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Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.362 (2026)

Township officers; terms; qualification; vacancy; election; commencement of duties; failure to take oath.

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MICHIGAN ELECTION LAW


Act 116 of 1954


168.362 Township officers; terms; qualification; vacancy; election; commencement of duties; failure to take oath.

Sec. 362.

    (1) Beginning in 1980 and for all subsequent elections at which township officers are elected, the term of office of all township officers listed in section 358 is 4 years. All terms of township officers elected before January 1, 2025 commence at 12 noon on November 20 following the officer's election. All terms of township officers elected after December 31, 2024 commence at 12 noon on December 1 following the officer's election. Officers must qualify before assuming the duties of the office. Each township officer shall hold office until a successor is elected and qualified, but not beyond January 1 following the election. Failure of an elected township officer to qualify by January 1 following the officer's election creates a vacancy that must be filled as provided in section 370.

    (2) A township officer elected in the general election shall remain in office for the full term if the officer failed to take the oath of office within the time prescribed by law and was subsequently appointed by the township board to the office for which the officer ran.

    

    

History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955 ;-- Am. 1955, Act 175, Eff. Oct. 14, 1955 ;-- Am. 1958, Act 192, Eff. Sept. 13, 1958 ;-- Am. 1965, Act 4, Eff. Mar. 26, 1965 ;-- Am. 1966, Act 44, Imd. Eff. June 2, 1966 ;-- Am. 1967, Act 215, Imd. Eff. Nov. 2, 1967 ;-- Am. 1968, Act 156, Imd. Eff. June 17, 1968 ;-- Am. 1973, Act 103, Imd. Eff. Aug. 16, 1973 ;-- Am. 1978, Act 5, Imd. Eff. Feb. 7, 1978 ;-- Am. 1980, Act 112, Imd. Eff. May 14, 1980 ;-- Am. 2026, Act 19, Imd. Eff. June 22, 2026

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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 1981–2018 · leading case: Risk v. Lincoln Charter Twp. Bd. of Trs., 760 N.W.2d 510 (Mich. Ct. App. 2008).
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Risk v. Lincoln Charter Twp. Bd. of Trs., 760 N.W.2d 510 (Mich. Ct. App. 2008). · cites it 3× “See MCL 168.362(1). 9 In light of our resolution of the issues, we decline to address the remaining arguments raised by the parties on appeal.”
Tuscola Wind III, LLC v. Almer Charter Twp., 327 F. Supp. 3d 1028 (E.D. Mich. 2018). “§ 168.362(1) ; Wood , 27 P.3d at 1215 ("[N]othing suggests that members-elect have the power to transact a governing body's official business before they are sworn in.”
Schweihofer v. Zachary, 303 N.W.2d 896 (Mich. Ct. App. 1981). “MCL 168.362; MSA 6.1362. IV Appellants’ claim of inadequate compliance with the requirements of the township zoning ordinance is without foundation.”
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.362(1): 2 cases
Risk v. Lincoln Charter Twp. Bd. of Trs., 760 N.W.2d 510 (Mich. Ct. App. 2008). “See MCL 168.362(1). 9 In light of our resolution of the issues, we decline to address the remaining arguments raised by the parties on appeal.”
Tuscola Wind III, LLC v. Almer Charter Twp., 327 F. Supp. 3d 1028 (E.D. Mich. 2018). “§ 168.362(1) ; Wood , 27 P.3d at 1215 ("[N]othing suggests that members-elect have the power to transact a governing body's official business before they are sworn in.”
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