Am. 1990, Act 235, Imd. Eff. Oct. 10, 1990 ;-- Am. 2003, Act 302, Eff. Jan. 1, 2005 Popular Name: Election Code
MI Comp L § 168.359 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 168 - Michigan Election Law|Act 116 of 1954 - Michigan Election Law (168.1 - 168.992)|116-1954-XVI - Chapter XVI Township Offices (168.341...168.373)|Section 168.359 - Repealed. 1968, Act 65, Eff. July 1, 1968.

168.359 Repealed. 1968, Act 65, Eff. July 1, 1968. Compiler's Notes: The repealed section required township board to make certificate of election and deliver same to clerk.Popular Name: Election Code
MI Comp L § 168.360 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 168 - Michigan Election Law|Act 116 of 1954 - Michigan Election Law (168.1 - 168.992)|116-1954-XVI - Chapter XVI Township Offices (168.341...168.373)|Section 168.360 - Repealed. 2013, Act 51, Imd. Eff. June 11, 2013.

168.360 Repealed. 2013, Act 51, Imd. Eff. June 11, 2013. Popular Name: The repealed section pertained to filing of statement and determination of election results by township board of canvassers.Popular Name: Election Code
MI Comp L § 168.361 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 168 - Michigan Election Law|Act 116 of 1954 - Michigan Election Law (168.1 - 168.992)|116-1954-XVI - Chapter XVI Township Offices (168.341...168.373)|Section 168.361 - Repealed. 1978, Act 596, Imd. Eff. Jan. 4, 1979.

168.361 Repealed. 1978, Act 596, Imd. Eff. Jan. 4, 1979. Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to annual meeting of township electors.Popular Name: Election Code
MI Comp L § 168.362 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 168 - Michigan Election Law|Act 116 of 1954 - Michigan Election Law (168.1 - 168.992)|116-1954-XVI - Chapter XVI Township Offices (168.341...168.373)|Section 168.362 - Township Officers; Terms; Qualification; Vacancy; Election; Commencement of Duties; Failure to Take Oath.

168.362 Township officers; terms; qualification; vacancy; election; commencement of duties; failure to take oath. Sec. 362.  (1) The term of office of township trustees elected in 1978 shall be 2 years. The term of office of all township officers listed in section 358 shall be 4 years beginning in the 1980 general election, and in all subsequent elections at which township officials are elected. All township officers' terms shall commence at 12 noon on November 20 next following their election and they shall qualify before assuming the duties of their office. Each township officer shall hold office until a successor is elected and qualified, but not beyond January 1 following the election. Failure of an elected township official to qualify by January 1 following the official's election shall create a vacancy which shall be filled as provided in section 370. All elective township officers, other than those listed in section 358, shall be elected at the November election immediately preceding the expiration of their term and shall commence the duties of their office on November 20 but not before they qualify following their election.  (2) A township officer elected in the general election shall remain in office for the full term if the officer failed to take the oath of office within the time prescribed by law and was subsequently appointed by the township board to the office for which the officer ran. History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955 ;-- Am. 1955, Act 175, Eff. Oct. 14, 1955 ;-- Am. 1958, Act 192, Eff. Sept. 13, 1958 ;-- Am. 1965, Act 4, Eff. Mar. 26, 1965 ;-- Am. 1966, Act 44, Imd. Eff. June 2, 1966 ;-- Am. 1967, Act 215, Imd. Eff. Nov. 2, 1967 ;-- Am. 1968, Act 156, Imd. Eff. June 17, 1968 ;-- Am. 1973, Act 103, Imd. Eff. Aug. 16, 1973 ;-- Am. 1978, Act 5, Imd. Eff. Feb. 7, 1978 ;-- Am. 1980, Act 112, Imd. Eff. May 14, 1980 Popular Name: Election Code
MI Comp L § 168.363 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 168 - Michigan Election Law|Act 116 of 1954 - Michigan Election Law (168.1 - 168.992)|116-1954-XVI - Chapter XVI Township Offices (168.341...168.373)|Section 168.363 - Township Officers; Oath of Office.

168.363 Township officers; oath of office. 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 the township clerk who shall record the same; and such oath shall be administered without reward and certified by the officer before whom the same was taken, with the date of taking the same. History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955 ;-- Am. 1967, Act 215, Imd. Eff. Nov. 2, 1967 Popular Name: Election Code
MI Comp L § 168.364 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 168 - Michigan Election Law|Act 116 of 1954 - Michigan Election Law (168.1 - 168.992)|116-1954-XVI - Chapter XVI Township Offices (168.341...168.373)|Section 168.364 - Township Treasurer; Bond, Approval, Filing.

168.364 Township treasurer; bond, approval, filing. 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 shall endorse his approval thereon. It shall be the duty of such treasurer to file within the time above mentioned said bond with the township clerk of such township, who shall record the same in a book to be provided for that purpose. The township clerk shall, after recording same, deliver the bond to the supervisor who shall file it in his office. History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955 Popular Name: Election Code
MI Comp L § 168.365 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 168 - Michigan Election Law|Act 116 of 1954 - Michigan Election Law (168.1 - 168.992)|116-1954-XVI - Chapter XVI Township Offices (168.341...168.373)|Section 168.365 - Constables; Bond.

168.365 Constables; bond. 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 township, an instrument in writing by which said constable and his sureties shall jointly and severally agree to pay to each and every person who may be entitled thereto all such sums of money as the said constable may become liable to pay on account of any neglect or default of said constable in the service or return of any process that may be delivered to him for service or collection or on account of any misfeasance of the said constable in the discharge of, or failure of, said constable to faithfully perform any of the duties of his office. History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955 Popular Name: Election Code
MI Comp L § 168.366 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 168 - Michigan Election Law|Act 116 of 1954 - Michigan Election Law (168.1 - 168.992)|116-1954-XVI - Chapter XVI Township Offices (168.341...168.373)|Section 168.366 - Repealed. 1978, Act 540, Imd. Eff. Dec. 22, 1978.

168.366 Repealed. 1978, Act 540, Imd. Eff. Dec. 22, 1978. Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to bond of justice of the peace.Popular Name: Election Code
MI Comp L § 168.367 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 168 - Michigan Election Law|Act 116 of 1954 - Michigan Election Law (168.1 - 168.992)|116-1954-XVI - Chapter XVI Township Offices (168.341...168.373)|Section 168.367 - Resignation of Township Officer.

168.367 Resignation of township officer. 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. History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955 ;-- Am. 1978, Act 540, Imd. Eff. Dec. 22, 1978 Popular Name: Election Code
MI Comp L § 168.368 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 168 - Michigan Election Law|Act 116 of 1954 - Michigan Election Law (168.1 - 168.992)|116-1954-XVI - Chapter XVI Township Offices (168.341...168.373)|Section 168.368 - Events Creating Vacancy in Township Offices.

168.368 Events creating vacancy in township offices. 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 crime, or of an offense involving the violation of his oath of office; the decision of a competent tribunal declaring his election or appointment void, habitual drunkenness; his refusal or neglect to take and subscribe to the oath as provided in section 2 of article 16 of the state constitution and deposit the same in the manner and within the time prescribed by law; his refusal or neglect to give bond in the amount and manner and within the time prescribed by law; or the failure of the office to be filled at an election which is scheduled for the purpose of filling the office. History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955 ;-- Am. 1973, Act 24, Imd. Eff. June 12, 1973 Popular Name: Election Code