{"data":{"id":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-168.644e","jurisdiction":"us-mi","citation":"Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.644e","heading":"Odd year general election; nomination at odd year primary election; candidate filing deadline or certification deadline.","body":"Sec. 644e.\n\nExcept as provided in section 642, an officer required to be elected at the odd year general election must be nominated at the odd year primary election. If a charter provides for nomination by caucus or by filing a petition or affidavit directly for the general election, the candidate filing deadline or certification deadline is 4 p.m. on the fifteenth Tuesday before the odd year general election. If a charter provides for the election at the primary of a candidate who receives more than 50% of the votes cast for that office, the candidate filing deadline or certification deadline is 4 p.m. on the fifteenth Tuesday before the primary.","path":["MI Code","Chapter 168","Act Act-116-of-1954"],"source_url":"https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-168-644e","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:31Z","sha256":"e38082db575efb18d29d290b972d26565a737009a7adb408cb66aa4de884bd38","source_id":"us-mi","stale":false,"prev":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-168.643a","next":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-168.644f"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}