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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
Sec. 301. (1) Unless a particular power or duty of an election official or a particular election procedure is specifically governed by a provision of this chapter, a school district election is governed by the provisions of this act that generally govern elections.
(2) Except as provided in section 305, 1 the school district election coordinator for a school district shall conduct each regular election and each special election that is requested by the school board to submit a ballot question or to fill a vacancy on the school board. In addition to receiving requests from the school board to hold special elections, the school district election coordinator shall do all of the following:
(a) Receive filing fees or nominating petitions and affidavits of identity from candidates for school board and petitions for special elections.
(b) Procure the necessary qualified voter file precinct lists.
(c) Certify candidates.
(d) Receive ballot proposal language.
(e) Issue absent voter ballots.
(3) A school district election coordinator who is a county clerk may delegate, if the city or township clerk agrees, all or a portion of the school district election coordinator's duties to that city or township clerk. The school district election coordinator shall not delegate duties to any person not named in this section.
(4) A school district election coordinator who is a county clerk may delegate the following duties to the city or township clerk, who shall perform the following duties:
(a) Distribute, receive, and process absent voter ballot applications for a school election.
(b) Make voting systems available for the conduct of a school election.
(c) Make available to the school district election coordinator the list of election inspectors for that city or township.
(d) Notify school district electors of precinct and polling place location changes.
(5) If the county clerk is the school district election coordinator for a school district, the county election commission shall establish that school district's election precincts and polling place locations in accordance with this act.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Compiled Laws, Chapter 168. Michigan Election Law § 168.301 - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/mi/chapter-168-michigan-election-law/mi-comp-laws-168-301/
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