The nomination of the elective officers shall be by petition signed by not less than twenty qualified electors of the Village. No elector may sign his name to a greater number of petitions for an office than there will be persons elected to said office at said election. Petitions for each prospective candidate shall be filed with the appropriate township clerk by 4:00 p.m. on the fifteenth Tuesday before the general November election, or the date and time required by the Michigan Election Law, M.C.L.A. 168.381, as amended. After a nominating petition is filed for a candidate for a Village office, the candidate is not permitted to withdraw unless a written withdrawal notice, signed by the candidate, is filed with the appropriate township clerk not later than 4:00 p.m. of the third day after the last day for filing the nominating petition.
(Char. eff. June 7, 1954; amend. eff. November 14, 2018)