Sec. 426c.
(1) A general nonpartisan primary election shall be held in every municipality described in section 426a on the Tuesday after the first Monday in August before a general November election.
(2) At the general nonpartisan primary election, judges of the municipal courts of record are to be elected and the qualified and registered voters may vote for nonpartisan candidates for the office of judge of the municipal court of record.
(3) If upon the expiration of the time for filing petitions for the primary election of the municipal judge or judges in any municipality there are not to exceed twice the number of candidates than persons to be elected, then the city clerk shall certify through the board of county canvassers the names of the candidates for judge of the municipal court of record whose petitions have been properly filed. These candidates shall be the certified nominees for judges of the municipal court of record. In addition, there shall not be a primary election for this office, and it shall be omitted from the official primary ballot.
History: Add. 1965, Act 85, Imd. Eff. June 24, 1965 ;-- Am. 2013, Act 51, Imd. Eff. June 11, 2013
Popular Name: Election Code
Last modified: October 10, 2016