{"data":{"id":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-62.5","jurisdiction":"us-mi","citation":"Mich. Comp. Laws § 62.5","heading":"Village trustees; term of office; ordinance providing for election and terms of office.","body":"Sec. 5.\n\nExcept as otherwise provided in this section, 3 village trustees must be elected at each biennial village election for the term of 4 years and until their successors are qualified. As an alternative, if provided by an ordinance adopted by the village, all 6 village trustees must be elected at the biennial village elections for the term of 2 years and until their successors are qualified. The term of office for a trustee elected at the village's regular election begins on December 1 after the officer's election and qualification.","path":["MI Code","Chapter 61","Act Act-3-of-1895"],"source_url":"https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-62-5","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:31Z","sha256":"8e31d187552c60425b54dc7ce187c496d9db5a9cb02ed59f9c7f39d0193f4edc","source_id":"us-mi","stale":false,"prev":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-62.4","next":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-62.5a"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}