Michigan Laws 168.386 – Metropolitan district officer; nominating petition; form; signature of elector; examination and investigation; withdrawal
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 168.386
- Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
- Election: means an election or primary election at which the electors of this state or of a subdivision of this state choose or nominate by ballot an individual for public office or decide a ballot question lawfully submitted to them. See Michigan Laws 168.2
- Metropolitan district: means a district incorporated under the metropolitan district act, 1929 PA 312, MCL 119. See Michigan Laws 168.17
- Metropolitan district election coordinator: means the county clerk of the county in which the largest number of registered electors of the metropolitan district reside. See Michigan Laws 168.17
- qualified elector: as used in this act , means a person who possesses the qualifications of an elector as prescribed in section 1 of article II of the state constitution of 1963 and who has resided in the city or township 30 days. See Michigan Laws 168.10
- state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories belonging to the United States; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o
(1) For an individual’s name to appear on the official ballot as a candidate for metropolitan district officer, the candidate shall file a nominating petition and the affidavit required by section 558 with the metropolitan district election coordinator not later than 4 p.m. on the fifteenth Tuesday before the election date. The nominating petitions shall be signed by a number of qualified and registered electors residing in the metropolitan district as determined under section 544f.
(2) The nominating petition shall be substantially in the form prescribed in section 544c, except that the petition shall be nonpartisan and shall include the following opening paragraph:
| We, the undersigned, registered and qualified voters | |||
| of the city or township of _______________________________ | |||
| and residents of the _______________________________, the | |||
| (legal name of metropolitan district) | |||
| county of _____________________________, state of Michigan, | |||
| nominate __________________________________________________ | |||
| (name of candidate) | |||
| _______________________________ | ________________________, | ||
| (street address) | (city or township) | ||
| a registered and qualified elector of the metropolitan district | |||
| as an officer of the legislative body of the metropolitan | |||
| district for a term of ____ years, expiring _____, to be | |||
| voted for at the election to be held on the ______ day of | |||
| _________________________, | ___________________. | ||
| (month) | (year) | ||
(3) An elector shall not sign petitions for more candidates than are to be elected.
(4) A nominating petition filed under this chapter is subject to the examination and investigation process prescribed in section 552 as to its sufficiency and the validity and genuineness of the signatures on the nominating petition, and to the other procedures prescribed in that section relevant to a petition filed under this chapter.
(5) After a nominating petition is filed for a candidate for metropolitan district officer, the candidate is not permitted to withdraw unless a written withdrawal notice, signed by the candidate, is filed with the metropolitan district election coordinator not later than 4 p.m. of the third day after the last day for filing the nominating petition.