Michigan Compiled Laws § 168.131 Representative In Congress; Eligibility; Violation Of Mcl 38.412a.

168.131 Representative in congress; eligibility; violation of MCL 38.412a.

Sec. 131.

A person shall not be a representative unless the person has attained the age of 25 years and been a citizen of the United States for 7 years, and is, when elected, an inhabitant of that state in which he or she shall be chosen, as provided in section 2 of article 1 of the United States constitution. A person who has been convicted of a violation of section 12a(1) of Act No. 370 of the Public Acts of 1941, being section 38.412a of the Michigan Compiled Laws, shall not be eligible to the office of representative in congress for a period of 20 years after conviction.

History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955 ;-- Am. 1982, Act 505, Eff. Mar. 30, 1983
Popular Name: Election Code

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