I have received responses from two people as of this morning, Thursday, August 11, from people who would like to be nominees for the open Clinton County Board of Canvassers seat as of November 1, 2011. If you are interested in being considered as a nominee to be on the Clinton County Board of Canvassers please let me know as soon as possible. If I receive more than three names of people who want to be nominees by Wednesday, August 17, the Clinton County Republican County Executive Committee will be holding a vote on who the three nominees will be at our monthly meeting on Thursday August 18 at the Clinton County Court House in St. Johns.<br />
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I have attached a a excerpt from the Michigan Election Laws that describes the responsibilities and duties of a canvasser that will describe in details what the requirements are.<br />
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<a href="/sites/default/files/canvassers.pdf">BOARD OF CANVASSERS EXCERPT</a><br />
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Listed below is the content from my original e-mail regarding the opening on the Clinton County Board of Canvassers:<br />
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Due to the expiration of the term on the Board of Canvassers for Clinton County of Republican member Bertine Thelen on November 1, 2011 there will be an opening for a new republican member. The Clinton County Republican Party has been asked by the county clerk to submit the names of three individuals that will be considered as a replacement for Bertine Thelen. <br />
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The County Board of Commissioners will make the final decision on the appointment. The term of service on the Board of Canvassers is a 4-year term and will run from November 1, 2011 through November 1, 2015. Anyone interested in serving on the County Board of Canvassers should notify Steve Willis on or before the next scheduled executive committee meeting on August 18, 2011 at 7:00 pm at the Clinton County Court House. The nominee names that will be submitted for consideration by the Board of Commissioners will be determined at the executive committee meeting on August 18. <br />
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Pursuant to Michigan statute, MCL 168.24c(2), the nominee names must be submitted to the county clerk before September 1, 2011. The two nominees that are not selected may be utilized in the event a substitute person is needed to complete the canvas of an election.<br />
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NOMINEES CANNOT BE HOLDING AN ELECTED OFFICE.<br />
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