Section 168.161 - Offices of state senator or representative; eligibility; violation of MCL 38.412a.
MICHIGAN ELECTION LAW (EXCERPT)
Act 116 of 1954
168.161 Offices of state senator or representative; eligibility; violation of MCL 38.412a.
Sec. 161.
(1) A person shall not be eligible to the office of state senator or representative unless the person is a citizen of the United States and a registered and qualified elector of the district he or she represents by the filing deadline, as provided in section 7 of article 4 of the state constitution of 1963.
(2) A person who has been convicted of a violation of section 12a(1) of 1941 PA 370, MCL 38.412a, shall not be eligible to the office of state senator or representative for a period of 20 years after conviction.
History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955 ;-- Am. 1963, 2nd Ex. Sess., Act 63, Imd. Eff. Dec. 27, 1963 ;-- Am. 1982, Act 505, Eff. Mar. 30, 1983 ;-- Am. 1999, Act 218, Eff. Mar. 10, 2000
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