Michigan Compiled Laws
116-1954-XII - Chapter XII County Road Commissioners (168.251...168.271)
Section 168.254 - Office of County Road Commissioner; Nominating Petitions; Signatures; Form; Nonrefundable Filing Fee; Nominating Petitions; Deposit and Use of Fee.

Sec. 254.
(1) To obtain the printing of the name of an individual as a candidate for nomination by a political party for the office of county road commissioner under a particular party heading upon the official primary ballots, there must be filed with the county clerk of the county nominating petitions signed by a number of qualified and registered electors residing within the county as determined under section 544f. Nominating petitions must be in the form prescribed in section 544c. The county clerk shall receive nominating petitions up to 4 p.m. of the fifteenth Tuesday before the August primary in which county road commissioners are to be elected.
(2) To obtain the printing of the name of a candidate of a political party under the particular party's heading upon the primary election ballots in the various voting precincts of the county, there may be filed by each candidate, in lieu of filing nominating petitions, a nonrefundable filing fee of $100.00 to be paid to the county clerk. Payment of the fee and certification of the name of the candidate paying the fee are governed by the same provisions as in the case of nominating petitions. The fee must be deposited in the general fund of the county and must be used only for the purchase and maintenance of voting equipment.
History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955 ;-- Am. 1963, 2nd Ex. Sess., Act 62, Imd. Eff. Dec. 27, 1963 ;-- Am. 1976, Act 3, Imd. Eff. Feb. 3, 1976 ;-- Am. 1990, Act 7, Imd. Eff. Feb. 12, 1990 ;-- Am. 1996, Act 583, Eff. Mar. 31, 1997 ;-- Am. 1999, Act 218, Eff. Mar. 10, 2000 ;-- Am. 2012, Act 276, Eff. Aug. 16, 2012 ;-- Am. 2018, Act 120, Eff. Dec. 31, 2018 ;-- Am. 2021, Act 146, Imd. Eff. Dec. 27, 2021 Popular Name: Election Code

Structure Michigan Compiled Laws

Michigan Compiled Laws

Chapter 168 - Michigan Election Law

Act 116 of 1954 - Michigan Election Law (168.1 - 168.992)

116-1954-XII - Chapter XII County Road Commissioners (168.251...168.271)

Section 168.251 - Scope of Chapter.

Section 168.252 - County Road Commissioner; Eligibility.

Section 168.253 - Candidates for County Road Commissioner; Nomination at Primary.

Section 168.254 - Office of County Road Commissioner; Nominating Petitions; Signatures; Form; Nonrefundable Filing Fee; Nominating Petitions; Deposit and Use of Fee.

Section 168.255 - Candidate for County Road Commissioner; Death; Selection of Candidate to Fill Vacancy; Ballots.

Section 168.256 - Candidates for Nomination; Withdrawal, Notice.

Section 168.257 - Candidates for County Road Commissioner; Write-In.

Section 168.258 - Candidates for County Road Commissioner; Nomination, Certification.

Section 168.259 - Candidates; Withdrawal After Nomination.

Section 168.260 - Candidates; Death, Withdrawal or Disqualification; Selection of New Candidate, Certification; Ballots.

Section 168.261 - County Road Commissioner; Election.

Section 168.262 - County Road Commissioner; Certificate of Determination by Board of County Canvassers.

Section 168.263 - County Road Commissioner; Certificate of Election.

Section 168.264 - County Road Commissioner; Term of Office.

Section 168.265 - County Road Commissioner; Oath of Office, Bond, Deposit.

Section 168.266 - County Road Commissioner; Resignation, Notice.

Section 168.267 - County Road Commissioner; Vacancy, Creation.

Section 168.268 - County Road Commissioner; Removal From Office; Service of Charges, Hearing; Ineligibility for Office.

Section 168.269 - County Road Commissioner; Appointment to Fill Vacancy; Oath; Bond; Term.

Section 168.270 - County Road Commissioner; Primary or Election, Recount of Votes.

Section 168.271 - County Road Commissioner; Recall.