Michigan Laws 168.22a – Board of state canvassers; submission of nominees to governor; appointment; vacancy; failure to submit nominees; appointee declining to serve
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 168.22a
- major political party: means each of the 2 political parties whose candidate for the office of secretary of state received the highest and second highest number of votes at the immediately preceding general election in which a secretary of state was elected. See Michigan Laws 168.16
- Majority leader: see Floor Leaders
- Minority leader: See Floor Leaders
- Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
- state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories belonging to the United States; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o
(1) On or before the fifteenth day of January in an odd numbered year, both of the following must occur:
(a) The state central committee of each major political party shall submit to the governor the names of 3 individuals as nominees for each position that is up for reappointment that the major political party is entitled to on the board of state canvassers.
(b) The senate majority leader, senate minority leader, speaker of the house of representatives, and house minority leader shall each submit the name of 1 individual as a nominee for each position that is up for reappointment that the major political party is entitled to on the board of state canvassers.
(2) On or before the twentieth day of January in an odd numbered year, the governor shall appoint 1 individual from the 5 individuals nominated to each position of the political party on the board of state canvassers.
(3) If a vacancy in the office of a member of the board of state canvassers occurs other than the expiration of a term, the state central committee of the appropriate major political party shall submit to the governor the names of 3 individuals as nominees for the vacant position on or before the tenth day following the date of the vacancy. In addition, on or before the tenth day following the date of the vacancy on the board of state canvassers, the majority or minority leaders in the senate and house of representatives who represent the same major political party as the vacating member on the board of state canvassers shall each submit the name of 1 individual as a nominee for the vacant position.
(4) On or before the thirtieth day following the date of the vacancy, the governor shall appoint 1 individual from the 5 individuals nominated to the vacant position. A member appointed to the board of state canvassers under this subsection shall serve for the remainder of the vacant term.
(5) If the state central committee of a major political party and the majority or minority leaders in the senate and house of representatives of that same major political party fail to submit the names of nominees within the prescribed period of time in subsection (1) or (3), the governor shall appoint to the board of state canvassers an individual who was formerly elected as a state officer as a member of the appropriate major political party and who is currently affiliated with that political party. If an individual appointed by the governor under subsection (2) or (4) declines to serve, the governor shall do 1 of the following:
(a) Appoint another individual from the 5 individuals nominated by the major political party under subsection (1) or (3) to that position on the board of state canvassers.
(b) Appoint an individual who was formerly elected as a state officer as a member of the appropriate major political party and who is currently affiliated with that political party to that position on the board of state canvassers.