Michigan Compiled Laws 116-1954-xxxvi Chapter XXXVI Recall (168.951...168.977)

• Section 168.951 Officers Subject To Recall; Time For Filing Recall Petition; Performance Of Duties Until Result Of Recall Election Certified.
  (1) Each elective officer, except a judicial officer, is subject to recall by the voters of the electoral district in which the officer is...
• Section 168.951a Recall Petition Under Mcl 168.959; Requirements; Submission To Board Of State Canvassers; Determination That Reason For Recall Is Factual And Of Sufficient Clarity; Notice; Meeting; Presentation Of Arguments; Appeal; Validity Of Petition.
  (1) A petition for the recall of an officer listed in section 959 shall meet all of the following requirements: (a) Comply with section...
• Section 168.952 Recall Petition Under Mcl 168.960; Requirements; Submission To Board Of County Election Commissioners; Determination That Reason For Recall Is Factual And Of Sufficient Clarity; Notice; Meeting; Presentation Of Arguments; Appeal; Validity Of Petition.
  (1) A petition for the recall of an officer listed in section 960 shall meet all of the following requirements: (a) Comply with section...
• Section 168.952a Recall Petitions; Blank Forms; Substantial Compliance.
  The county clerk shall retain blank forms of recall petitions for use by the electors in the county. A person may print his or...
• Section 168.952b Recall Petition; Time For Submission To Board Of State Canvassers Or Board Of County Election Commissioners.
  A petition for the recall of an officer shall not be submitted to the board of state canvassers under section 951a or the board...
• Section 168.953 Repealed. 1976, Act 66, Imd. Eff. Apr. 2, 1976.
  Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to modifying form of recall petition.Popular Name: Election Code
• Section 168.954 Recall Petitions; Eligibility Of Signers.
  A recall petition shall be signed by registered and qualified electors of the electoral district of the official whose recall is sought. Each signer...
• Section 168.955 Recall Petition; Number Of Signatures; Certification.
  The petitions shall be signed by registered and qualified electors equal to not less than 25% of the number of votes cast for candidates...
• Section 168.956 Repealed. 1976, Act 66, Imd. Eff. Apr. 2, 1976.
  Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to signatures on recall petition.Popular Name: Election Code
• Section 168.957 Recall Petitions; Qualifications And Certificate Of Circulator; False Statement; Penalty.
  A person circulating a petition shall be a qualified and registered elector in the electoral district of the official sought to be recalled and...
• Section 168.958 Recall Petition Sheet; Signature Of Qualified And Registered Electors; Location For Signing; Signature Of Person Not Qualified And Registered Elector.
  A petition sheet shall contain only the signatures of qualified and registered electors of the city or township listed in its heading. For recall...
• Section 168.958a Separate Petitions Required.
  A separate petition shall be circulated for each officer sought to be recalled. History: Add. 1976, Act 66, Imd. Eff. Apr. 2, 1976 Popular...
• Section 168.959 Recall Of Senators, Representatives, Elective State Officers, County Officials, Or Secretary Of State; Filing Petitions.
  Petitions demanding the recall of United States senators, members of congress, state senators and representatives in the state legislature, elective state officers except the...
• Section 168.960 Recall Of Elective County Commissioner Or Township, City, Village, Or School Official; Recall Of Elective District Library Board Member; Filing Petition; Recall Of Elective Metropolitan District Officer.
  (1) A petition demanding the recall of an elective county commissioner or township, city, village, or school official shall be filed with the county...
• Section 168.961 Recall Petition; Filing; Receipt; Duties Of Filing Official; Duties Of City Or Township Clerk; Certificate; Duties Of Village Clerk; Use Of Qualified Voter File.
  (1) A recall petition shall be filed with the filing officer provided in section 959 or 960. The filing official shall give a receipt...
• Section 168.961a Notice To Officer Whose Recall Is Sought; Challenge; Checking Signatures; Verifying Challenged Signature; Use Of Qualified Voter File.
  (1) Not later than the business day following the filing of a recall petition, the official with whom the recall was filed shall notify...
• Section 168.962 Repealed. 1978, Act 533, Imd. Eff. Dec. 21, 1978.
  Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to insufficiency of recall petitions.Popular Name: Election Code
• Section 168.963 Sufficiency Or Insufficiency Of Recall Petition; Determination; Notice; Recall Election; Recall Primary Election; Special Recall Election.
  (1) Within 35 days after the filing of the recall petition, the filing official with whom the recall petition is filed shall make an...
• Section 168.964 Repealed. 2012, Act 417, Imd. Eff. Dec. 20, 2012.
  Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to procedures governing recall elections.Popular Name: Election Code
• Section 168.965 Recall Of Officer With Election Duties; Appointment Of Impartial Public Officer.
  In the event that a petition for the recall of an officer having duties to perform in connection with the election on such question...
• Section 168.966 Repealed. 2012, Act 417, Imd. Eff. Dec. 20, 2012.
  Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to contents of recall ballots.Popular Name: Election Code
• Section 168.967 Recall Elections; Payment Of Expenses.
  The expenses of a special recall election, a recall primary election, a recall general election, or a recall election shall be payable in the...
• Section 168.968 Canvass Of Recall Election.
  If a recall petition is filed under section 960, the board of county canvassers in the county where the recall petition is filed shall...
• Section 168.969 Further Recall Petition; Filing.
  After filing a recall petition and after a recall election, a recall general election, or special recall election under this chapter, no further recall...
• Section 168.970 Repealed. 2012, Act 417, Imd. Eff. Dec. 20, 2012.
  Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to vacancy due to recall of officer.Popular Name: Election Code
• Section 168.970a Applicability Of Mcl 168.970b To 168.970g.
  Sections 970b to 970g apply to the recall primary election and recall general election for an office listed in section 959. History: Add. 2012,...
• Section 168.970b Incumbent As Nominee.
  Unless the incumbent declines within 10 days after the filing of a recall petition, the incumbent shall be the nominee of that political party...
• Section 168.970c Recall Primary Election; Filing Nominating Petition Or Paying Fee; Incumbent As Nominee.
  (1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (2), for the recall primary election, a political party candidate may qualify for the recall primary election...
• Section 168.970e Recall Primary Election; Declaration Of Nominee; Candidate Without Political Party Affiliation.
  Subject to section 970b, the candidate of each political party receiving the greatest number of votes cast for candidates at the recall primary election...
• Section 168.970g Candidate Receiving Highest Number Of Votes; Election.
  The candidate receiving the highest number of votes in the recall general election is elected for the remainder of the term. History: Add. 2012,...
• Section 168.971 Repealed. 2012, Act 417, Imd. Eff. Dec. 20, 2012.
  Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to special election to fill vacancy.Popular Name: Election Code
• Section 168.971a Applicability Of Mcl 168.971c To 168.975.
  Sections 971c to 975 apply to the recall election for an office listed in section 960. History: Add. 2012, Act 417, Imd. Eff. Dec....
• Section 168.971c Incumbent Deemed To Have Filed; Appearance Of Name On Ballot.
  Unless the incumbent declines within 10 days after the filing of a recall petition, the incumbent shall, without filing, be deemed to have filed...
• Section 168.972 Nominating And Voting For Candidate For Nonpartisan Office; Signing And Filing Nominating Petition; Signing, Contents, And Filing Of Recall Petition.
  (1) Except as provided in subsection (2) and section 971c, if the recall election involves a nonpartisan office, a candidate for that nonpartisan office...
• Section 168.973 Repealed. 2012, Act 417, Imd. Eff. Dec. 20, 2012.
  Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to nomination of candidates to fill vacancy.Popular Name: Election Code
• Section 168.973a Nominating Candidate For Partisan Office.
  (1) Subject to subsection (2), if the recall election involves a partisan office, a political party candidate shall be nominated for that partisan office...
• Section 168.974 Repealed. 2012, Act 417, Imd. Eff. Dec. 20, 2012.
  Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to officer who resigned or was recalled prohibited from filling vacancy.Popular Name: Election Code
• Section 168.975 Candidate Deemed Elected.
  The candidate receiving the highest number of votes in the recall election is elected for the remainder of the term. History: 1954, Act 116,...
• Section 168.975a Applicability Of Mcl168.975c To 168.975g; Special Recall Election For Office Of Governor.
  Sections 975c to 975g apply to the special recall election for the office of the governor. History: Add. 2012, Act 417, Imd. Eff. Dec....
• Section 168.975c Recall Of Governor; Procedure.
  The procedure governing the special recall election on the question of the recall of the governor shall be the same, unless otherwise provided in...
• Section 168.975e Recall Of Governor; Statement Of Reason; Condensed Statement; Justification Of Conduct In Office; Submission By Governor; Printing On Special Recall Election Ballot; Certain Words On Ballot Prohibited; Question.
  (1) Each reason for demanding the recall of the governor as set forth in the recall petition shall be printed on the special recall...
• Section 168.975g Majority Of Votes In Favor Of Recall; Certification Of Result; Replacement Of Governor.
  If the board of state canvassers determines that a majority of the votes are in favor of recall, the board of state canvassers immediately...
• Section 168.976 Recall Election; Laws Governing.
  The laws relating to nominations and elections shall govern all nominations and elections under this act insofar as is not in conflict herewith. History:...
• Section 168.977 Appointment Of Officer Who Was Recalled Or Resigned Prohibited.
  (1) An officer who is recalled under this chapter shall not be appointed to fill a vacancy in an elective office in the electoral...

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