Sec. 99.
When the candidate of a political party, after having been nominated to the office of United States senator, shall die, withdraw, remove from the state, or become disqualified for any reason, the state central committee of such party shall meet forthwith and by a majority vote of the members thereof shall select a candidate to fill the vacancy thereby caused. The name of the candidate so selected shall be immediately certified by the chairman and the secretary of said committee to the secretary of state and to the board of election commissioners for each county, whose duty it is to prepare the official ballots; and said boards shall cause to be printed or placed upon such ballots in the proper place the name of the candidate so selected and certified to fill such vacancy.
History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955 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-VII - Chapter VII United States Senator (168.91...168.121)
Section 168.91 - United States Senator; Eligibility.
Section 168.92 - Candidates for United States Senator; Nomination at Primary.
Section 168.93 - Candidate for United States Senator; Nominating Petition; Signatures; Form; Filing.
Section 168.94 - Candidates; Withdrawal, Notice.
Section 168.96 - Candidate for United States Senator; Write-In.
Section 168.97 - Candidates; Nomination, Certification.
Section 168.98 - Candidates; Withdrawal After Nomination.
Section 168.100 - United States Senator; Election.
Section 168.101 - United States Senator; Certificate of Determination by Board of State Canvassers.
Section 168.102 - United States Senator; Certificate of Election by Governor.
Section 168.103 - United States Senator; Term of Office.
Section 168.104 - United States Senator; Resignation, Notice.
Section 168.105 - United States Senator; Vacancy; Successor, Appointment by Governor, Tenure.
Section 168.107 - United States Senator; Vacancy, Creation.
Section 168.108 - United States Senator; Removal From Office.
Section 168.109 - United States Senator; Contested Election; Restraining Order of Supreme Court.
Section 168.110a - Repealed. 1978, Act 7, Imd. Eff. Feb. 7, 1978.
Section 168.111 - Contested Election; Service of Restraining Order, Method.
Section 168.113 - Contested Election; Commissioners, Appointment, Packaging of Ballots.
Section 168.115 - Contested Election; Removal of Ballots by Commissioners, Notice.
Section 168.116 - Contested Election; Removal of Ballots, Representation of Candidate.
Section 168.117 - Contested Election; Commissioners, Compensation.
Section 168.118 - Contested Election; Violation of Restraining Order, Penalty.
Section 168.120 - Contested Elections; Purpose of Act.
Section 168.121 - Repealed. 2018, Act 120, Eff. Dec. 31, 2018.