Mich. Comp. Laws § 45.504
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Number of charter commissioners to be elected; qualifications of candidate for election to office of charter commissioner; member of county board of commissioners as chief administrative officer.
Official statutory text
Sec. 4.
(1) The county apportionment commission shall set forth the number of charter commissioners to be elected as follows:
County Population Number of Charter Commissioners Under 5,001 Not more than 7 5,001 to 10,000 Not more than 11 10,001 to 50,000 Not more than 15 50,001 to 600,000 Not more than 21 Over 600,000 13 to 35
County Population
Number of Charter Commissioners
Under 5,001
Not more than 7
5,001 to 10,000
Not more than 11
10,001 to 50,000
Not more than 15
50,001 to 600,000
Not more than 21
Over 600,000
13 to 35
(2) The resolution shall require that a candidate for election to the office of charter commissioner shall have been a qualified elector in the candidate's district for not less than 6 months.
(3) An elected county official shall not be a candidate for election to the office of charter commissioner unless the person has resigned from the elected position.
(4) A member or former member of the county board of commissioners shall not serve as chief administrative officer of the county until at least 2 years after his or her termination from membership on the board.
History: 1966, Act 293, Eff. Mar. 10, 1967; Am. 1980, Act 7, Imd. Eff. Feb. 13, 1980; Am. 2014, Act 309, Imd. Eff. Oct. 10, 2014
(1) The county apportionment commission shall set forth the number of charter commissioners to be elected as follows:
County Population Number of Charter Commissioners Under 5,001 Not more than 7 5,001 to 10,000 Not more than 11 10,001 to 50,000 Not more than 15 50,001 to 600,000 Not more than 21 Over 600,000 13 to 35
County Population
Number of Charter Commissioners
Under 5,001
Not more than 7
5,001 to 10,000
Not more than 11
10,001 to 50,000
Not more than 15
50,001 to 600,000
Not more than 21
Over 600,000
13 to 35
(2) The resolution shall require that a candidate for election to the office of charter commissioner shall have been a qualified elector in the candidate's district for not less than 6 months.
(3) An elected county official shall not be a candidate for election to the office of charter commissioner unless the person has resigned from the elected position.
(4) A member or former member of the county board of commissioners shall not serve as chief administrative officer of the county until at least 2 years after his or her termination from membership on the board.
History: 1966, Act 293, Eff. Mar. 10, 1967; Am. 1980, Act 7, Imd. Eff. Feb. 13, 1980; Am. 2014, Act 309, Imd. Eff. Oct. 10, 2014
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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