Michigan Compiled Laws Act 261 Of 1966 Apportionment Of County Boards Of Commissioners (46.401 - 46.416)

AN ACT to provide for the apportionment of county boards of commissioners; to prescribe the size of the board; to provide for appeals; to prescribe the manner of election of the members of the county board of commissioners; to provide for compensation of members; to prescribe penalties and provide remedies; and to repeal acts and parts of acts.

History: 1966, Act 261, Eff. Mar. 10, 1967 ;-- Am. 1968, Act 153, Imd. Eff. June 13, 1968 ;-- Am. 1969, Act 137, Eff. Mar. 20, 1970 ;-- Am. 1998, Act 203, Eff. Mar. 23, 1999

Section 46.401 County Apportionment Commission; Apportionment Of County Into County Commissioner Districts.
(1) Within 60 days after the publication of the latest United States official decennial census figures, the county apportionment commission in each county of...
Section 46.402 Number Of County Commissioners Based On County Population.
County Population Number of Commissioners Under 5,001 Not more than 7 5,001 to 10,000 Not more than 10 10,001 to 50,000 Not more than...
Section 46.403 County Apportionment Commission; Membership; Convening Apportionment Commission; Adopting Rules Of Procedure; Quorum; Action By Majority Vote; Conducting Business At Public Meeting; Notice Of Meeting; Availability Of Certain Writings To Public.
(1) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the county apportionment commission shall consist of the county clerk, the county treasurer, the prosecuting attorney,...
Section 46.404 County Commissioner Districts; Guidelines For Apportionment.
In apportioning the county into commissioner districts, the county apportionment commission shall be governed by the following guidelines in the stated order of importance:...
Section 46.405 Apportionment Plan; Filing By County Apportionment Commission; Access.
The apportionment plan approved by the commission shall be filed in the office of the county clerk at which time it shall become effective,...
Section 46.406 Apportionment Plan; Petition For Review.
Any registered voter of the county within 30 days after the filing of the plan for his county may petition the court of appeals...
Section 46.407 Apportionment Plan; Failure Of Apportionment Commission To Submit; Submission By Registered Voter.
If the apportionment commission has failed to submit a plan for its county within 60 days but not less than 30 days after the...
Section 46.408 Official Apportionment Plan.
Once an apportionment plan has been found constitutional and according to the provisions of this act and all appeals have been exhausted, or if...
Section 46.409 County Board Of Commissioners; Number Per District; Prohibited Representation.
The electors of each district established in accordance with this act shall elect 1 county commissioner to the county board of commissioners. There shall...
Section 46.410 County Commissioners; Terms.
The term of each commissioner shall be concurrent with that of state representatives as specified in article 4, section 3 of the state constitution....
Section 46.411 Candidate For Office Of County Commissioner; Qualifications; Nomination; Filing Fee; Eligibility.
A candidate for the office of county commissioner shall be a resident and registered voter of the district that he or she seeks to...
Section 46.411a County Board Of Commissioners; Candidates For Office, Filing Fees, Returns And Forfeitures.
For candidates paying a filing fee in lieu of filing petitions under section 11, the filing fees shall be returned to all such candidates...
Section 46.411b Violation Of Mcl 168.1 To 168.992 Applicable To Petitions; Penalties.
A petition under section 11, including the circulation and signing of the petition, is subject to section 488 of the Michigan election law, 1954...
Section 46.412 Vacancy In Office Of Commissioner; Appointment; Special Election.
(1) When a vacancy occurs in the office of commissioner by death, resignation, removal from the district, or removal from office, the vacancy shall...
Section 46.413 Failure To Fill Vacancy; Special Election.
(1) If the county board of commissioners does not fill a vacancy in the office of commissioner as provided in section 12 within 30...
Section 46.414 Repeal; Effective Date; Validity Of Actions.
Section 27 of Act No. 279 of the Public Acts of 1909, as amended, being section 117.27 of the Compiled Laws of 1948, is...
Section 46.415 County Board Of Commissioners; Compensation And Mileage Reimbursement Of Members.
(1) A member of the county board of commissioners shall receive the compensation and mileage reimbursement fixed by resolution of the county board of...
Section 46.416 References To County Supervisors Deemed To Mean County Commissioners.
All references to county supervisors or county boards of supervisors in any other act shall be deemed to mean county commissioners and county boards...

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