MI HB5979

Requires county charters to provide for nonpartisan election of county clerks, while maintaining partisan elections for sheriff, prosecuting attorney, county treasurer, and register of deeds.

Simplifies county board of commissioners size requirements to between 5 and 21 members (removing previous distinctions based on county population thresholds of 600,000).

Changes language regarding county road commissions from "single member districts" to "single-member districts" and makes technical corrections to grammar and punctuation throughout the statute.

Applies only to counties with population under 1,500,000; counties with 1,500,000 or more residents follow alternative executive government provisions under section 11a.

Contingent on enactment of Senate Bill or House Bill 5980 to take effect.