MCL - Section 600.8151
Act 236 of 1961
600.8151 Eighty-sixth district; Grand Traverse, Antrim, and Leelanau counties.
Sec. 8151.
History: Add. 1968, Act 154, Imd. Eff. June 17, 1968
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Am. 1976, Act 125, Imd. Eff. May 21, 1976
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Am. 2000, Act 38, Imd. Eff. Mar. 24, 2000
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Am. 2012, Act 33, Imd. Eff. Feb. 28, 2012
Compiler's Notes: Enacting section 1 of 2000 PA 38 provides:βThe following provisions apply to the 2000 general election for judgeship of the eighty-sixth district only:β(a) If 2 incumbent district judges of the eighty-sixth district are candidates for the office of judge, or if no incumbent district judge of the eighty-sixth district is a candidate for the office of judge, the candidate for judgeship of the eighty-sixth district receiving the highest number of votes in the 2000 general election shall be elected for a term of 6 years and the candidate for judgeship of the eighty-sixth district receiving the second highest number of votes shall be elected for a term of 4 years for that election only.β(b) If 1 incumbent district judge of the eighty-sixth district is a candidate for the office of judge, the candidate receiving the highest number of votes for the judgeship for which the incumbent judge is seeking election shall be elected for a term of 6 years, and the candidate receiving the highest number of votes for the judgeship for which the incumbent judge is not seeking election shall be elected for a term of 4 years.β