Attorneys who practice election campaign and political law handle cases involving the financing of election campaigns by candidates and third-parties, ethics in candidate and election issue advertising, voter eligibility, eligibility to hold office, district mapping, and election procedures.
Petersburg is a city in Monroe County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,167 at the 2000 census. Petersburg is named after Richard Peters, who sold the land necessary to found the town in 1836. It was originally called Summerfield and Peters was its first postmaster, but it was later named Petersburgh in honor of Peters and was eventually shortened to Petersburg. Petersburg is served by Summerfield Schools.