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Statutes > Michigan > Chapter-168 > Act-116-of-1954 > 116-1954-xvi > Section-168-342MICHIGAN ELECTION LAW (EXCERPT)
Act 116 of 1954
168.342 Township office; eligibility; eligibility for membership on board of review; violation of MCL 38.412a.
Sec. 342.
(1) A person shall not be eligible to a township office unless the person is a registered and qualified elector of the township in which election is sought by the filing deadline. A person shall not be eligible for membership on the board of review unless, in addition to the qualifications for eligibility to a township office, the person is a landowner and taxpayer in the township.
(2) A person who has been convicted of a violation of section 12a(1) of 1941 PA 370, MCL 38.412a, shall not be eligible for election or appointment to an elective or appointive township office for a period of 20 years after conviction.
History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955 ;-- Am. 1982, Act 505, Eff. Mar. 30, 1983 ;-- Am. 1999, Act 218, Eff. Mar. 10, 2000
Popular Name: Election Code
