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Mich. Comp. Laws § 46.402 (2026)

Number of county commissioners based on county population.

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APPORTIONMENT OF COUNTY BOARDS OF COMMISSIONERS


Act 261 of 1966


46.402 Number of county commissioners based on county population.

Sec. 2.

    

    

    County Population

    Number of Commissioners

    

    Under 5,001

    Not more than 7

    

    5,001 to 10,000

    Not more than 10

    

    10,001 to 50,000

    Not more than 15

    

    Over 50,000

    Not more than 21

    

History: 1966, Act 261, Eff. Mar. 10, 1967 ;-- Am. 1969, Act 137, Eff. Mar. 20, 1970 ;-- Am. 2004, Act 369, Imd. Eff. Oct. 11, 2004 ;-- Am. 2011, Act 280, Eff. Mar. 28, 2012

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 8 cases, 1972–2012 · leading case: Apportionment of Wayne Cnty. Bd. of Commissioners—1982, 321 N.W.2d 615 (Mich. 1982).
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Apportionment of Wayne Cnty. Bd. of Commissioners—1982, 321 N.W.2d 615 (Mich. 1982). · cites it 2× “MCL 46.402; MSA 5.359(2). [7] MCL 46.403; MSA 5.”
In Re Apportionment of Clinton Cnty.-1991, 483 N.W.2d 448 (Mich. Ct. App. 1992). · cites it 2× “Petitioners contend that the interplay between the "one person, one vote” requirement of the Fourteenth Amendment and the "one township, one commissioner” standard of Const 1963, art 7, §7, requires that a county reapportionment commission start by assigning, within the…”
In Re Apportionment of Tuscola Cnty. Bd. of Commissioners, 644 N.W.2d 44 (Mich. 2002). “However, the maximum number is actually controlled by MCL 46.402, on the basis of the population of the county.”
Houston v. Governor, 295 Mich. App. 588 (Mich. Ct. App. 2012). · cites it 14× “401, MCL 46.402, and MCL 46.403. The Legislature amended MCL 46.”
Apportionment of Ionia Cnty. Bd. of Commissioners-1972, 198 N.W.2d 2 (Mich. Ct. App. 1972). “12 MCLA 46.402; MSA 5.359(2) 13 There are 7 villages included within the boundaries of the 16 townships.”
Apportionment of Van Buren Cnty. Bd. of Commissioners-1972, 198 N.W.2d 23 (Mich. Ct. App. 1972). “8 MCLA 46.402; MSA 5.359(2). 9 On point is Beens v Erdahl, 336 F Supp 715 (D Minn, 1972) where a Federal district court ordered the size of the Minnesota Legislature reduced for the purpose of achieving districts of equal population.”
Frank Houston v. Governor (Mich. 2012). · cites it 2× “401(1) and MCL 46.402, reduces the maximum number of commissioners any county may have from 35 to 21.”
Frank Houston v. Governor (Mich. 2012). · cites it 2× “401(1) and MCL 46.402, reduces the maximum number of commissioners any county may have from 35 to 21.”
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 46.402(2) — 1 case
Houston v. Governor, 295 Mich. App. 588 (Mich. Ct. App. 2012). “401, MCL 46.402, and MCL 46.403. The Legislature amended MCL 46.”
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