{"data":{"id":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-397.178","jurisdiction":"us-mi","citation":"Mich. Comp. Laws § 397.178","heading":"Candidate for appointment or election as board member; qualifications; vacancy in office of board member.","body":"Sec. 8.\n\nAn individual appointed as a board member shall be a qualified elector of the participating municipality that appoints the member on the date the appointment is made. A candidate for election as a board member shall be a qualified elector of a participating municipality on the deadline for filing nominating petitions. A candidate for appointment or election shall be a resident of the district.\n\nThe office of board member becomes vacant when the incumbent dies, resigns, is convicted of a felony, is removed from office by the governor pursuant to section 10 of article V of the state constitution of 1963, or ceases to be a resident of the district. In addition, the office of an appointed board member becomes vacant when the incumbent ceases to be a resident of the participating municipality that appointed the incumbent.","path":["MI Code","Chapter 397","Act Act-24-of-1989"],"source_url":"https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-397-178","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:31Z","sha256":"34642c2115ae94a9aa23d2639ffaea7df295802b569bbd25eb9413aef759c9d5","source_id":"us-mi","stale":false,"prev":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-397.177","next":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-397.179"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}