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Code · Michigan · Chapter 168 — Michigan Election Law

168.138 Candidates; withdrawal after nomination.

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168.138 Candidates; withdrawal after nomination.
Sec. 138.
When a candidate of any political party has filed a nominating petition for such office and has been nominated for said office by said party, he shall not be permitted to withdraw unless he has removed from the state or has become physically unfit; no vacancy shall be filled by the district or county committees except for the causes and as herein specified: Provided, That this prohibition shall not be construed to prohibit the withdrawal of any candidate who has been nominated without having filed a nominating petition and whose name has been written or placed on the ballot of any political party.
History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955
Popular Name: Election Code
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