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SECTION 12.10. WARRANTS FOR ARREST.
   No warrant for any violation of this Charter or a city ordinance shall be issued without the approval of the City Attorney, unless security for costs in an amount approved by the Municipal Court be posted.
CHAPTER 13. ELECTIONS
SECTION 13.1. REGULAR CITY ELECTIONS.
   (A)   A regular city election shall be held in each odd numbered year on the date set by law for the election of State and County officers in that year.
   (B)   The term of the Mayor shall be 2 years and the term of the Council members shall be 4 years; provided, however, commencing with the election of November, 2023, the term of the Mayor shall also be 4 years.
   (C)   At each regular city election there shall be elected a Mayor, one member of the Council from each of the two wards of the city and one member of the Council from the city at-large.
   (D)   In the 2005 election, the Mayor will be elected, as well as one Counsel member from each ward and a Council member at-large, replacing those Council members whose terms expire in 2005. In the 2007 election, the Mayor shall be elected as well as one Council member from each ward and one Council member at-large, replacing the remaining Council members whose terms expire in 2007.
(Amended by electors 11-2-2004; 11-8-2022)
Editor's note:
   The Municipal Court was abolished by M.C.L.A. § 600.9921
Statutory reference:
   Mandatory that Charter provide for election of certain officers, see M.C.L.A. § 117.3(a);
   Mandatory that Charter provide for the time, manner and means of holding elections, see M.C.L.A. § 117.3(c);
   Michigan election laws, see M.C.L.A. §§ 168.1 et seq.
SECTION 13.2. SPECIAL ELECTIONS.
   Special city elections shall be held when called by resolution of the Council, adopted at least forty five days in advance of such election. If a special election is to be held on the date of any State primary or election, such election shall be called in ample time for the giving of notice to the County Clerk of questions to be voted thereat, as required by law. Any resolution calling a special election shall set forth the purpose of such election. Unless otherwise permitted by law, no more than two special city elections shall he held in any one calendar year.
Editor's note:
   Special primaries and elections controlled by M.C.L.A. §§ 168.631 et seq.
SECTION 13.3. QUALIFICATIONS OF ELECTORS.
   Each person who has the constitutional qualifications of an elector in the State of Michigan, or who will have such qualifications at the next election held in the city, shall be entitled to register as an elector of the city.
Statutory reference:
   Mandatory that Charter provide for registration of electors, see M.C.L.A. § 117.3(c);
   Qualifications for registration as elector, see M.C.L.A. § 168.492;
   Registration of electors generally, see M.C.L.A. §§ 168.491 et seq.
SECTION 13.4. ELECTION PROCEDURE.
   All city elections for the election of officers shall be nonpartisan. The general election laws of the State shall apply to and control, as nearly as may be, all procedures relating to notices for, to registrations for, and to the conduct of, city elections, except as such general laws relate to political parties or partisan procedures, and except as otherwise provided by this Charter. The compensation of all election personnel shall be determined by the Council.
Statutory reference:
   Michigan election laws, see M.C.L.A. §§ 168.1 et seq.
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