{"data":{"id":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-168.178","jurisdiction":"us-mi","citation":"Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.178","heading":"State senators and representatives; vacancy in office; special election.","body":"Sec. 178.\n\nThe governor may call a special election as provided in section 634 in any senatorial or representative district of the state when the right of office of a person elected state senator or representative shall cease before the commencement of the term of service for which the state senator or representative was elected, or whenever a vacancy occurs in the office of state senator or representative after the term of service has begun for which the state senator or representative was elected.","path":["MI Code","Chapter 168","Act Act-116-of-1954"],"source_url":"https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-168-178","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:31Z","sha256":"c9f1f55e2fbdc451b8fc68c8f87b9b6a88e28459dc90bdf20949313e2c6efd18","source_id":"us-mi","stale":false,"prev":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-168.177","next":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-168.179"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}