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Mich. Comp. Laws § 201.31 (2026)
Vacancies in office; state officers; appointment by governor, term.
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FILLING OF VACANCIES
Act 199 of 1923
201.31 Vacancies in office; state officers; appointment by governor, term.
Sec. 1.
Whenever a vacancy shall occur in any elective or appointive state office, other than the office of senator or representative in the state legislature or representative or senator in congress or a judge of a court of record, the governor shall fill such vacancy by appointment for the remainder of the unexpired term of such office.
History: 1923, Act 199, Eff. Aug. 30, 1923 ;-- CL 1929, 3365 ;-- CL 1948, 201.31
FormerLaw Notes:
See Ch. 4 of Act 203 of 1917.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1
case, 1985–1985 · leading case: Ballenger v. Cahalan, 378 N.W.2d 607 (Mich. Ct. App. 1985).
Ballenger v. Cahalan, 378 N.W.2d 607 (Mich. Ct. App. 1985). “” MCL 201.31; MSA 6.711 provides: "Whenever a vacancy shall occur in any elective or appointive state office, other than the office of senator or representative in the state legislature or representative or senator in congress or a judge of a court of record, the governor shall…”
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