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Oaths of Office

Officer	Administers Oaths for	Authority
Attorney General	Governor, Attorney General, Secretary of State, Lieutenant Governor	MCL 15.37
City Clerk	All offices¹	MCL 168.499, 87.6
Clerk of Court	All offices¹	MCL 15.37, 600.1440(1)
County Clerk	All offices¹	MCL 600.571, 600.1440(1)
Judge	All offices²	MCL 15.37, 600.1440(1)
Justice of Supreme Court	All offices	MCL 15.37, 600.1440(1)
Lieutenant Governor	State Senator or State Representative	MCL 4.84
Mayor of City	Governor, Attorney General, Secretary of State, Lieutenant Governor	MCL 15.37
Notary Public	All offices¹	MCL 15.37, 600.1440(1)
President pro tempore of the Senate	State Senator or State Representative	MCL 4.84
Secretary of State	Governor, Attorney General, Secretary of State, Lieutenant Governor	MCL 15.37, 38.1026
Speaker of the House	State Senator or State Representative	MCL 4.84
State Senator or Representative	All offices¹	MCL 4.121
Township Clerk	All offices¹	MCL 168.363, 168.499
Village Clerk	All offices¹	MCL 64.5, 168.499

¹ Excluding Governor, Attorney General, Secretary of State, Lieutenant Governor, or member of State Senate or State House.

² Excluding member of State Senate or State House.


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