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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-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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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:
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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-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
2023 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
2023 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 168.369 - Removal of Township Officer; Grounds; Service of Charges; Hearing; Effect of Removal.

168.369 Removal of township officer; grounds; service of charges; hearing; effect of removal.
Sec. 369.
The governor shall remove a township officer chosen by the electors of any township, when the governor is satisfied from the evidence submitted that the officer has been guilty of official misconduct, wilful neglect of duty, extortion, habitual drunkenness, or has been convicted of being drunk, or when it appears by a certified copy of the judgment of a court of record of this state that the officer, after the officer's election or appointment, was convicted of a felony. The governor shall not take action upon the charges made against the officer until the charges are exhibited in writing, verified by the affidavit of the party making the charges that the party believes the charges to be true. The officer shall not be removed for misconduct or neglect until charges of the misconduct or neglect are exhibited to the governor as provided in this section, a copy of the charges served on the officer, and an opportunity given to the officer of being heard in his defense. The service of the charges upon the officer shall be made by handing to the officer a copy of the charges, together with the affidavits or exhibits which may be attached to the original petition if the officer can be found; if the officer cannot be found a copy shall be left at the last place of residence of the officer with a person of suitable age, if a person can be found. If a person cannot be found, a copy shall be posted in a conspicuous place upon the officer's last known place of residence. An officer who has been removed in accordance with this section shall not be eligible for election or appointment to an office for a period of 3 years after the date of removal from office.
History:
1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955 ;-- Am. 1978, Act 540, Imd. Eff. Dec. 22, 1978
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-XVI - Chapter XVI Township Offices (168.341...168.373) › Section 168.370a - Filling Vacancy in Township Office; Term of Appointee; Term of Elected Successor.

168.370a Filling vacancy in township office; term of appointee; term of elected successor.
Sec. 370a.
Notwithstanding the provisions of section 370, if a vacancy occurs in an elective or appointive township office, which vacancy is filled by appointment by the township board or the board of county election commissioners and the vacancy occurs more than 7 days before the nominating petition filing deadline as provided in section 349 for the general November election that is not the general November election at which a successor in office would be elected if no vacancy, then the person appointed shall hold office only until a successor is elected at the next general November election in the manner provided by law and qualifies for office. The successor shall hold the office for the remainder of the unexpired term.
History:
Add. 1968, Act 156, Imd. Eff. June 17, 1968 ;-- Am. 1990, Act 7, Imd. Eff. Feb. 12, 1990 ;-- Am. 1990, Act 83, Imd. Eff. May 25, 1990 ;-- Am. 2014, Act 94, Imd. Eff. Apr. 3, 2014
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-XVI - Chapter XVI Township Offices (168.341...168.373) › Section 168.371 - Township Officers; Primary Election, Recount of Votes.

168.371 Township officers; primary election, recount of votes.
Sec. 371.
The votes cast for any candidate to a township office at any primary or election shall be subject to recount as provided in chapter 33 of this act.
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-XVI - Chapter XVI Township Offices (168.341...168.373) › Section 168.372 - Township Officers; Recall.

168.372 Township officers; recall.
Sec. 372.
Any person elected to a township office shall be subject to recall as provided in chapter 36 of this act.
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-XVI - Chapter XVI Township Offices (168.341...168.373) › Section 168.373 - Township Clerk; Appointment of Substitute to Perform Election Law Duties.

168.373 Township clerk; appointment of substitute to perform election law duties.
Sec. 373.
If neither the township clerk nor any deputy township clerk shall be available to perform any necessary functions in connection with registrations, nominations or elections during the usual or required times for performing such functions, the township board shall appoint some qualified person who is a registered elector of the township to perform such functions until such time as the clerk or a deputy resume their duties. Any such person so appointed shall have all of the powers and authority of a deputy appointed by the clerk pertaining to registrations, nominations and elections.
History:
Add. 1957, Act 221, Eff. Sept. 27, 1957
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-XVII - Chapter XVII Village Offices (168.381...168.383) › Section 168.382 - Village Officers; Nomination and Election.

168.382 Village officers; nomination and election.
Sec. 382.
Except as otherwise provided in this act, the general law village act, 1895 PA 3, MCL 61.1 to 74.25, or the home rule village act, 1909 PA 278, MCL 78.1 to 78.28, if the charter of a village does not specify the time, manner, and means of nominating and electing its public officers, the village shall nominate and elect its officers in accordance with the provisions governing the selection of township officers, as provided in chapter XV.
History:
1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955 ;-- Am. 1955, Act 271, Eff. June 30, 1955 ;-- Am. 1963, 2nd Ex. Sess., Act 8, Imd. Eff. Dec. 27, 1963 ;-- Am. 1973, Act 147, Imd. Eff. Nov. 21, 1973 ;-- Am. 2003, Act 302, Eff. Jan. 1, 2005
Compiler's Notes:
At the end of this section, the reference to "chapter XV" evidently should read "chapter XVI".
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-XVII - Chapter XVII Village Offices (168.381...168.383) › Section 168.383 - Removal of Village Officers by Governor; Grounds; Action on Charges; Service of Charges; Hearing; Eligibility for Election or Appointment Following Removal.

168.383 Removal of village officers by governor; grounds; action on charges; service of charges; hearing; eligibility for election or appointment following removal.
Sec. 383.
The governor shall remove all village officers chosen by the electors of a village if the governor is satisfied from sufficient evidence submitted to the governor that the officer is guilty of official misconduct, wilful neglect of duty, extortion, or habitual drunkenness, or has been convicted of being drunk, or if it appears by a certified copy of the judgment of a court of record of this state that a village officer, after the officer's election or appointment, has been convicted of a felony. The governor shall not take action upon any charges made to the governor against a village officer until the charges have been exhibited to the governor in writing, verified by the affidavit of the party making them, that the party believes the charges to be true. A village officer must not be removed for misconduct or neglect until charges of misconduct or neglect have been exhibited to the governor as provided in this section and a copy of the charges served on the officer and an opportunity given the officer of being heard in his or her defense. The service of the charges upon the person or persons complained against must be made by personal service to the officer of a copy of the charges, together with all affidavits or exhibits which may be attached to the original petition, if the officer can be found, and if not, by leaving a copy of the charges at the last known place of residence of the officer with a person of suitable age, if a person of suitable age can be found, and if not, by posting the copy of the charges in a conspicuous place at the officer's last known place of residence. An officer who has been removed from office under this section is not eligible for election or appointment to any office for a period of 3 years from the date of the removal from office.
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
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 168 - Michigan Election Law › Act 116 of 1954 - Michigan Election Law (168.1 - 168.992) › 116-1954-XVIIA - Chapter Xviia Metropolitan District Elections (168.385...168.390) › Section 168.385 - Metropolitan District Election Coordinator; Duties.

168.385 Metropolitan district election coordinator; duties.
Sec. 385.
(1) Unless a particular power or duty of an election official or a particular election procedure is specifically governed by a provision of this chapter, a metropolitan district election is governed by the provisions of this act that generally govern elections.
(2) The metropolitan district election coordinator shall conduct each regular election that is requested by the legislative body of a metropolitan district to submit a ballot question or to fill a position or vacancy on the legislative body of the metropolitan district. The metropolitan district election coordinator shall do all of the following:
(a) Receive nominating petitions and affidavits of identity from candidates for officer to the legislative body of a metropolitan district and petitions for ballot questions.
(b) Procure the necessary qualified voter file precinct lists.
(c) Certify candidates.
(d) Receive ballot proposal language.
(e) Issue absent voter ballots.
(3) A metropolitan district election coordinator may delegate, if the city or township clerk agrees, all or a portion of the metropolitan district election coordinator's duties to that city or township clerk. The metropolitan district election coordinator shall not delegate duties to any person not named in this section.
(4) A metropolitan district election coordinator may delegate the following duties to the city or township clerk, who shall perform the following duties:
(a) Distribute, receive, and process absent voter ballot applications for a metropolitan district election.
(b) Make voting systems available for the conduct of a metropolitan district election.
(c) Make available to the metropolitan district election coordinator the list of election inspectors for that city or township.
(d) Notify metropolitan district electors of precinct and polling place location changes.
(5) The county election commission shall establish that metropolitan district's election precincts and polling place locations in accordance with this act.
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-XVIIA - Chapter Xviia Metropolitan District Elections (168.385...168.390) › Section 168.385a - Metropolitan District Officer; Eligibility; Term.

168.385a Metropolitan district officer; eligibility; term.
Sec. 385a.
(1) An individual is eligible for election as an officer to the legislative body of a metropolitan district if the individual is a citizen of the United States and is a qualified and registered elector of the metropolitan district the individual seeks to represent by the filing deadline.
(2) A metropolitan district officer's term of office is prescribed by the metropolitan district act, 1929 PA 312, MCL 119.1 to 119.18.
History:
Add. 2012, Act 586, Imd. Eff. Jan. 7, 2013
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-XVIIA - Chapter Xviia Metropolitan District Elections (168.385...168.390) › Section 168.386 - Metropolitan District Officer; Nominating Petition; Form; Signature of Elector; Examination and Investigation; Withdrawal.

168.386 Metropolitan district officer; nominating petition; form; signature of elector; examination and investigation; withdrawal.
Sec. 386.
(1) For an individual's name to appear on the official ballot as a candidate for metropolitan district officer, the candidate shall file a nominating petition and the affidavit required by section 558 with the metropolitan district election coordinator not later than 4 p.m. on the fifteenth Tuesday before the election date. The nominating petitions shall be signed by a number of qualified and registered electors residing in the metropolitan district as determined under section 544f.
(2) The nominating petition shall be substantially in the form prescribed in section 544c, except that the petition shall be nonpartisan and shall include the following opening paragraph:
We, the undersigned, registered and qualified voters
of the city or township of _______________________________
and residents of the _______________________________, the
(legal name of metropolitan district)
county of _____________________________, state of Michigan,
nominate __________________________________________________
(name of candidate)
_______________________________
________________________,
(street address)
(city or township)
a registered and qualified elector of the metropolitan district
as an officer of the legislative body of the metropolitan
district for a term of ____ years, expiring _____, to be
voted for at the election to be held on the ______ day of
_________________________,
___________________.
(month)
(year)
(3) An elector shall not sign petitions for more candidates than are to be elected.
(4) A nominating petition filed under this chapter is subject to the examination and investigation process prescribed in section 552 as to its sufficiency and the validity and genuineness of the signatures on the nominating petition, and to the other procedures prescribed in that section relevant to a petition filed under this chapter.
(5) After a nominating petition is filed for a candidate for metropolitan district officer, the candidate is not permitted to withdraw unless a written withdrawal notice, signed by the candidate, is filed with the metropolitan district election coordinator not later than 4 p.m. of the third day after the last day for filing the nominating petition.
History:
Add. 2012, Act 586, Imd. Eff. Jan. 7, 2013 ;-- Am. 2014, Act 94, Imd. Eff. Apr. 3, 2014
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-XVIIA - Chapter Xviia Metropolitan District Elections (168.385...168.390) › Section 168.386a - Canvass of Votes by Board of Canvassers; Election; Statement of Returns and Certification; Votes Subject to Recount.

168.386a Canvass of votes by board of canvassers; election; statement of returns and certification; votes subject to recount.
Sec. 386a.
(1) The appropriate board of canvassers as prescribed in section 24a shall canvass the votes for candidates for metropolitan district officer and votes for and against a ballot question at a regular election in each metropolitan district. That number of candidates equal to the number of individuals to be elected who receive the greatest number of votes cast at the election, as set forth in the report of the board of canvassers canvassing the votes, based upon the returns from the election precincts or as determined by the board of canvassers as a result of a recount, are elected to the office of metropolitan district officer. Upon completion of the canvass, the board of canvassers shall make a statement of returns and certify the election of metropolitan district officers to the metropolitan district election coordinator and to the secretary of the legislative body of the metropolitan district.
(2) The votes cast for a candidate for metropolitan district officer or on a ballot question submitted to the electors at a metropolitan district election are subject to recount as provided in chapter XXXIII.
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-XVIIA - Chapter Xviia Metropolitan District Elections (168.385...168.390) › Section 168.386b - Statement of Returns and Certification; Preservation and Filing by Metropolitan District Election Coordinator; Execution of Certificate of Election.

168.386b Statement of returns and certification; preservation and filing by metropolitan district election coordinator; execution of certificate of election.
Sec. 386b.
The metropolitan district election coordinator who receives the certification of the board of canvassers under section 386a shall preserve and file in his or her office the certified statement of returns and certification of the board of canvassers of the result of the election. The metropolitan district election coordinator shall immediately execute and provide to the individuals declared elected as officers to the legislative body of the metropolitan district a certificate of election.
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-XVIIA - Chapter Xviia Metropolitan District Elections (168.385...168.390) › Section 168.387 - Notification of Member-Elect; Acceptance; Filing; Forwarding Copy.

168.387 Notification of member-elect; acceptance; filing; forwarding copy.
Sec. 387.
Within 5 business days after certification of an election, each member-elect shall be notified of the election. Within 10 business days after notification by the metropolitan district election coordinator of election or appointment to the legislative body, each person shall file with the secretary of the legislative body of the metropolitan district an acceptance of the office to which the person has been elected or appointed. The secretary of the legislative body of the metropolitan district shall forward a copy of the acceptance to the metropolitan district election coordinator.
History:
Add. 2012, Act 586, Imd. Eff. Jan. 7, 2013
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-XVIIA - Chapter Xviia Metropolitan District Elections (168.385...168.390) › Section 168.387a - Oath; Immediate Vacancy; Events.

168.387a Oath; immediate vacancy; events.
Sec. 387a.
(1) Before entering upon the duties of his or her office, an individual elected as an officer to the legislative body of a metropolitan district shall take and subscribe to the oath provided in section 1 of article XI of the state constitution of 1963.
(2) The office of a metropolitan district officer becomes vacant immediately, regardless of declaration by an officer or acceptance by the legislative body of a metropolitan district or 1 or more of its officers, upon any of the following events:
(a) The death of the metropolitan district officer.
(b) The metropolitan district officer's being adjudicated insane or being found to be a legally incapacitated individual by a court of competent jurisdiction.
(c) The metropolitan district officer's resignation.
(d) The metropolitan district officer's removal from office.
(e) The metropolitan district officer's conviction for a felony.
(f) The metropolitan district officer's election or appointment being declared void by a competent tribunal.
(g) The metropolitan district officer's neglect or failure to file the acceptance of office, to take the oath of office, or to give or renew an official bond required by law.
(h) The metropolitan district officer ceasing to possess the legal qualifications for holding office.
(i) The metropolitan district officer moving his or her residence from the metropolitan district.
History:
Add. 2012, Act 586, Imd. Eff. Jan. 7, 2013
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-XVIIA - Chapter Xviia Metropolitan District Elections (168.385...168.390) › Section 168.388 - Metropolitan District Officer; Vacancy Filled by Appointment; Election; Notice.

168.388 Metropolitan district officer; vacancy filled by appointment; election; notice.
Sec. 388.
(1) If less than a majority of the offices of metropolitan district officer of a metropolitan district become vacant, the remaining metropolitan district officers shall fill each vacant office by appointment. If a vacancy in the office of metropolitan district officer is not filled within 30 days after the vacancy occurs or if a majority of the offices of metropolitan district officer of a metropolitan district become vacant, the county election commission of the county in which the largest number of registered electors of the metropolitan district reside shall fill each vacancy by appointment. An individual appointed under this subsection serves until a successor is elected and qualified.
(2) If a vacancy occurs in an office of metropolitan district officer more than 7 days before the nominating petition filing deadline as provided in section 386 for the regular metropolitan district election that is not the regular metropolitan district election at which a successor in office would be elected if there were no vacancy, the person appointed shall hold office only until a successor is elected at the next regular metropolitan district election in the manner provided by law and qualifies for office. The successor shall hold the office for the remainder of the unexpired term. This subsection applies regardless of whether an individual is appointed under subsection (1) to fill the vacancy.
(3) Within 3 days after an appointment is made to fill a vacancy in an elected office in a metropolitan district, the secretary of the legislative body of the metropolitan district shall notify the metropolitan district election coordinator, in writing, of the name, address, and office of the person who vacated the office as well as the person filling the office.
History:
Add. 2012, Act 586, Imd. Eff. Jan. 7, 2013 ;-- Am. 2014, Act 94, Imd. Eff. Apr. 3, 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-XVIIA - Chapter Xviia Metropolitan District Elections (168.385...168.390) › Section 168.389 - Ballot Question.

168.389 Ballot question.
Sec. 389.
The legislative body of a metropolitan district may submit a ballot question to the metropolitan district electors on a regular election date. The legislative body of the metropolitan district shall file the ballot question with the metropolitan district election coordinator as provided in section 646a(2).
History:
Add. 2012, Act 586, Imd. Eff. Jan. 7, 2013
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-XVIIA - Chapter Xviia Metropolitan District Elections (168.385...168.390) › Section 168.389a - Actual Costs of Election; Payment; Verified Account; Disapproval; Failure to Agree on Actual Costs.

168.389a Actual costs of election; payment; verified account; disapproval; failure to agree on actual costs.
Sec. 389a.
(1) A metropolitan district shall pay to each county, city, and township that conducts a regular election for the metropolitan district an amount determined in accordance with this section.
(2) If a metropolitan district's regular election is held in conjunction with another election conducted by a county, city, or township, the metropolitan district shall pay the county, city, or township 100% of the actual additional costs attributable to conducting the metropolitan district's regular election. If a metropolitan district's regular election is not held in conjunction with another election conducted by a county, city, or township, the metropolitan district shall pay the county, city, or township 100% of the actual costs of conducting the metropolitan district's regular election.
(3) The county, city, or township shall present to a metropolitan district a verified account of actual costs of conducting the metropolitan district's regular election not later than 84 days after the date of the election. The legislative body of the metropolitan district shall pay or disapprove all or a portion of the verified account within 84 days after the metropolitan district receives a verified account of actual costs under this subsection.
(4) If the legislative body of the metropolitan district disapproves all or a portion of a verified account of actual costs under subsection (3), the legislative body of the metropolitan district shall send a notice of disapproval along with the reasons for the disapproval to the county, city, or township. Upon request of a county, city, or township whose verified account or portion of a verified account was disapproved under this section, the legislative body of the metropolitan district shall review the disapproved costs with the county, city, or township.
(5) A legislative body of a metropolitan district, county, city, or township shall use the agreement made between the department of treasury and the secretary of state, as required by section 487, as a basis for preparing and evaluating verified accounts under this section. The secretary of state shall assist a legislative body of a metropolitan district, county, city, or township in preparing and evaluating a verified account under this section. If a county, city, or township and the legislative body of the metropolitan district cannot agree on the actual costs of an election as prescribed by this section, the secretary of state shall determine those actual costs.
History:
Add. 2012, Act 586, Imd. Eff. Jan. 7, 2013
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-XVIIA - Chapter Xviia Metropolitan District Elections (168.385...168.390) › Section 168.390 - Recall.

168.390 Recall.
Sec. 390.
Each officer on the legislative body of a metropolitan district is subject to recall by the electors of the metropolitan district in the manner prescribed in chapter XXXVI.
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-XVIII - Chapter XVIII Justices of the Supreme Court (168.391...168.406) › Section 168.391 - Office of Justice of Supreme Court; Eligibility.

168.391 Office of justice of supreme court; eligibility.
Sec. 391.
A person is not eligible to the office of justice of the supreme court unless the person is a registered and qualified elector of this state by the filing deadline or the date the person files the affidavit of candidacy, is licensed to practice law in this state, and at the time of election or appointment is less than 70 years of age.
History:
1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955 ;-- Am. 1955, Act 271, Imd. Eff. June 30, 1955 ;-- Am. 1982, Act 505, Eff. Mar. 30, 1983 ;-- Am. 1999, Act 218, Eff. Mar. 10, 2000 ;-- Am. 2018, Act 120, Eff. Dec. 31, 2018
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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-XVIII - Chapter XVIII Justices of the Supreme Court (168.391...168.406) › Section 168.392 - Candidates for Justice of Supreme Court; Nomination at Fall State Convention.

168.392 Candidates for justice of supreme court; nomination at fall state convention.
Sec. 392.
At its fall state convention, each political party may nominate the number of candidates for the office of justice of the supreme court as are to be elected at the next ensuing general election.
History:
1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955 ;-- Am. 1963, 2nd Ex. Sess., Act 61, Imd. Eff. Dec. 27, 1963
Popular Name:
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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-XVIII - Chapter XVIII Justices of the Supreme Court (168.391...168.406) › Section 168.392a - Candidates for Justice of Supreme Court; Incumbents, Affidavit of Candidacy for Re-Election.

168.392a Candidates for justice of supreme court; incumbents, affidavit of candidacy for re-election.
Sec. 392a.
Any incumbent justice of the supreme court may become a candidate for re-election as a justice of the supreme court by filing with the secretary of state an affidavit of candidacy not less than 180 days prior to the expiration of his term of office.
The affidavit of candidacy shall contain statements that the affiant is an incumbent supreme court justice, that he is domiciled within the state, that he will not have attained the age of 70 years prior to the date of election and a declaration that he is a candidate for election to the office of supreme court justice.
History:
Add. 1963, 2nd Ex. Sess., Act 61, Imd. Eff. Dec. 27, 1963
Popular Name:
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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-XVIII - Chapter XVIII Justices of the Supreme Court (168.391...168.406) › Section 168.394 - Candidates for Justice of Supreme Court; Withdrawal; Notice.

168.394 Candidates for justice of supreme court; withdrawal; notice.
Sec. 394.
Any person who has been certified by the state central committee of any party as nominated for the office of justice of the supreme court or who filed an affidavit according to section 392a may withdraw by filing a written notice of withdrawal with the secretary of state or his or her duly authorized agent and a copy with the chairperson and 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.
History:
1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955 ;-- Am. 1963, 2nd Ex. Sess., Act 61, Imd. Eff. Dec. 27, 1963 ;-- Am. 1999, Act 216, Imd. Eff. Dec. 28, 1999
Popular Name:
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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-XVIII - Chapter XVIII Justices of the Supreme Court (168.391...168.406) › Section 168.395 - Candidates for Justice of Supreme Court; Death, Withdrawal, Disqualification; Selection of New Candidate, Certification; Ballots.

168.395 Candidates for justice of supreme court; death, withdrawal, disqualification; selection of new candidate, certification; ballots.
Sec. 395.
Whenever a candidate of a political party, after having been nominated to the office of justice of the supreme court or having filed an affidavit according to section 392a, shall die, withdraw, remove from the state, or become disqualified for any reason, the state central committee of any party which is thereby left without a candidate nominated or indorsed by that 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 61, Imd. Eff. Dec. 27, 1963
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