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Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.191 (2026)
County officers; eligibility.
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MICHIGAN ELECTION LAW
Act 116 of 1954
168.191 County officers; eligibility.
Sec. 191.
A person is not eligible to the office of county clerk, county treasurer, register of deeds, prosecuting attorney, sheriff, drain commissioner, surveyor, or coroner if the person is not a registered and qualified elector of the county in which election is sought by the filing deadline.
History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955 ;-- Am. 1982, Act 505, Eff. Mar. 30, 1983 ;-- Am. 1999, Act 218, Eff. Mar. 10, 2000 ;-- Am. 2018, Act 120, Eff. Dec. 31, 2018
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case, 1987–1987 · leading case: Wartella v. City of East Detroit, 411 N.W.2d 751 (Mich. Ct. App. 1987).
Wartella v. City of East Detroit, 411 N.W.2d 751 (Mich. Ct. App. 1987). “3 MCL 168.191; MSA 6.1191. 4 Plaintiff does not expressly argue state preemption on appeal.”
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