Michigan AG Opines that Former Tribal Officials with Certain Convictions Ineligible to Run for State Office

Here.

An excerpt:

Article 11, § 8 of the 1963 Constitution applies to a person who, within the immediately preceding 20 years, was convicted of a felony involving dishonesty, deceit, fraud, or breach of the public trust and the conviction was related to the person’s official capacity while holding an elective office or position of employment in a federally recognized Indian Tribe. Under article 11, § 8, such a person is ineligible for election or appointment to any state or local elective office of this State and ineligible to hold a position in public employment in this State that is policy-making or has discretionary authority over public assets.