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Statutes > Michigan > Chapter-168 > Act-116-of-1954 > 116-1954-ii > Section-168-30cMICHIGAN ELECTION LAW (EXCERPT)
Act 116 of 1954
168.30c Board of city or township canvassers; members, selection, procedure; applications, appointments, vacancies.
Sec. 30c.
Selection of the members of such board shall be made from each of the 2 political parties casting the greatest number of votes for secretary of state at the preceding November election in the county or counties in which the city or township is located. No political party shall be represented by more than 2 members on the board at any one time. Persons possessing qualifications for membership on the board may submit an application for the position on a form approved by the state bureau of elections. The governing body of the city or township shall appoint from the applications on file the members of the canvassing board by December 1 of each odd-numbered year. In event of a vacancy, the governing body shall make the appointment to fill the vacancy. Any person appointed to fill the vacancy shall serve for the balance of the unexpired term. Notwithstanding section 30b, if an insufficient number of applications to fill the positions has been submitted, the governing body shall make the appointments in any manner it deems advisable.
History: Add. 1963, 2nd Ex. Sess., Act 65, Imd. Eff. Dec. 27, 1963 ;-- Am. 1968, Act 65, Eff. July 1, 1968
Compiler's Notes: Section 3 of Act 65 of 1968 provides: “This act shall take effect on July 1, 1968, except in any county with a population of 400,000 or more it shall take effect on July 1, 1970.”
Popular Name: Election Code
