Section 168.968 - Canvass of recall election; certification of results; office vacant upon certification; notice. - Michigan Statutes

MICHIGAN ELECTION LAW (EXCERPT)
Act 116 of 1954

168.968 Canvass of recall election; certification of results; office vacant upon certification; notice.

Sec. 968.

If a petition is filed under section 960, the board of county canvassers in the county where the petition is filed shall conduct the canvass of the recall election. The canvass of other recall elections shall be by the board of state canvassers. If a board of canvassers determines that a majority of the votes are in favor of recall, the board of canvassers immediately upon the determination shall certify the result to the officer with whom the recall petition was filed. Upon certification, the office is vacant. The officer with whom the recall petition was filed shall immediately upon receipt of the certification notify the clerk or secretary of the electoral district or, if the electoral district is a district library district, the district library board from which the official was recalled and the recalled official of the results of the recall election and the date and time of the certification.

History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955 ;-- Am. 1976, Act 66, Imd. Eff. Apr. 2, 1976 ;-- Am. 1989, Act 26, Imd. Eff. May 22, 1989
Popular Name: Election Code