Michigan Compiled Laws § 600.8151 Eighty-sixth District; Grand Traverse, Antrim, And Leelanau Counties.
600.8151 Eighty-sixth district; Grand Traverse, Antrim, and Leelanau counties.Sec. 8151.
(1) Except as provided in subsection (2), the eighty-sixth district consists of the counties of Grand Traverse, Antrim, and Leelanau, is a district of the first class, and has 3 judges.
(2) Beginning on the earlier of the following dates, the eighty-sixth district has 2 judges:
(a) The date on which a vacancy occurs in the office of district judge in the eighty-sixth district.
(b) The beginning date of the term for which an incumbent district judge in the eighty-sixth district no longer seeks election or reelection to that office.
History: Add. 1968, Act 154, Imd. Eff. June 17, 1968 ;-- Am. 1976, Act 125, Imd. Eff. May 21, 1976 ;-- Am. 2000, Act 38, Imd. Eff. Mar. 24, 2000 ;-- Am. 2012, Act 33, Imd. Eff. Feb. 28, 2012
Compiler's Notes: Enacting section 1 of 2000 PA 38 provides:“The following provisions apply to the 2000 general election for judgeship of the eighty-sixth district only:“(a) If 2 incumbent district judges of the eighty-sixth district are candidates for the office of judge, or if no incumbent district judge of the eighty-sixth district is a candidate for the office of judge, the candidate for judgeship of the eighty-sixth district receiving the highest number of votes in the 2000 general election shall be elected for a term of 6 years and the candidate for judgeship of the eighty-sixth district receiving the second highest number of votes shall be elected for a term of 4 years for that election only.“(b) If 1 incumbent district judge of the eighty-sixth district is a candidate for the office of judge, the candidate receiving the highest number of votes for the judgeship for which the incumbent judge is seeking election shall be elected for a term of 6 years, and the candidate receiving the highest number of votes for the judgeship for which the incumbent judge is not seeking election shall be elected for a term of 4 years.”
Section: 600.8151
Last modified: October 10, 2016