§ 168.435aPrimary and general election for 2 or more probate judgeships; listing

categories of candidates on ballot; death or disqualification of incumbent judge;
 application of subsection (2); incumbent judge as candidate; printing designation of
 office on ballot.
 Sec. 435a.
    (1) In the primary and general election for 2 or more probate judgeships, each of the
 following categories of candidates shall be listed separately on the ballot, consistent with
 subsection (2):
    (a) The names of candidates for the judgeship or judgeships for which the incumbent is
 seeking election.
    (b) The names of candidates for an existing judgeship or judgeships for which the
 incumbent is not seeking election.
    (c) The names of candidates for a newly created judgeship or judgeships.
    (2) If the death or disqualification of an incumbent judge triggers the application of section
 435(2), then for the purposes of subsection (1) and section 433(2), that judgeship shall be
 regarded as a judgeship for which the incumbent judge is not seeking election. The application
 of this subsection includes, but is not limited to, circumstances in which the governor appoints
 an individual to fill the vacancy and that individual seeks to qualify as a nominee under
 section 435(2).
    (3) In the primary or general election for a judge of probate, any incumbent judge who is a
 candidate shall have printed upon the ballot under the name of the candidate the designation of
 that office.