{"data":{"id":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-168.435a","jurisdiction":"us-mi","citation":"Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.435a","heading":"Primary and general election for 2 or more probate judgeships; listing categories of candidates on ballot; death or disqualification of incumbent judge; application of subsection (2); incumbent judge as candidate; printing designation of office on ballot.","body":"Sec. 435a.\n\nIn the primary and general election for 2 or more probate judgeships, each of the following categories of candidates shall be listed separately on the ballot, consistent with subsection (2):\n\nThe names of candidates for the judgeship or judgeships for which the incumbent is seeking election.\n\nThe names of candidates for an existing judgeship or judgeships for which the incumbent is not seeking election.\n\nThe names of candidates for a newly created judgeship or judgeships.\n\nIf the death or disqualification of an incumbent judge triggers the application of section 435(2), then for the purposes of subsection (1) and section 433(2), that judgeship shall be regarded as a judgeship for which the incumbent judge is not seeking election. The application of this subsection includes, but is not limited to, circumstances in which the governor appoints an individual to fill the vacancy and that individual seeks to qualify as a nominee under section 435(2).\n\nIn the primary or general election for a judge of probate, any incumbent judge who is a candidate shall have printed upon the ballot under the name of the candidate the designation of that office.","path":["MI Code","Chapter 168","Act Act-116-of-1954"],"source_url":"https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-168-435a","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:31Z","sha256":"51ce3c88bd925757e4dbe31344609a4c510178c38ccbabc12c206b931fb612d4","source_id":"us-mi","stale":false,"prev":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-168.435","next":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-168.436"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}