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16-005

Opinion of the Court

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SUPREME COURT OF SAGINAW VALLEY

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No. 16-005
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In re OFFICE VACANCIES AND RESIGNATIONS
ON CERTIFIED QUESTION FROM BRYAN THUMME
[May 16, 2016]

WESTENDORF, C.J. delivered the opinion for a unanimous

Court.
THE CHIEF JUSTICE delivered the opinion of the Court.
In the event that a Representative is unable or unwilling to
fulfill his or her duties, the Association shall elect a new member
from the student body of Saginaw Valley State University.
Charter, Article I 7, Subsection 2.
Res ipsa loquitur.
The answer to petitioners question is Yes.
It is so ordered.