Sec. 362.
(1) The term of office of township trustees elected in 1978 shall be 2 years. The term of office of all township officers listed in section 358 shall be 4 years beginning in the 1980 general election, and in all subsequent elections at which township officials are elected. All township officers' terms shall commence at 12 noon on November 20 next following their election and they shall qualify before assuming the duties of their office. Each township officer shall hold office until a successor is elected and qualified, but not beyond January 1 following the election. Failure of an elected township official to qualify by January 1 following the official's election shall create a vacancy which shall be filled as provided in section 370. All elective township officers, other than those listed in section 358, shall be elected at the November election immediately preceding the expiration of their term and shall commence the duties of their office on November 20 but not before they qualify following their election.
(2) A township officer elected in the general election shall remain in office for the full term if the officer failed to take the oath of office within the time prescribed by law and was subsequently appointed by the township board to the office for which the officer ran.
History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955 ;-- Am. 1955, Act 175, Eff. Oct. 14, 1955 ;-- Am. 1958, Act 192, Eff. Sept. 13, 1958 ;-- Am. 1965, Act 4, Eff. Mar. 26, 1965 ;-- Am. 1966, Act 44, Imd. Eff. June 2, 1966 ;-- Am. 1967, Act 215, Imd. Eff. Nov. 2, 1967 ;-- Am. 1968, Act 156, Imd. Eff. June 17, 1968 ;-- Am. 1973, Act 103, Imd. Eff. Aug. 16, 1973 ;-- Am. 1978, Act 5, Imd. Eff. Feb. 7, 1978 ;-- Am. 1980, Act 112, Imd. Eff. May 14, 1980 Popular Name: Election Code
Structure Michigan Compiled Laws
Chapter 168 - Michigan Election Law
Act 116 of 1954 - Michigan Election Law (168.1 - 168.992)
116-1954-XVI - Chapter XVI Township Offices (168.341...168.373)
Section 168.341 - Elective Township Offices and Officers.
Section 168.342 - Township Office; Eligibility; Eligibility for Membership on Board of Review.
Section 168.343 - Repealed. 1965, Act 212, Eff. Mar. 31, 1966.
Section 168.343a - Repealed. 2012, Act 276, Eff. Aug. 16, 2012.
Section 168.344 - Repealed. 1965, Act 212, Eff. Mar. 31, 1966.
Section 168.345 - Candidates for Township Offices; Nomination at Primary.
Section 168.346 - Primaries; Inspector of Elections, Appointment.
Section 168.347 - Primaries; Provisions Governing; Recounts; Duties of Township Clerk.
Section 168.348 - Repealed. 2003, Act 302, Eff. Jan. 1, 2005.
Section 168.349a - Repealed. 1966, Act 58, Imd. Eff. June 7, 1966.
Section 168.350 - Repealed. 1966, Act 58, Imd. Eff. June 7, 1966.
Section 168.351 - Candidates for Nomination; Withdrawal, Notice.
Section 168.353 - Primaries; Absent Voters, Provisions Applicable.
Section 168.354 - Candidate for Township Office; Write-In.
Section 168.355 - Candidates for Township Offices; Nominees, Certification; List.
Section 168.356 - Repealed. 1965, Act 212, Eff. Mar. 31, 1966.
Section 168.357 - Candidate for Township Office; Death or Disqualification; Write-In.
Section 168.358a - Special Election; Purpose; Notice.
Section 168.359 - Repealed. 1968, Act 65, Eff. July 1, 1968.
Section 168.360 - Repealed. 2013, Act 51, Imd. Eff. June 11, 2013.
Section 168.361 - Repealed. 1978, Act 596, Imd. Eff. Jan. 4, 1979.
Section 168.363 - Township Officers; Oath of Office.
Section 168.364 - Township Treasurer; Bond, Approval, Filing.
Section 168.365 - Constables; Bond.
Section 168.366 - Repealed. 1978, Act 540, Imd. Eff. Dec. 22, 1978.
Section 168.367 - Resignation of Township Officer.
Section 168.368 - Events Creating Vacancy in Township Offices.
Section 168.370a - Filling Vacancy in Township Office; Term of Appointee; Term of Elected Successor.
Section 168.371 - Township Officers; Primary Election, Recount of Votes.
Section 168.372 - Township Officers; Recall.
Section 168.373 - Township Clerk; Appointment of Substitute to Perform Election Law Duties.