Michigan Compiled Laws

Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.173 (2026)

State senators and representatives; terms of office.

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MICHIGAN ELECTION LAW

Act 116 of 1954

168.173 State senators and representatives; terms of office.

Sec. 173.

The term of office of state senator and representative shall commence at 12 noon on January 1 next following his election. The term of office of state representative shall be 2 years. The term of office of state senators elected at the general election in 1964 shall be 2 years. The term of office of state senators elected at the general election in 1966 and every fourth year thereafter shall be 4 years.

History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955 ;-- Am. 1963, 2nd Ex. Sess., Act 63, Imd. Eff. Dec. 27, 1963

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Cited in 1 case (1 in the last 5 years), 2024–2024 · leading case: Mothering Just. v. Attorney Gen. (Mich. 2024).

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Mothering Just. v. Attorney Gen. (Mich. 2024). “See MCL 168.173 (“The term of office of state senator and representative shall commence at 12 noon on January 1 next following his election.”

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