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MI Comp L § 168.74 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 168 - Michigan Election Law|Act 116 of 1954 - Michigan Election Law (168.1 - 168.992)|116-1954-VI - Chapter VI Lieutenant Governor; Secretary of State; Attorney General (168.71...168.86)|Section 168.74 - Candidates; Withdrawal; Notice.

168.74 Candidates; withdrawal; notice. Sec. 74.  A person who has been certified by the state central committee of any party as nominated for the office of lieutenant governor, secretary of state, or attorney general may withdraw by filing a written notice of withdrawal with the secretary of state or his or her authorized agent and a copy with the chairperson and the secretary of the state central committee of the party not later than 4 p.m., eastern standard time, of the fourth business day following the conclusion of the convention at which the person was nominated. History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955 ;-- Am. 1955, Act 271, Imd. Eff. June 30, 1955 ;-- Am. 1963, 2nd Ex. Sess., Act 4, Imd. Eff. Dec. 27, 1963 ;-- Am. 1999, Act 216, Imd. Eff. Dec. 28, 1999 Popular Name: Election Code
MI Comp L § 168.75 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 168 - Michigan Election Law|Act 116 of 1954 - Michigan Election Law (168.1 - 168.992)|116-1954-VI - Chapter VI Lieutenant Governor; Secretary of State; Attorney General (168.71...168.86)|Section 168.75 - Candidates; Death, Withdrawal or Disqualification; New Candidate, Selection, Certification; Ballots.

168.75 Candidates; death, withdrawal or disqualification; new candidate, selection, certification; ballots. Sec. 75.  When a candidate of a political party, after having been nominated to the office of lieutenant governor, secretary of state or attorney general, shall die, withdraw, remove from the state, or become disqualified for any reason, the state central committee of such party shall meet forthwith and by a majority vote of the members thereof shall select a candidate to fill the vacancy thereby caused. The name of the candidate so selected shall be immediately certified by the chairman and the secretary of said committee to the secretary of state and to the board of election commissioners for each county whose duty it is to prepare the official ballots and said board shall cause to be printed or placed upon said ballots, in the proper place, the name of the candidate so selected to fill the vacancy. History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955 ;-- Am. 1963, 2nd Ex. Sess., Act 4, Imd. Eff. Dec. 27, 1963 Popular Name: Election Code
MI Comp L § 168.76 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 168 - Michigan Election Law|Act 116 of 1954 - Michigan Election Law (168.1 - 168.992)|116-1954-VI - Chapter VI Lieutenant Governor; Secretary of State; Attorney General (168.71...168.86)|Section 168.76 - Secretary of State and Attorney General; Election.

168.76 Secretary of state and attorney general; election. Sec. 76.  A secretary of state and attorney general shall be elected at the general election in 1964, 1966, and every fourth year thereafter. History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955 ;-- Am. 1963, 2nd Ex. Sess., Act 4, Imd. Eff. Dec. 27, 1963 Popular Name: Election Code
MI Comp L § 168.77 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 168 - Michigan Election Law|Act 116 of 1954 - Michigan Election Law (168.1 - 168.992)|116-1954-VI - Chapter VI Lieutenant Governor; Secretary of State; Attorney General (168.71...168.86)|Section 168.77 - Secretary of State and Attorney General; Certificate of Determination by Board of State Canvassers.

168.77 Secretary of state and attorney general; certificate of determination by board of state canvassers. Sec. 77.  The board of state canvassers shall determine which candidates for the offices of secretary of state and attorney general 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 returns a certificate of such determination and deliver the same to the secretary of state. History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955 ;-- Am. 1963, 2nd Ex. Sess., Act 4, Imd. Eff. Dec. 27, 1963 Popular Name: Election Code
MI Comp L § 168.78 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 168 - Michigan Election Law|Act 116 of 1954 - Michigan Election Law (168.1 - 168.992)|116-1954-VI - Chapter VI Lieutenant Governor; Secretary of State; Attorney General (168.71...168.86)|Section 168.78 - Secretary of State and Attorney General; Certificate of Election.

168.78 Secretary of state and attorney general; certificate of election. Sec. 78.  The secretary of state shall file in his office and preserve the original statements and determination of the board of state canvassers of the results of the election and shall forthwith execute and cause to be delivered to the persons thereby declared to be elected to the offices of secretary of state and attorney general certificates of election, certified by him under the great seal of the state. History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955 ;-- Am. 1963, 2nd Ex. Sess., Act 4, Imd. Eff. Dec. 27, 1963 Popular Name: Election Code
MI Comp L § 168.79 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 168 - Michigan Election Law|Act 116 of 1954 - Michigan Election Law (168.1 - 168.992)|116-1954-VI - Chapter VI Lieutenant Governor; Secretary of State; Attorney General (168.71...168.86)|Section 168.79 - Secretary of State and Attorney General; Terms of Office.

168.79 Secretary of state and attorney general; terms of office. Sec. 79.  The terms of office of the secretary of state and attorney general shall commence at 12 noon on January 1 next following the election, and shall continue until a successor is elected and qualified.  The terms of office of the secretary of state and attorney general elected at the general election in 1964 shall be 2 years. The terms of office of the secretary of state and attorney general elected at the general election in 1966 and every fourth year thereafter shall be 4 years. History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955 ;-- Am. 1963, 2nd Ex. Sess., Act 4, Imd. Eff. Dec. 27, 1963 Popular Name: Election Code
MI Comp L § 168.80 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 168 - Michigan Election Law|Act 116 of 1954 - Michigan Election Law (168.1 - 168.992)|116-1954-VI - Chapter VI Lieutenant Governor; Secretary of State; Attorney General (168.71...168.86)|Section 168.80 - Secretary of State and Attorney General; Oath of Office, Bond, Deposit.

168.80 Secretary of state and attorney general; oath of office, bond, deposit. Sec. 80.  Every person elected to the office of secretary of state or attorney general, 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 give bond in the amount and manner prescribed by law, and shall deposit said oath and bond with the secretary of state, except that any person elected to the office of secretary of state shall deposit said oath and bond with the attorney general. History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955 ;-- Am. 1963, 2nd Ex. Sess., Act 4, Imd. Eff. Dec. 27, 1963 Popular Name: Election Code
MI Comp L § 168.81 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 168 - Michigan Election Law|Act 116 of 1954 - Michigan Election Law (168.1 - 168.992)|116-1954-VI - Chapter VI Lieutenant Governor; Secretary of State; Attorney General (168.71...168.86)|Section 168.81 - Secretary of State or Attorney General; Resignation, Notice.

168.81 Secretary of state or attorney general; resignation, notice. Sec. 81.  Any person duly elected to the office of secretary of state or attorney general who desires to resign shall file a written notice, containing the effective date of such resignation, with the governor and a copy with the office of the secretary of state. History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955 ;-- Am. 1963, 2nd Ex. Sess., Act 4, Imd. Eff. Dec. 27, 1963 Popular Name: Election Code
MI Comp L § 168.82 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 168 - Michigan Election Law|Act 116 of 1954 - Michigan Election Law (168.1 - 168.992)|116-1954-VI - Chapter VI Lieutenant Governor; Secretary of State; Attorney General (168.71...168.86)|Section 168.82 - Secretary of State or Attorney General; Vacancy, Creation, Notice to Governor.

168.82 Secretary of state or attorney general; vacancy, creation, notice to governor. Sec. 82.  The office of secretary of state or attorney general 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 or an offense involving the violation of his oath of office; the decision of a competent tribunal declaring his election or appointment void; or his neglect or refusal to take and subscribe to the constitutional oath of office and deposit the same in the manner and within the time prescribed by law. When a vacancy shall occur in any of the said offices, a notice of such vacancy and the reason why the same exists shall, within 10 days after such vacancy occurs, be given in writing to the governor. Such notice shall be given by the secretary of state unless such vacancy occurs in the office of the secretary of state, then by the attorney general. History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955 ;-- Am. 1963, 2nd Ex. Sess., Act 4, Imd. Eff. Dec. 27, 1963 Popular Name: Election Code
MI Comp L § 168.83 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 168 - Michigan Election Law|Act 116 of 1954 - Michigan Election Law (168.1 - 168.992)|116-1954-VI - Chapter VI Lieutenant Governor; Secretary of State; Attorney General (168.71...168.86)|Section 168.83 - Secretary of State or Attorney General; Impeachment; Removal From Office; Service of Charges, Hearing.

168.83 Secretary of state or attorney general; impeachment; removal from office; service of charges, hearing. Sec. 83.  Any person holding the office of secretary of state or attorney general 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 times as the legislature may be in session, to examine into the condition and administration of the public offices and the acts of the public officers enumerated herein, and to remove from office for gross neglect of duty or for corrupt conduct in office, or any other misfeasance or malfeasance therein, and report the causes of such removal to the legislature at its next session as provided in section 10 of article 5 of the state constitution. Such person shall be served with a written notice of the charges against him and be afforded an opportunity for a public hearing conducted personally by the governor. History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955 ;-- Am. 1963, 2nd Ex. Sess., Act 4, Imd. Eff. Dec. 27, 1963 Popular Name: Election Code
MI Comp L § 168.84 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 168 - Michigan Election Law|Act 116 of 1954 - Michigan Election Law (168.1 - 168.992)|116-1954-VI - Chapter VI Lieutenant Governor; Secretary of State; Attorney General (168.71...168.86)|Section 168.84 - Secretary of State or Attorney General; Vacancy; Successor, Appointment by Governor, Oath of Office, Bond.

168.84 Secretary of state or attorney general; vacancy; successor, appointment by governor, oath of office, bond. Sec. 84.  Whenever a vacancy shall occur in the office of secretary of state or attorney general, the governor shall appoint a successor to fill such vacancy and the person so appointed shall take the oath of office, give bond in the manner required by law and shall hold such office until his successor is elected and qualified. The candidate receiving the highest number of votes for either of said offices who has subscribed to the constitutional oath and filed the requisite bond shall be deemed to be elected and qualified even though a vacancy occurs prior to the time he shall have entered upon the duties of his office. History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955 ;-- Am. 1963, 2nd Ex. Sess., Act 4, Imd. Eff. Dec. 27, 1963 Popular Name: Election Code
MI Comp L § 168.85 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 168 - Michigan Election Law|Act 116 of 1954 - Michigan Election Law (168.1 - 168.992)|116-1954-VI - Chapter VI Lieutenant Governor; Secretary of State; Attorney General (168.71...168.86)|Section 168.85 - Secretary of State or Attorney General; Election, Recount of Votes.

168.85 Secretary of state or attorney general; election, recount of votes. Sec. 85.  The votes cast for any candidate for the office of secretary of state or attorney general at any election shall be subject to recount as provided in chapter 33 of this act. History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955 ;-- Am. 1963, 2nd Ex. Sess., Act 4, Imd. Eff. Dec. 27, 1963 Popular Name: Election Code
MI Comp L § 168.86 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 168 - Michigan Election Law|Act 116 of 1954 - Michigan Election Law (168.1 - 168.992)|116-1954-VI - Chapter VI Lieutenant Governor; Secretary of State; Attorney General (168.71...168.86)|Section 168.86 - Secretary of State or Attorney General; Recall.

168.86 Secretary of state or attorney general; recall. Sec. 86.  Any person elected to the office of secretary of state or attorney general shall be subject to recall as provided in chapter 36 of this act and in section 8 of article 2 of the state constitution. History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955 ;-- Am. 1963, 2nd Ex. Sess., Act 4, Imd. Eff. Dec. 27, 1963 Popular Name: Election Code
MI Comp L § 168.91 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 168 - Michigan Election Law|Act 116 of 1954 - Michigan Election Law (168.1 - 168.992)|116-1954-VII - Chapter VII United States Senator (168.91...168.121)|Section 168.91 - United States Senator; Eligibility.

168.91 United States Senator; eligibility.Sec. 91.  A person shall not be a United States Senator unless the person has attained the age of 30 years and has been a citizen of the United States for 9 years, and is, when elected, an inhabitant of that state for which he or she shall be chosen as provided in section 3 of article I of the United States Constitution. History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955 ;-- Am. 1982, Act 505, Eff. Mar. 30, 1983 ;-- Am. 2018, Act 120, Eff. Dec. 31, 2018 Popular Name: Election Code
MI Comp L § 168.92 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 168 - Michigan Election Law|Act 116 of 1954 - Michigan Election Law (168.1 - 168.992)|116-1954-VII - Chapter VII United States Senator (168.91...168.121)|Section 168.92 - Candidates for United States Senator; Nomination at Primary.

168.92 Candidates for United States senator; nomination at primary. Sec. 92.  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 political party may vote for a party candidate for the office of United States senator, to be filled at said election: Provided, That this section shall not apply to parties required to nominate candidates at caucuses or conventions: Provided further, That no nomination for the office of United States senator shall be made unless such official is to be elected at the next succeeding general November election. History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955 Popular Name: Election Code
MI Comp L § 168.93 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 168 - Michigan Election Law|Act 116 of 1954 - Michigan Election Law (168.1 - 168.992)|116-1954-VII - Chapter VII United States Senator (168.91...168.121)|Section 168.93 - Candidate for United States Senator; Nominating Petition; Signatures; Form; Filing.

168.93 Candidate for United States senator; nominating petition; signatures; form; filing.Sec. 93.  In order for the name of a person as a candidate for nomination by a political party for the office of United States senator to appear under a particular party heading on the official primary ballot, a nominating petition shall be filed with the secretary of state. The nominating petition shall have been signed by a number of qualified and registered electors residing within this state as determined under section 544f. The nominating petition shall be signed by at least 100 qualified and registered electors in each of at least 1/2 of the congressional districts of this state. Nominating petitions shall be in the form as prescribed in section 544c. Until December 31, 2013, the nominating petition shall be filed with the secretary of state no later than 4 p.m. of the twelfth Tuesday before the August primary. Beginning January 1, 2014, the nominating petition shall be filed with the secretary of state no later than 4 p.m. of the fifteenth Tuesday before the August primary. History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955 ;-- Am. 1966, Act 42, Imd. Eff. May 26, 1966 ;-- Am. 1976, Act 3, Imd. Eff. Feb. 3, 1976 ;-- Am. 1990, Act 7, Imd. Eff. Feb. 12, 1990 ;-- Am. 1990, Act 329, Imd. Eff. Dec. 21, 1990 ;-- Am. 1996, Act 583, Eff. Mar. 31, 1997 ;-- Am. 2000, Act 491, Imd. Eff. Jan. 11, 2001 ;-- Am. 2012, Act 276, Eff. Aug. 16, 2012 Popular Name: Election Code
MI Comp L § 168.94 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 168 - Michigan Election Law|Act 116 of 1954 - Michigan Election Law (168.1 - 168.992)|116-1954-VII - Chapter VII United States Senator (168.91...168.121)|Section 168.94 - Candidates; Withdrawal, Notice.

168.94 Candidates; withdrawal, notice. Sec. 94.  After the filing of a nominating petition by or in behalf of a proposed candidate for United States senator, such candidate shall not be permitted to withdraw unless a written notice of withdrawal is served on the secretary of state or his duly authorized agent not later than 4 o'clock, eastern standard time, in the afternoon of the third day after the last day for filing such petitions. History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955 Popular Name: Election Code
MI Comp L § 168.95 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 168 - Michigan Election Law|Act 116 of 1954 - Michigan Election Law (168.1 - 168.992)|116-1954-VII - Chapter VII United States Senator (168.91...168.121)|Section 168.95 - Candidate for United States Senator; Death; Selection of Candidate to Fill Vacancy; Ballots.

168.95 Candidate for United States senator; death; selection of candidate to fill vacancy; ballots.Sec. 95.  If a candidate of a political party for the office of United States senator, after having qualified as a candidate, dies after the last day for qualifying, leaving the political party without a candidate for the office of United States senator, a candidate to fill the vacancy may be selected by the state central committee and the name of the candidate selected shall be transmitted to the secretary of state and to the county 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 county 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 their respective counties. 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 § 168.96 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 168 - Michigan Election Law|Act 116 of 1954 - Michigan Election Law (168.1 - 168.992)|116-1954-VII - Chapter VII United States Senator (168.91...168.121)|Section 168.96 - Candidate for United States Senator; Write-In.

168.96 Candidate for United States senator; write-in.Sec. 96.  If for any reason there is no candidate of a political party for the office of United States senator, a blank space shall be provided on each of the official primary ballots that affords every elector of the political party an opportunity to vote for a candidate for that office by writing in the name of his or her selection. History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955 ;-- Am. 1963, 2nd Ex. Sess., Act 64, Imd. Eff. Dec. 27, 1963 ;-- Am. 1964, Act 227, Imd. Eff. May 22, 1964 ;-- Am. 2012, Act 276, Eff. Aug. 16, 2012 Popular Name: Election Code
MI Comp L § 168.97 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 168 - Michigan Election Law|Act 116 of 1954 - Michigan Election Law (168.1 - 168.992)|116-1954-VII - Chapter VII United States Senator (168.91...168.121)|Section 168.97 - Candidates; Nomination, Certification.

168.97 Candidates; nomination, certification. Sec. 97.  The candidate of each political party for the office of United States senator receiving the greatest number of votes cast for candidates for said office, as set forth in the report of the board of state canvassers, based on the returns from the various boards of county canvassers, or as determined by the board of state canvassers as the result of a recount, shall be declared the nominee of that political party for said office at the next ensuing November election. The board of state canvassers shall forthwith certify such nomination to the secretary of state. History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955 Popular Name: Election Code
MI Comp L § 168.98 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 168 - Michigan Election Law|Act 116 of 1954 - Michigan Election Law (168.1 - 168.992)|116-1954-VII - Chapter VII United States Senator (168.91...168.121)|Section 168.98 - Candidates; Withdrawal After Nomination.

168.98 Candidates; withdrawal after nomination. Sec. 98.  When a candidate of any political party has filed a nominating petition for such office and has been nominated for said office by said party, he shall not be permitted to withdraw unless he has removed from the state, or has become physically unfit. No vacancy shall be filled by the state central committees except for the causes and as herein specified: Provided, That this prohibition shall not be construed to prohibit the withdrawal of any candidate who has been nominated without having filed a nominating petition and whose name has been written or placed on the ballot of any political party. History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955 Popular Name: Election Code
MI Comp L § 168.99 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 168 - Michigan Election Law|Act 116 of 1954 - Michigan Election Law (168.1 - 168.992)|116-1954-VII - Chapter VII United States Senator (168.91...168.121)|Section 168.99 - Candidates; Death, Withdrawal or Disqualification; New Candidate, Selection, Certification; Ballots.

168.99 Candidates; death, withdrawal or disqualification; new candidate, selection, certification; ballots. Sec. 99.  When the candidate of a political party, after having been nominated to the office of United States senator, shall die, withdraw, remove from the state, or become disqualified for any reason, the state central committee of such party shall meet forthwith and by a majority vote of the members thereof shall select a candidate to fill the vacancy thereby caused. The name of the candidate so selected shall be immediately certified by the chairman and the secretary of said committee to the secretary of state and to the board of election commissioners for each county, whose duty it is to prepare the official ballots; and said boards shall cause to be printed or placed upon such ballots in the proper place the name of the candidate so selected and certified to fill such vacancy. History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955 Popular Name: Election Code
MI Comp L § 168.100 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 168 - Michigan Election Law|Act 116 of 1954 - Michigan Election Law (168.1 - 168.992)|116-1954-VII - Chapter VII United States Senator (168.91...168.121)|Section 168.100 - United States Senator; Election.

168.100 United States senator; election. Sec. 100.  A United States senator shall be elected at the general November election held in the year 1958, and at the general November election every sixth year thereafter. A United States Senator shall be elected at the general November election held in the year 1960 and at the general November election every sixth year thereafter. History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955 Popular Name: Election Code