Article XI.
Education

Section 3. Regents of university; election, term, vacancy

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Time of elections

Except for special elections to fill vacancies, or as otherwise provided in this constitution, all elections for national, state, county and township offices shall be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November in each even-numbered year or on such other date as members of the congress of the United States are regularly elected.

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1909 Article V. Section 12

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1909 Article VI. Section 1

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1909 Article VII. Section 2

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1909 Article VII. Section 9

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1909 Article VII. Section 14

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1909 Article VIII. Section 3

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1909 Article VIII. Section 18

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1909 Article XI. Section 2

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1909 Article XI. Section 3

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1909 Article XI. Section 6

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1909 Article XI. Section 7

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1959 Article XI. Section 16

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University of Michigan, Michigan State University, Wayne State University; controlling boards

The regents of the University of Michigan and their successors in office shall constitute a body corporate known as the Regents of the University of Michigan; the trustees of Michigan State University and their successors in office shall constitute a body corporate known as the Board of Trustees of Michigan State University; the governors of Wayne State University and their successors in office shall constitute a body corporate known as the Board of Governors of Wayne State University. Each board shall have general supervision of its institution and the control and direction of all expenditures from the institution’s funds. Each board shall, as often as necessary, elect a president of the institution under its supervision. He shall be the principal executive officer of the institution, be ex-officio a member of the board without the right to vote and preside at meetings of the board. The board of each institution shall consist of eight members who shall hold office for terms of eight years and who shall be elected as provided by law. The governor shall fill board vacancies by appointment. Each appointee shall hold office until a successor has been nominated and elected as provided by law.

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1909 Article XI. Section 3

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1909 Article XI. Section 5

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1909 Article XI. Section 7

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1909 Article XI. Section 8

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1959 Article XI. Section 16

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Regents of university; election, term, vacancy

There shall be a board of regents of the university, consisting of eight members, who shall hold the office for eight years. There shall be elected at each regular biennial spring election two members of such board. When a vacancy shall occur in the office of regent it shall be filled by appointment of the governor.

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1964 Article II. Section 5

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1964 Article VIII. Section 5

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Regents of university; election

There shall be elected in the year eighteen hundred and sixty-three, at the time of election of a justice of the supreme court, eight regents of the University, two of whom shall hold their office for two years, two for four years, two for six years and two for eight years. They shall enter upon the duties of their office on the first of January next succeeding their election. At every regular election of a justice of the supreme court thereafter, there shall be elected two regents, whose term of office shall be eight years. When a vacancy shall occur in the office of regent, it shall be filled by appointment of the Governor. The regents thus elected shall constitute the board of regents of the university of Michigan.

Regents of university; election

There shall be elected in each judicial circuit, at the time of election of the judge of such circuit, a regent of the University, whose term of office shall be the same as that of such judge. The regents thus elected shall constitute the Board of Regents of the University of Michigan.