Mich. Comp. Laws § Article IV § 7
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Legislators; qualifications, removal from district.
Official statutory text
Sec. 7.
Each senator and representative must be a citizen of the United States, at least 21 years of age, and an elector of the district he represents. The removal of his domicile from the district shall be deemed a vacation of the office. No person who has been convicted of subversion or who has within the preceding 20 years been convicted of a felony involving a breach of public trust shall be eligible for either house of the legislature.
History: Const. 1963, Art. IV, § 7, Eff. Jan. 1, 1964
Each senator and representative must be a citizen of the United States, at least 21 years of age, and an elector of the district he represents. The removal of his domicile from the district shall be deemed a vacation of the office. No person who has been convicted of subversion or who has within the preceding 20 years been convicted of a felony involving a breach of public trust shall be eligible for either house of the legislature.
History: Const. 1963, Art. IV, § 7, Eff. Jan. 1, 1964
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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