Michigan Compiled Laws
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.342 (2026)
Township office; eligibility; eligibility for membership on board of review.
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MICHIGAN ELECTION LAW
Act 116 of 1954
168.342 Township office; eligibility; eligibility for membership on board of review.
Sec. 342.
A person is not eligible to a township office unless the person is a registered and qualified elector of the township in which election is sought by the filing deadline. A person is not eligible for membership on the board of review unless, in addition to the qualifications for eligibility to a township office, the person is a landowner and taxpayer in the township.
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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Cited in 1
case, 1973–1973 · leading case: Lanphear v. Antwerp Twp., 214 N.W.2d 66 (Mich. Ct. App. 1973).
Lanphear v. Antwerp Twp., 214 N.W.2d 66 (Mich. Ct. App. 1973). “MCLA 168.342; MSA 6.1342 states that only qualified electors of the township are eligible to be elected to the township board.”
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