2006 Michigan Compiled Laws - Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.198 Withdrawal of candidate after nomination for office; replacement of candidate dying before election; vacancy.

Sec. 198.

(1) When a candidate of a political party has filed a nominating petition or filing fee for an office and has been nominated for the office by a political party, the candidate shall not be permitted to withdraw unless he has removed from the county or has become physically unfit.

(2) When a candidate of a political party has filed a nominating petition or filing fee for township office or the office of county commissioner and has been nominated for that office by a political party, the candidate shall not be permitted to withdraw unless he has moved from the county or from the district from which he was nominated, or has become physically unfit.

(3) If the person who has been nominated as the candidate of a political party for township office or the office of county commissioner dies before the date of the election for that office, the county political committee, or in the case of a township office, the township political committee, of the party whose candidate has died shall select, by majority vote, a replacement for that person. The name of the replacement so selected shall be transmitted to the election officials responsible for the preparation and distribution of ballots, and the name of the replacement shall be affixed to each ballot or voting device in place of the name of the original candidate.

(4) A vacancy shall not be filled by the county committees except for the above causes and as herein specified.

(5) This prohibition shall not be construed to prohibit the withdrawal of a candidate who was nominated without having filed a nominating petition or filing fee and whose name has been written or placed on the ballot of a political party.

History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955 ;-- Am. 1974, Act 273, Imd. Eff. Oct. 2, 1974
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