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2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 141 - Municipal Financing › Act 34 of 2001 - Revised Municipal Finance Act (141.2101 - 141.2821) › 34-2001-VI - Part VI Refunding (141.2601...141.2613) › Section 141.2605 - Debt as Additional to Statutory or Charter Limitation of Tax Rate or Outstanding Debt Limit.

141.2605 Debt as additional to statutory or charter limitation of tax rate or outstanding debt limit.
Sec. 605.
The debt evidenced by a refunding security and the tax levies used to repay the refunding security shall not be deemed to be within any statutory or charter limitation of tax rate or of outstanding debt limit, but shall be deemed to be authorized in addition to any statutory or charter limitation of tax rate or outstanding debt limit.
History:
2001, Act 34, Eff. Mar. 1, 2002
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 141 - Municipal Financing › Act 34 of 2001 - Revised Municipal Finance Act (141.2101 - 141.2821) › 34-2001-VI - Part VI Refunding (141.2601...141.2613) › Section 141.2607 - Application of Refunding Security Proceeds and Available Money.

141.2607 Application of refunding security proceeds and available money.
Sec. 607.
(1) Money on hand applicable to the retirement of outstanding securities to be refunded, or from proceeds of revenues pledged for these purposes, or both, shall be applied as provided in the authorizing resolution.
(2) The proceeds of a refunding security and other available money may be applied to payment of the principal, interest, or redemption premiums, if any, on the refunded outstanding securities at maturity or on any prior redemption date or may be deposited in trust for use to purchase and deposit in trust direct obligations of the United States, direct noncallable and nonprepayable obligations that are unconditionally guaranteed by the United States government as to full and timely payment of principal and interest, noncallable and nonprepayable coupons from the above obligations that are stripped pursuant to United States treasury programs, and resolution funding corporation bonds and strips, the principal and interest on which when due, together with other available money, will provide funds sufficient to pay principal, interest, and redemption premiums, if any, on the refunded outstanding securities as the refunded outstanding securities become due, whether by maturity or on a prior redemption date, as provided in the authorizing resolution.
(3) The pledge and covenants of a municipality related to refunded outstanding securities for which the municipality has deposited in trust proceeds of a refunding security and other available money as described in subsection (2) is considered to have been fully and legally performed and defeased.
History:
2001, Act 34, Eff. Mar. 1, 2002
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 141 - Municipal Financing › Act 34 of 2001 - Revised Municipal Finance Act (141.2101 - 141.2821) › 34-2001-VI - Part VI Refunding (141.2601...141.2613) › Section 141.2609 - Conditions for Securing Certain Outstanding Municipal Securities.

141.2609 Conditions for securing certain outstanding municipal securities.
Sec. 609.
A refunding security issued to refund municipal securities issued under the terms of the drain code of 1956, 1956 PA 40, MCL 280.1 to 280.630, shall be of the same character as the refunded outstanding municipal security and shall be construed to be a continuation of the refunded outstanding municipal security. A refunding security issued to refund an outstanding municipal security secured by an unlimited tax full faith and credit pledge shall be secured by an unlimited tax full faith and credit pledge. Refunding securities for outstanding securities issued under the revenue bond act of 1933, 1933 PA 94, MCL 141.101 to 141.140, shall be secured by the same pledge as the outstanding securities being refunded. All other refunding securities issued under this part shall be secured by a limited tax full faith and credit pledge of the issuing municipality.
History:
2001, Act 34, Eff. Mar. 1, 2002
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 141 - Municipal Financing › Act 34 of 2001 - Revised Municipal Finance Act (141.2101 - 141.2821) › 34-2001-VI - Part VI Refunding (141.2601...141.2613) › Section 141.2613 - Refunding Securities; Effect of 141.2503.

141.2613 Refunding securities; effect of 141.2503.
Sec. 613.
Refunding securities are not subject to section 503(1), (2), and (3).
History:
2001, Act 34, Eff. Mar. 1, 2002
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 141 - Municipal Financing › Act 34 of 2001 - Revised Municipal Finance Act (141.2101 - 141.2821) › 34-2001-VII - Part VII Tax Levies, Debt Retirement, and Sinking Fund (141.2701...141.2821) › Section 141.2705 - Debt Retirement Funds; Accounting; Use; Pooled or Combined for Deposit or Investment; Certification of Debt Retirement.

141.2705 Debt retirement funds; accounting; use; pooled or combined for deposit or investment; certification of debt retirement.
Sec. 705.
(1) Debt retirement funds, except in the case of a common debt retirement fund maintained by a school district pursuant to section 1223 of the revised school code, 1976 PA 451, MCL 380.1223, shall be accounted for separately and, debt retirement funds, except as provided in section 701(5), shall be used only to retire the municipal securities of the municipality for which the debt retirement fund was created. Debt retirement funds created for the following categories of debt evidenced by a municipal security may be pooled or combined for deposit or investment purposes only with other debt retirement funds created for the same category of debt evidenced by a municipal security:
(a) Voted debt.
(b) Nonvoted debt, other than special assessment debt.
(c) Special assessment debt.
(2) When any municipality completes the retirement of a debt evidenced by a municipal security or accumulates sufficient funds in the debt retirement fund for the retirement of the debts evidenced by a municipal security, the governing body of the municipality shall certify that the debt evidenced by a municipal security is retired or that the debt retirement fund is of sufficient amount to retire the debt evidenced by a municipal security to the county treasurer of the county in which the municipality is located, and the county treasurer shall no longer be required to recognize a levy for the debt or municipal security issue.
History:
2001, Act 34, Eff. Mar. 1, 2002
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 141 - Municipal Financing › Act 34 of 2001 - Revised Municipal Finance Act (141.2101 - 141.2821) › 34-2001-VII - Part VII Tax Levies, Debt Retirement, and Sinking Fund (141.2701...141.2821) › Section 141.2707 - Sinking Fund; Use; Deposit; Accounting.

141.2707 Sinking fund; use; deposit; accounting.
Sec. 707.
Any municipality issuing a mandatory redemption refunding security under the provisions of part VI shall provide a sinking fund or funds for the retirement of the refunding security, and there shall be deposited in each sinking fund annually an amount sufficient to pay the principal of that refunding security at or before maturity. All sinking fund money for the retirement of a refunding security shall be accounted for separately and shall be used only for the payment or purchase of the refunding security.
History:
2001, Act 34, Eff. Mar. 1, 2002
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 141 - Municipal Financing › Act 34 of 2001 - Revised Municipal Finance Act (141.2101 - 141.2821) › 34-2001-VII - Part VII Tax Levies, Debt Retirement, and Sinking Fund (141.2701...141.2821) › 34-2001-VII-VIII - Chapter VIII (141.2801...141.2821) › Section 141.2801 - Effective Date.

141.2801 Effective date.
Sec. 801.
This act takes effect March 1, 2002.
History:
2001, Act 34, Eff. Mar. 1, 2002
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 141 - Municipal Financing › Act 34 of 2001 - Revised Municipal Finance Act (141.2101 - 141.2821) › 34-2001-VII - Part VII Tax Levies, Debt Retirement, and Sinking Fund (141.2701...141.2821) › 34-2001-VII-VIII - Chapter VIII (141.2801...141.2821) › Section 141.2802 - Outstanding Municipal Security; Default; Powers of Department; Plan; Implementation.

141.2802 Outstanding municipal security; default; powers of department; plan; implementation.
Sec. 802.
(1) If a municipality fails to pay any installment of principal or interest on an outstanding municipal security on or before its due date, the state treasurer, for a municipality other than a school district, or the superintendent of public instruction, for a school district, may take that action it considers advisable to investigate the municipality's fiscal affairs, may consult with the governing body of the municipality, and may negotiate with the municipality's creditors in order to assist the municipality in developing a plan for financing, adjusting, or compromising the outstanding municipal security for which a payment of an installment of principal or interest had not been paid. As a component of a plan for financing the outstanding municipal security that has been defaulted upon, the department may agree and shall have the power to withhold all or part of state payments under an appropriation made to the municipality, the Glenn Steil state revenue sharing act of 1971, 1971 PA 140, MCL 141.901 to 141.921, or the state school aid act of 1979, 1979 PA 94, MCL 388.1601 to 388.1772, that the municipality is entitled to receive and to use these withheld amounts to pay unpaid amounts or subsequently due amounts, or both, of principal and interest on the outstanding municipal security.
(2) When a plan is developed that the department finds to be fair and equitable and reasonably within the ability of the municipality to meet, the department shall enter an order finding that it is fair, equitable, and within the ability of the municipality to meet. The department shall then advise the governing body to take the necessary steps to implement the plan. If the governing body declines or refuses to do so within 90 days after receiving the department's advice, the department shall be vested with all powers of the municipality, its governing body, and its officers that are necessary to implement the plan. When the department is vested with the authority to implement the plan, the members of the governing body and all officers and employees of the municipality shall be under an affirmative duty to do all things the department determines to be necessary to implement the plan. The department may institute appropriate proceedings in the courts of this state, including those for writs of mandamus and injunctions, to enforce the department's implementation of the plan and compliance with the plan by the governing body and other officers and employees of the municipality.
History:
Add. 2002, Act 541, Imd. Eff. July 26, 2002
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 141 - Municipal Financing › Act 34 of 2001 - Revised Municipal Finance Act (141.2101 - 141.2821) › 34-2001-VII - Part VII Tax Levies, Debt Retirement, and Sinking Fund (141.2701...141.2821) › 34-2001-VII-VIII - Chapter VIII (141.2801...141.2821) › Section 141.2803 - Repeal of MCL 131.1 to 132.4, 133.1 to 133.9, 133.12 to 133.15, and 134.1 to 139.3; Effective Date of Repeal of MCL 133.10 to 133.11.

141.2803 Repeal of MCL 131.1 to 132.4, 133.1 to 133.9, 133.12 to 133.15, and 134.1 to 139.3; effective date of repeal of MCL 133.10 to 133.11.
Sec. 803.
(1) The following are repealed effective March 1, 2002:
(a) Chapters I, II, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, and IX of the municipal finance act, 1943 PA 202, MCL 131.1 to 132.4 and 134.1 to 139.3.
(b) Sections 1 to 9 and sections 12 to 15 of chapter III of the municipal finance act, 1943 PA 202, MCL 133.1 to 133.9 and 133.12 to 133.15.
(2) The municipal finance act, 1943 PA 202, 133.10 to 133.11, is repealed effective April 30, 2002.
History:
2001, Act 34, Eff. Mar. 1, 2002
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 141 - Municipal Financing › Act 34 of 2001 - Revised Municipal Finance Act (141.2101 - 141.2821) › 34-2001-VII - Part VII Tax Levies, Debt Retirement, and Sinking Fund (141.2701...141.2821) › 34-2001-VII-VIII - Chapter VIII (141.2801...141.2821) › Section 141.2805 - Repeal of Administrative Rules of Municipal Finance Division; Effective Date.

141.2805 Repeal of administrative rules of municipal finance division; effective date.
Sec. 805.
The administrative rules of the municipal finance division are repealed effective March 1, 2002.
History:
2001, Act 34, Eff. Mar. 1, 2002
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 141 - Municipal Financing › Act 34 of 2001 - Revised Municipal Finance Act (141.2101 - 141.2821) › 34-2001-VII - Part VII Tax Levies, Debt Retirement, and Sinking Fund (141.2701...141.2821) › 34-2001-VII-VIII - Chapter VIII (141.2801...141.2821) › Section 141.2807 - Exceptions From Prior Approval of Debts or Securities; Effect of Orders; Applicability of Terms.

141.2807 Exceptions from prior approval of debts or securities; effect of orders; applicability of terms.
Sec. 807.
All orders granting exceptions from prior approval of debts or securities issued by the department shall continue in force and effect until the expiration date expressly contained in the order. The terms of the municipal finance act, 1943 PA 202, MCL 131.1 to 139.3, and the administrative rules of the municipal finance division shall apply with respect to any security issued pursuant to an order of the department that was issued before May 1, 2002.
History:
2001, Act 34, Eff. Mar. 1, 2002
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 141 - Municipal Financing › Act 34 of 2001 - Revised Municipal Finance Act (141.2101 - 141.2821) › 34-2001-VII - Part VII Tax Levies, Debt Retirement, and Sinking Fund (141.2701...141.2821) › 34-2001-VII-VIII - Chapter VIII (141.2801...141.2821) › Section 141.2809 - Effect of Orders Approving Issuance of Securities.

141.2809 Effect of orders approving issuance of securities.
Sec. 809.
All orders approving the issuance of securities issued by the department shall continue in force and effect until October 31, 2002. The terms of former 1943 PA 202 and the administrative rules of the municipal finance division shall apply with respect to any security issued pursuant to an order of the department that was issued before May 1, 2002.
History:
2001, Act 34, Eff. Mar. 1, 2002 ;-- Am. 2002, Act 541, Imd. Eff. July 26, 2002
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 141 - Municipal Financing › Act 34 of 2001 - Revised Municipal Finance Act (141.2101 - 141.2821) › 34-2001-VII - Part VII Tax Levies, Debt Retirement, and Sinking Fund (141.2701...141.2821) › 34-2001-VII-VIII - Chapter VIII (141.2801...141.2821) › Section 141.2811 - Effect of MCL 141.2303.

141.2811 Effect of MCL 141.2303.
Sec. 811.
Except as provided by sections 807 and 809, section 303 replaces and reenacts sections 10 and 11 of chapter III of the municipal finance act, 1943 PA 202, MCL 133.10 and 133.11.
History:
2001, Act 34, Eff. Mar. 1, 2002
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 141 - Municipal Financing › Act 34 of 2001 - Revised Municipal Finance Act (141.2101 - 141.2821) › 34-2001-VII - Part VII Tax Levies, Debt Retirement, and Sinking Fund (141.2701...141.2821) › 34-2001-VII-VIII - Chapter VIII (141.2801...141.2821) › Section 141.2813 - Effect of MCL 141.2317.

141.2813 Effect of MCL 141.2317.
Sec. 813.
Except as provided by sections 807 and 809, section 317 replaces and reenacts section 15 of chapter III of the municipal finance act, 1943 PA 202, MCL 133.15.
History:
2001, Act 34, Eff. Mar. 1, 2002
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 141 - Municipal Financing › Act 34 of 2001 - Revised Municipal Finance Act (141.2101 - 141.2821) › 34-2001-VII - Part VII Tax Levies, Debt Retirement, and Sinking Fund (141.2701...141.2821) › 34-2001-VII-VIII - Chapter VIII (141.2801...141.2821) › Section 141.2815 - Repealed. 2002, Act 541, Imd. Eff. July 26, 2002.

141.2815 Repealed. 2002, Act 541, Imd. Eff. July 26, 2002.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed section pertained to exemption of certain security from act.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 141 - Municipal Financing › Act 34 of 2001 - Revised Municipal Finance Act (141.2101 - 141.2821) › 34-2001-VII - Part VII Tax Levies, Debt Retirement, and Sinking Fund (141.2701...141.2821) › 34-2001-VII-VIII - Chapter VIII (141.2801...141.2821) › Section 141.2817 - Effect of MCL 141.2305.

141.2817 Effect of MCL 141.2305.
Sec. 817.
Except as provided by sections 807 and 809, section 305 replaces and reenacts section 1a of chapter III of the municipal finance act, 1943 PA 202, MCL 133.1a.
History:
2001, Act 34, Eff. Mar. 1, 2002
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 141 - Municipal Financing › Act 34 of 2001 - Revised Municipal Finance Act (141.2101 - 141.2821) › 34-2001-VII - Part VII Tax Levies, Debt Retirement, and Sinking Fund (141.2701...141.2821) › 34-2001-VII-VIII - Chapter VIII (141.2801...141.2821) › Section 141.2819 - Validation of Previously Issued Securities.

141.2819 Validation of previously issued securities.
Sec. 819.
Any securities previously issued under or in accordance with the authority contained in the municipal finance act, 1943 PA 202, MCL 131.1 to 139.3, are hereby validated.
History:
2001, Act 34, Eff. Mar. 1, 2002
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 141 - Municipal Financing › Act 34 of 2001 - Revised Municipal Finance Act (141.2101 - 141.2821) › 34-2001-VII - Part VII Tax Levies, Debt Retirement, and Sinking Fund (141.2701...141.2821) › 34-2001-VII-VIII - Chapter VIII (141.2801...141.2821) › Section 141.2821 - Issuance of Municipal Security Beginning March 1, 2002 and Ending April 30, 2002; Qualified Status.

141.2821 Issuance of municipal security beginning March 1, 2002 and ending April 30, 2002; qualified status.
Sec. 821.
(1) Beginning March 1, 2002 and ending April 30, 2002, a municipality planning to issue a municipal security may do either of the following:
(a) Seek approval or exception from prior approval of the municipal security from the department in accordance with sections 10 and 11 of chapter III of the municipal finance act, 1943 PA 202, MCL 133.10 and 133.11.
(b) Seek qualified status in accordance with section 303, by filing a qualifying statement referencing the most recent audit report of the municipality previously filed with the department prior to the effective date of this act, or if not previously timely filed, by attaching a copy of the audit report for the most recently completed fiscal year for which an audit has been completed.
(2) If a municipality elects to seek qualified status as described in subsection (1) during the period between March 1, 2002 and May 1, 2002, the department shall determine within 30 business days of receipt of the qualifying statement whether the municipality complies with the requirements of section 303(3). If the department determines that the municipality complies with the provisions of section 303(3) or if the department fails to notify the municipality of its determination under this subsection within 30 business days of receipt of the qualifying statement, the municipality may proceed to issue municipal securities in accordance with this act without further approval from the department until 30 business days after the next qualifying statement is due or received by the department, whichever occurs first.
(3) If a municipality is not granted qualified status pursuant to subsection (2), or if a municipality does not file a qualifying statement as described in subsection (1), the municipality shall comply with section 303(7) for each municipal security issued until the municipality obtains qualified status based on the audit report and qualifying statement next duly filed by the municipality in accordance with section 303.
History:
2001, Act 34, Eff. Mar. 1, 2002
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 168 - Michigan Election Law › Act 116 of 1954 - Michigan Election Law (168.1 - 168.992) › 116-1954-I - Chapter I Definitions (168.1...168.19) › Section 168.1 - Short Title; Michigan Election Law.

168.1 Short title; Michigan election law.
Sec. 1.
This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Michigan election law".
History:
1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955
Compiler's Notes:
The former Michigan election law, consisting of MCL 145.1 to 199.1 and deriving from Act 351 of 1925, was repealed by Act 116 of 1954.
Popular Name:
Election Code
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 168 - Michigan Election Law › Act 116 of 1954 - Michigan Election Law (168.1 - 168.992) › 116-1954-I - Chapter I Definitions (168.1...168.19) › Section 168.3 - Definitions; L to R.

168.3 Definitions; L to R.
Sec. 3.
As used in this act:
(a) "Locked and sealed" is defined in section 14.
(b) "Major political party" is defined in section 16.
(c) "Metal seal" or "seal" is defined in section 14a.
(d) "Name that was formally changed" means a name changed by a proceeding under chapter XI of the probate code of 1939, 1939 PA 288, MCL 711.1 to 711.3, or former 1915 PA 314, or through a similar, statutorily sanctioned procedure under the law of another state or country.
(e) "Odd year general election" means the election held on the November regular election date in an odd numbered year.
(f) "Odd year primary election" means the election held on the August regular election date in an odd numbered year.
(g) "Primary" or "primary election" is defined in section 7.
(h) "Regular ballot" means a ballot that is issued to a voter on election day at a polling place location.
(i) "Qualified elector" is defined in section 10.
(j) "Qualified voter file" is defined in section 509m.
(k) "Regular election" means an election held on a regular election date to elect an individual to, or nominate an individual for, elective office in the regular course of the terms of that elective office.
(l) "Regular election date" means 1 of the dates established as a regular election date in section 641.
(m) "Residence" is defined in section 11.
History:
1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955 ;-- Am. 2003, Act 302, Eff. Jan. 1, 2005 ;-- Am. 2018, Act 603, Imd. Eff. Dec. 28, 2018
Popular Name:
Election Code
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 168 - Michigan Election Law › Act 116 of 1954 - Michigan Election Law (168.1 - 168.992) › 116-1954-I - Chapter I Definitions (168.1...168.19) › Section 168.4 - Definitions; S to V.

168.4 Definitions; S to V.
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 451, MCL 380.1 to 380.1852, or the office of board of trustees member under the community college act of 1966, 1966 PA 331, MCL 389.1 to 389.195. School board member includes a school board member of an intermediate school district if that intermediate school district has adopted sections 615 to 617 of the revised school code, 1976 PA 451, MCL 380.615 to 380.617.
(c) "School district" means a school district, a local act school district, or an intermediate school district, as those terms are defined in the revised school code, 1976 PA 451, MCL 380.1 to 380.1852, or a community college district under the community college act of 1966, 1966 PA 331, MCL 389.1 to 389.195.
(d) "School district election coordinating committee" means 1 of the following:
(i) For a school district whose entire territory lies within a single city or township, a committee composed of the secretary of the school board or his or her designee, the city or township election commission, and the school district election coordinator.
(ii) For a school district that has territory in more than 1 city or township, a committee composed of the secretary of the school board or his or her designee, the school district election coordinator, and the clerk of each city or township in which school district territory is located.
(e) "School district election coordinator" means 1 of the following:
(i) For a school district whose entire territory lies within a single city or township, the city or township clerk.
(ii) For a school district that has territory in more than 1 city or township, the county clerk of the county in which the largest number of registered school district electors reside.
(f) "Special election" means an election to elect an individual to, or nominate an individual for, a partial term in office or to submit a ballot question to the electors.
(g) "Special primary" means a primary called by competent authority for the nomination of candidates to be voted for at a special election.
(h) "Uniform voting system" means the type of voting system that is used at all elections in every election precinct throughout the state.
(i) "Village" is defined in section 9.
History:
1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955 ;-- Am. 1963, 2nd Ex. Sess., Act 3, Imd. Eff. Dec. 27, 1963 ;-- Am. 2003, Act 302, Eff. Jan. 1, 2005 ;-- Am. 2010, Act 181, Imd. Eff. Sept. 30, 2010 ;-- Am. 2012, Act 523, Eff. Mar. 28, 2013 ;-- Am. 2014, Act 464, Imd. Eff. Jan. 12, 2015
Popular Name:
Election Code
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 168 - Michigan Election Law › Act 116 of 1954 - Michigan Election Law (168.1 - 168.992) › 116-1954-I - Chapter I Definitions (168.1...168.19) › Section 168.5 - Repealed. 2003, Act 302, Eff. Jan. 1, 2005.

168.5 Repealed. 2003, Act 302, Eff. Jan. 1, 2005.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed section pertained to definitions of general election.
Popular Name:
Election Code
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 168 - Michigan Election Law › Act 116 of 1954 - Michigan Election Law (168.1 - 168.992) › 116-1954-I - Chapter I Definitions (168.1...168.19) › Section 168.6 - "Permanent Mail Ballot Voter" and "Presidential Primary Ballot Selection Form" Defined.

***** 168.6.added THIS ADDED SECTION IS EFFECTIVE 91 DAYS AFTER ADJOURNMENT OF THE 2023 REGULAR SESSION SINE DIE *****
168.6 "Permanent mail ballot voter" and "Presidential primary ballot selection form" defined.
Sec. 6.
As used in this act:
(a) "Permanent mail ballot voter" means a registered elector who submits a signed absent voter ballot application to receive an absent voter ballot by mail for all future elections and whose application has been verified.
(b) "Presidential primary ballot selection form" means a form, as prescribed by the secretary of state, that a permanent mail ballot voter can use to select, or use to change a prior selection of, the political party ballot that the permanent mail ballot voter wishes to receive for a presidential primary election.
History:
Add. 2023, Act 86, Eff. (sine die)
Compiler's Notes:
Former MCL 168.6, which pertained to definitions of special election, was repealed by Act 302 of 2003, Eff. Jan. 1, 2005.
Popular Name:
Election Code
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 168 - Michigan Election Law › Act 116 of 1954 - Michigan Election Law (168.1 - 168.992) › 116-1954-I - Chapter I Definitions (168.1...168.19) › Section 168.7 - Primary or Primary Election; Definition.

168.7 Primary or primary election; definition.
Sec. 7.
The term "primary" or "primary election", as used in this act, shall mean a primary election held for the purpose of deciding by ballot who shall be the nominees for the offices named in this act, or for the election by ballot of delegates to political conventions.
History:
1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955
Popular Name:
Election Code
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 168 - Michigan Election Law › Act 116 of 1954 - Michigan Election Law (168.1 - 168.992) › 116-1954-I - Chapter I Definitions (168.1...168.19) › Section 168.8.added - "Clerk's Office," "Municipal," and "Satellite Office of a Clerk" Defined.

***** 168.8.added THIS ADDED SECTION IS EFFECTIVE 91 DAYS AFTER ADJOURNMENT OF THE 2023 REGULAR SESSION SINE DIE *****
168.8.added "Clerk's office," "municipal," and "satellite office of a clerk" defined.
Sec. 8.
As used in this act:
(a) "Clerk's office" includes a satellite office of a clerk.
(b) "Municipal" or "municipality" mean a city or township.
(c) "Satellite office of a clerk" means a place designated by a clerk, and staffed by employees of the clerk or assistants as authorized under section 29, to perform specific duties under this act and to offer specified election administration services to electors of a municipality.
History:
Add. 2023, Act 81, Eff. (sine die)
Compiler's Notes:
Former MCL 168.8, which pertained to definition of special primary, was repealed by Act 302 of 2003, Eff. Jan. 1, 2005.
Popular Name:
Election Code
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 168 - Michigan Election Law › Act 116 of 1954 - Michigan Election Law (168.1 - 168.992) › 116-1954-I - Chapter I Definitions (168.1...168.19) › Section 168.9 - Village; Definition.

168.9 Village; definition.
Sec. 9.
The term "village", as used in this act, shall mean an incorporated village. Except where the contrary is clearly indicated, the provisions of this act shall apply to the holding of any general, special or primary election in a village.
History:
1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955
Popular Name:
Election Code
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 168 - Michigan Election Law › Act 116 of 1954 - Michigan Election Law (168.1 - 168.992) › 116-1954-I - Chapter I Definitions (168.1...168.19) › Section 168.9a - Repealed. 2003, Act 302, Eff. Jan. 1, 2005.

168.9a Repealed. 2003, Act 302, Eff. Jan. 1, 2005.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed section pertained to definition of qualified voter file.
Popular Name:
Election Code
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 168 - Michigan Election Law › Act 116 of 1954 - Michigan Election Law (168.1 - 168.992) › 116-1954-I - Chapter I Definitions (168.1...168.19) › Section 168.10 - "Qualified Elector" Defined.

168.10 "Qualified elector" defined.
Sec. 10.
(1) Except as provided in subsection (2), the term "qualified elector", as used in this act, means a person who possesses the qualifications of an elector as prescribed in section 1 of article II of the state constitution of 1963 and who has resided in the city or township 30 days.
(2) For purposes of an election for the office of judge of a municipal court that exercises jurisdiction over another city pursuant to section 9928(3) of the revised judicature act of 1961, 1961 PA 236, MCL 600.9928, qualified elector includes a person who meets the constitutional qualifications described in subsection (1) and has resided for 30 days in the other city over which municipal court jurisdiction is exercised. This subsection does not entitle a person to vote on any ballot question except the office of municipal judge under the circumstances prescribed in this subsection.
History:
1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955 ;-- Am. 1963, 2nd Ex. Sess., Act 3, Imd. Eff. Dec. 27, 1963 ;-- Am. 2010, Act 253, Imd. Eff. Dec. 14, 2010
Popular Name:
Election Code
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 168 - Michigan Election Law › Act 116 of 1954 - Michigan Election Law (168.1 - 168.992) › 116-1954-I - Chapter I Definitions (168.1...168.19) › Section 168.11 - "Residence" Defined.

168.11 "Residence" defined.
Sec. 11.
(1) "Residence", as used in this act, for registration and voting purposes means that place at which a person habitually sleeps, keeps his or her personal effects, and has a regular place of lodging. If a person has more than 1 residence, or if a person has a residence separate from that of his or her spouse, that place at which the person resides the greater part of the time shall be his or her official residence for the purposes of this act. This section does not affect existing judicial interpretation of the term residence.
(2) An elector does not gain or lose a residence while employed in the service of the United States or of this state, while engaged in the navigation of the waters of this state, of the United States, or of the high seas, while a student at an institution of learning, while kept at any state facility or hospital at public expense, or while confined in a jail or prison. Honorably discharged members of the armed forces of the United States or of this state who reside in the veterans' facility established by this state may acquire a residence where the facility is located. The residence of a person who is a patient receiving treatment at a hospital or other facility under the mental health code, 1974 PA 258, MCL 330.1001 to 330.2106, is the village, city, or township where the person resided immediately before admission to the hospital or other facility.
(3) A member of the armed forces of the United States is not a resident of this state due to being stationed in a military or naval facility within this state.
(4) For purposes of registering to vote and voting at an election or special election for the office of judge of a municipal court that exercises jurisdiction over another city pursuant to section 9928(3) of the revised judicature act of 1961, 1961 PA 236, MCL 600.9928, a person who resides in the other city over which municipal court jurisdiction is exercised is considered a resident of the city in which the municipal court is located and may register for, and vote in, that election in the city in which he or she resides.
History:
1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955 ;-- Am. 1963, 2nd Ex. Sess., Act 3, Imd. Eff. Dec. 27, 1963 ;-- Am. 1977, Act 120, Imd. Eff. Oct. 19, 1977 ;-- Am. 2010, Act 253, Imd. Eff. Dec. 14, 2010
Constitutionality:
This section, providing that no elector shall be deemed to have gained a residence while a student at any institution of learning, violates Const 1963, art 1, § 17 and US Const, amend XIV, § 1. Wilkins v Ann Arbor City Clerk, 385 Mich 670; 189 NW2d 423 (1971).
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2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 168 - Michigan Election Law › Act 116 of 1954 - Michigan Election Law (168.1 - 168.992) › 116-1954-I - Chapter I Definitions (168.1...168.19) › Section 168.12 - Repealed. 2003, Act 302, Eff. Jan. 1, 2005.

168.12 Repealed. 2003, Act 302, Eff. Jan. 1, 2005.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed section pertained to definition of family.
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2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 168 - Michigan Election Law › Act 116 of 1954 - Michigan Election Law (168.1 - 168.992) › 116-1954-I - Chapter I Definitions (168.1...168.19) › Section 168.13 - Time Limits; Extension Due to Holiday, Exception.

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168.13 Time limits; extension due to holiday, exception.
Sec. 13.
Notwithstanding any other provision of the law to the contrary, anything required by this act to be done by a day certain, except the final day for applying for an absentee ballot, if that day falls on a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday, may be done within the same time limits on the next secular day.
History:
Add. 1967, Act 57, Eff. Nov. 2, 1967
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2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 168 - Michigan Election Law › Act 116 of 1954 - Michigan Election Law (168.1 - 168.992) › 116-1954-I - Chapter I Definitions (168.1...168.19) › Section 168.13.amended - Time Limits; Extension Due to Holiday, Exception.

***** 168.13.amended THIS AMENDED SECTION IS EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 13, 2024 *****
168.13.amended Time limits; extension due to holiday, exception.
Sec. 13.
(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of the law to the contrary, and except as otherwise provided under subsection (2), anything required by this act to be done by a day certain, if that day falls on a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday, may be done within the same time limits on the next secular day.
(2) This section does not apply to either of the following:
(a) The final day for applying for an absent voter ballot.
(b) Any deadline provided for under section 845a.
History:
Add. 1967, Act 57, Eff. Nov. 2, 1967 ;-- Am. 2023, Act 255, Eff. Feb. 13, 2024
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2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 168 - Michigan Election Law › Act 116 of 1954 - Michigan Election Law (168.1 - 168.992) › 116-1954-I - Chapter I Definitions (168.1...168.19) › Section 168.14 - Locked and Sealed; Definition.

168.14 Locked and sealed; definition.
Sec. 14.
The term "locked and sealed", or terms of similar import, when used in this act to refer to locking and sealing of ballot boxes means sealed with a numbered flat metal seal furnished by the election commission and do not mean that a padlock is required.
History:
Add. 1969, Act 127, Eff. Mar. 20, 1970
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2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 168 - Michigan Election Law › Act 116 of 1954 - Michigan Election Law (168.1 - 168.992) › 116-1954-I - Chapter I Definitions (168.1...168.19) › Section 168.14a - “Ballot Container” and “Metal Seal” or “Seal” Defined.

168.14a “Ballot container” and “metal seal” or “seal” defined.
Sec. 14a.
As used in this act:
(a) "Ballot container" means a container that is used for transporting and storing voted ballots, as described and approved under section 24j.
(b) "Metal seal" or "seal" means a seal of high tensile strength that is approved by the secretary of state under section 36.
History:
Add. 1992, Act 8, Imd. Eff. Mar. 10, 1992 ;-- Am. 1995, Act 261, Eff. Mar. 28, 1996 ;-- Am. 2000, Act 207, Imd. Eff. June 27, 2000
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2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 168 - Michigan Election Law › Act 116 of 1954 - Michigan Election Law (168.1 - 168.992) › 116-1954-I - Chapter I Definitions (168.1...168.19) › Section 168.14b - "Absent Voter Ballot Secrecy Envelope Container" Defined.

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168.14b "Absent voter ballot secrecy envelope container" defined.
Sec. 14b.
As used in this act, "absent voter ballot secrecy envelope container" means a container described in section 24k that is used for storing and securing absent voter ballot secrecy envelopes that are removed from the absent voter ballot return envelopes on the Sunday and Monday before election day as provided in section 765.
History:
Add. 2020, Act 177, Imd. Eff. Oct. 6, 2020 ;-- Am. 2022, Act 195, Imd. Eff. Oct. 7, 2022
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2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 168 - Michigan Election Law › Act 116 of 1954 - Michigan Election Law (168.1 - 168.992) › 116-1954-I - Chapter I Definitions (168.1...168.19) › Section 168.15 - Repealed. 2018, Act 120, Eff. Dec. 31, 2018.

168.15 Repealed. 2018, Act 120, Eff. Dec. 31, 2018.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed section pertained to number of signatures on nominating petition.
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2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 168 - Michigan Election Law › Act 116 of 1954 - Michigan Election Law (168.1 - 168.992) › 116-1954-I - Chapter I Definitions (168.1...168.19) › Section 168.16 - “Major Political Party” Defined.

168.16 “Major political party” defined.
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 elected.
History:
Add. 1995, Act 261, Eff. Mar. 28, 1996
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2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 168 - Michigan Election Law › Act 116 of 1954 - Michigan Election Law (168.1 - 168.992) › 116-1954-I - Chapter I Definitions (168.1...168.19) › Section 168.17 - "Metropolitan District" and "Metropolitan District Election Coordinator" Defined.

168.17 "Metropolitan district" and "metropolitan district election coordinator" defined.
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 registered electors of the metropolitan district reside.
History:
Add. 2012, Act 586, Imd. Eff. Jan. 7, 2013
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2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 168 - Michigan Election Law › Act 116 of 1954 - Michigan Election Law (168.1 - 168.992) › 116-1954-I - Chapter I Definitions (168.1...168.19) › Section 168.18 - Definitions.

168.18 Definitions.
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 overseas citizens absentee voting act" means the uniformed and overseas citizens absentee voting act, 42 USC 1973ff to 1973ff-6.
(d) "Voting accessibility for the elderly and handicapped act" means the voting accessibility for the elderly and handicapped act, 42 USC 1973ee to 1973ee-6.
(e) "Voting rights act of 1965" means the voting rights act of 1965, 42 USC 1973 to 1973aa-6.
History:
Add. 2004, Act 92, Imd. Eff. Apr. 26, 2004
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2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 168 - Michigan Election Law › Act 116 of 1954 - Michigan Election Law (168.1 - 168.992) › 116-1954-I - Chapter I Definitions (168.1...168.19) › Section 168.18a - "United States Department of Defense Verified Electronic Signature" Defined.

168.18a "United States Department of Defense verified electronic signature" defined.
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.
History:
Add. 2022, Act 196, Imd. Eff. Oct. 7, 2022
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2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 168 - Michigan Election Law › Act 116 of 1954 - Michigan Election Law (168.1 - 168.992) › 116-1954-I - Chapter I Definitions (168.1...168.19) › Section 168.19 - "Physical Disability" Defined.

168.19 "Physical disability" defined.
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.
History:
Add. 2014, Act 79, Imd. Eff. Mar. 28, 2014
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2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 168 - Michigan Election Law › Act 116 of 1954 - Michigan Election Law (168.1 - 168.992) › 116-1954-II. - Chapter Ii. Boards of Election Commissioners, Boards of Canvassers, and Clerks (168.21...168.30g) › Section 168.21 - Secretary of State; Chief Election Officer, Powers and Duties.

168.21 Secretary of state; chief election officer, powers and duties.
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.
History:
1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955
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2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 168 - Michigan Election Law › Act 116 of 1954 - Michigan Election Law (168.1 - 168.992) › 116-1954-II. - Chapter Ii. Boards of Election Commissioners, Boards of Canvassers, and Clerks (168.21...168.30g) › Section 168.22 - Board of State Canvassers; Continuation as Provided in Former Act; Duties; Membership.

168.22 Board of state canvassers; continuation as provided in former act; duties; membership.
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 canvassers has the duties prescribed in section 841. The board of state canvassers shall perform other duties as prescribed in this act.
(3) A member of the board of state canvassers on the effective date of this section continues to be a member of the board of state canvassers for the remainder of the term to which he or she was appointed. Subject to this subsection, the board of state canvassers consists of the 4 members appointed by the governor by and with the advice and consent of the senate. The board of state canvassers shall consist of 2 members from each major political party appointed in the manner provided in section 22a.
History:
Add. 1995, Act 261, Eff. Mar. 28, 1996
Compiler's Notes:
Former MCL 168.22, which provided for composition of board of state canvassers, was repealed by Act 37 of 1956, Imd. Eff. Mar. 28, 1956.
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2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 168 - Michigan Election Law › Act 116 of 1954 - Michigan Election Law (168.1 - 168.992) › 116-1954-II. - Chapter Ii. Boards of Election Commissioners, Boards of Canvassers, and Clerks (168.21...168.30g) › Section 168.22a - Board of State Canvassers; Submission of Nominees to Governor; Appointment; Vacancy; Failure to Submit Nominees; Appointee Declining to Serve.

***** 168.22a THIS SECTION IS AMENDED EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 13, 2024: See 168.22a.amended *****
168.22a Board of state canvassers; submission of nominees to governor; appointment; vacancy; failure to submit nominees; appointee declining to serve.
Sec. 22a.
(1) On or before the tenth day of January in an odd numbered year, the state central committee of each major political party shall submit to the governor the names of 3 individuals as nominees for each position that is up for reappointment that the major political party is entitled to on the board of state canvassers. On or before the twentieth day of January in an odd numbered year, the governor shall appoint 1 individual from the 3 individuals nominated to each position of the political party on the board of state canvassers.
(2) If a vacancy in the office of a member of the board of state canvassers occurs other than the expiration of a term, the state central committee of the appropriate major political party shall submit to the governor the names of 3 individuals as nominees for the vacant position on or before the tenth day following the date of the vacancy. On or before the thirtieth day following the date of the vacancy, the governor shall appoint 1 individual from the 3 individuals nominated to the vacant position. A member appointed to the board of state canvassers under this subsection shall serve for the remainder of the vacant term.
(3) If the state central committee of a major political party fails to submit the names of nominees within the prescribed period of time in subsection (1) or (2), the governor shall appoint to the board of state canvassers an individual who was formerly elected as a state officer as a member of the appropriate major political party and who is currently affiliated with that political party. If a person appointed by the governor under subsection (1) or (2) declines to serve, the governor shall do 1 of the following:
(a) Appoint another individual from the 3 individuals nominated by the major political party under subsection (1) or (2) to that position on the board of state canvassers.
(b) Appoint an individual who was formerly elected as a state officer as a member of the appropriate major political party and who is currently affiliated with that political party to that position on the board of state canvassers.
History:
Add. 1995, Act 261, Eff. Mar. 28, 1996
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2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 168 - Michigan Election Law › Act 116 of 1954 - Michigan Election Law (168.1 - 168.992) › 116-1954-II. - Chapter Ii. Boards of Election Commissioners, Boards of Canvassers, and Clerks (168.21...168.30g) › Section 168.22b - Board of State Canvassers; Term of Office.

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168.22b Board of state canvassers; term of office.
Sec. 22b.
The term of office of a member of the board of state canvassers appointed under section 22a(1) is 4 years, which term begins on the February 1 immediately following appointment. A member of the state board of canvassers shall hold office until his or her successor is appointed and qualified.
History:
Add. 1995, Act 261, Eff. Mar. 28, 1996
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2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 168 - Michigan Election Law › Act 116 of 1954 - Michigan Election Law (168.1 - 168.992) › 116-1954-II. - Chapter Ii. Boards of Election Commissioners, Boards of Canvassers, and Clerks (168.21...168.30g) › Section 168.22b.amended - Board of State Canvassers; Term of Office.

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168.22b.amended Board of state canvassers; term of office.
Sec. 22b.
The term of office of a member of the board of state canvassers appointed under section 22a(2) is 4 years, which term begins on the February 1 immediately following the appointment. A member of the board of state canvassers shall hold office until the member's successor is appointed and qualified.
History:
Add. 1995, Act 261, Eff. Mar. 28, 1996 ;-- Am. 2023, Act 269, Eff. Feb. 13, 2024
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