# Mich. Comp. Laws § 730.503: Candidates; designation; incumbency designation

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MI_C730_AAct-5-of-1956_S730.503

## Section

- **Citation:** Mich. Comp. Laws § 730.503
- **Heading:** Candidates; designation; incumbency designation
- **Jurisdiction:** Michigan
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** MI Code / Chapter 730 / Act Act-5-of-1956 / Section 730.503

## Text

Sec. 3.

In all cities affected by this act, candidates for election to such courts shall henceforth be designated as candidates for the office of municipal judge. An incumbent who is a candidate, upon his request in writing, may have printed below his name on the ballot the designation "municipal judge".

History: 1956, Act 5, Eff. Aug. 11, 1956; Am. 1959, Act 209, Imd. Eff. July 30, 1959

## Nearby sections

- [Mich. Comp. Laws § 730.501 Municipal courts; salaried judges; designation; adoption of act by ordinance or charter provision.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MI_C730_AAct-5-of-1956_S730.501.md)
- [Mich. Comp. Laws § 730.501a Uniform municipal court act; definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MI_C730_AAct-5-of-1956_S730.501a.md)
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- [Mich. Comp. Laws § 730.503 Candidates; designation; incumbency designation.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MI_C730_AAct-5-of-1956_S730.503.md)
- [Mich. Comp. Laws § 730.504 Incumbent judges or justices; nonapplication of act.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MI_C730_AAct-5-of-1956_S730.504.md)
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- [Mich. Comp. Laws § 730.507 Substitute judges; compensation.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MI_C730_AAct-5-of-1956_S730.507.md)
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- [Mich. Comp. Laws § 730.509 Files, records and dockets.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MI_C730_AAct-5-of-1956_S730.509.md)
- [Mich. Comp. Laws § 730.510 Jurisdiction of successor judges.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MI_C730_AAct-5-of-1956_S730.510.md)
- [Mich. Comp. Laws § 730.511 Set time for trial; hearing or action.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MI_C730_AAct-5-of-1956_S730.511.md)
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