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MI Comp L § 168.744a (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 168 - Michigan Election Law|Act 116 of 1954 - Michigan Election Law (168.1 - 168.992)|116-1954-XXVIII - Chapter XXVIII Holding of Elections (168.641...168.799a)|116-1954-XXVIII-CONDUCT-OF-ELECTIONS-AND-MANNER-OF-VOTING - Conduct of Elections and Manner of Voting (168.720...168.750)|Section 168.744a - Appearance of Name of Elected or Appointed Official in Polling Place or Room Prohibited; Violation; Fine.

168.744a Appearance of name of elected or appointed official in polling place or room prohibited; violation; fine.Sec. 744a.  (1) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the name of an elected or appointed official of this state or a political subdivision of this state shall not appear on any material that is temporarily posted, displayed, or distributed in a polling place or polling room on election day.  (2) A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than $100.00 for a first offense and is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than $250.00 for a second or subsequent offense. History: Add. 2012, Act 156, Imd. Eff. June 5, 2012 Popular Name: Election Code
MI Comp L § 168.746 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 168 - Michigan Election Law|Act 116 of 1954 - Michigan Election Law (168.1 - 168.992)|116-1954-XXVIII - Chapter XXVIII Holding of Elections (168.641...168.799a)|116-1954-XXVIII-CONDUCT-OF-ELECTIONS-AND-MANNER-OF-VOTING - Conduct of Elections and Manner of Voting (168.720...168.750)|Section 168.746 - Ballot of Challenged Voter; Endorsement Concealed, Identification Prohibited.

168.746 Ballot of challenged voter; endorsement concealed, identification prohibited. Sec. 746.  To prevent the identification of said ballot, except as hereinafter provided for in case of a contested election, the inspectors of election shall cause to be securely attached to said ballot, with mucilage or other adhesive substance, a slip or piece of blank paper of the same color and appearance, as nearly as may be, as the paper of the ballot, in such manner as to cover and wholly conceal said endorsement but not to injure or deface the same; and if any inspector or other officer of an election shall afterward expose said endorsement or remove the said slip of paper covering the same, or attempt to identify the ballot of any voter, or suffer the same to be done by any other person, he shall, on conviction thereof, be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor. History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955 Popular Name: Election Code
MI Comp L § 168.747 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 168 - Michigan Election Law|Act 116 of 1954 - Michigan Election Law (168.1 - 168.992)|116-1954-XXVIII - Chapter XXVIII Holding of Elections (168.641...168.799a)|116-1954-XXVIII-CONDUCT-OF-ELECTIONS-AND-MANNER-OF-VOTING - Conduct of Elections and Manner of Voting (168.720...168.750)|Section 168.747 - Contested Election; Challenged Voters' Ballots, Identification in Court.

168.747 Contested election; challenged voters' ballots, identification in court. Sec. 747.  In case of a contested election, on the trial thereof before any court of competent jurisdiction, it shall be competent for either party to the cause to have produced in court the ballot boxes, ballots and poll books used at the election out of which the cause has arisen, and to introduce evidence proving or tending to prove that any person named on such poll lists was an unqualified voter at the election aforesaid, and that the ballot of such person was received. On such trial, the correspondence of the number endorsed on a ballot as herein provided with the number of the ballot placed opposite the name of any person on the poll lists shall be received as prima facie proof that such ballot was cast by such person: Provided, That the ballot of no person shall be inspected or identified under the provisions of this chapter unless such person shall consent thereto in writing, or unless such person has been convicted of falsely swearing in such ballot, or unless the fact that such person was an unqualified elector at the time of casting such ballot has been determined. History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955 Popular Name: Election Code
MI Comp L § 168.748 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 168 - Michigan Election Law|Act 116 of 1954 - Michigan Election Law (168.1 - 168.992)|116-1954-XXVIII - Chapter XXVIII Holding of Elections (168.641...168.799a)|116-1954-XXVIII-CONDUCT-OF-ELECTIONS-AND-MANNER-OF-VOTING - Conduct of Elections and Manner of Voting (168.720...168.750)|Section 168.748 - Contested Election; Petition to Determine Qualifications of Electors.

168.748 Contested election; petition to determine qualifications of electors. Sec. 748.  After issue joined in any case of contested election, either party to the cause may present a petition to the court before which the said cause is to be tried, setting forth among other things that the petitioner has good reason to believe and does believe that 1 or more voters at the election out of which the cause has arisen, naming him or them, and stating his or their place of residence, were unqualified to vote at such election; that he believes the same can be established by competent testimony; that the ballot or ballots of such voter or voters were received after being challenged, as provided by law; and praying that the court may try and determine the question of the qualification of such voter or voters at said election, which petition shall be verified by the oath of the petitioner or some other person acquainted with the facts, and thereupon the court shall direct an issue to be framed, within a time to be fixed therefor, for the purpose of determining the question of the qualifications of the voter or voters named in said petition to vote at said election; and such issue shall stand for trial as in other cases, and the verdict of the jury or judgment of the court upon such issue so made shall be received, upon the trial of the principal issue in said cause, as conclusive evidence to establish or to disprove the said qualifications of said voter or voters. History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955 Popular Name: Election Code
MI Comp L § 168.749 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 168 - Michigan Election Law|Act 116 of 1954 - Michigan Election Law (168.1 - 168.992)|116-1954-XXVIII - Chapter XXVIII Holding of Elections (168.641...168.799a)|116-1954-XXVIII-CONDUCT-OF-ELECTIONS-AND-MANNER-OF-VOTING - Conduct of Elections and Manner of Voting (168.720...168.750)|Section 168.749 - Contested Elections; Challenged Voters' Ballots, Removal of Slips Concealing Endorsements, Replacement.

168.749 Contested elections; challenged voters' ballots, removal of slips concealing endorsements, replacement. Sec. 749.  On said trial, the judge presiding thereat and no other person shall remove from all challenged voters' ballots the slips of paper concealing the said endorsements until all ballots bearing numbers agreeing with the numbers against the names of such persons on the poll list as have been proved unqualified voters as aforesaid, have been found, and immediately thereafter said judge shall replace slips of paper upon all ballots from which he has taken the same in the same manner as is provided in this chapter for the inspectors of election. History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955 Popular Name: Election Code
MI Comp L § 168.750 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 168 - Michigan Election Law|Act 116 of 1954 - Michigan Election Law (168.1 - 168.992)|116-1954-XXVIII - Chapter XXVIII Holding of Elections (168.641...168.799a)|116-1954-XXVIII-CONDUCT-OF-ELECTIONS-AND-MANNER-OF-VOTING - Conduct of Elections and Manner of Voting (168.720...168.750)|Section 168.750 - Electors; Exemption From Civil Process.

168.750 Electors; exemption from civil process. Sec. 750.  During the day on which any election or primary election shall be held, pursuant to the provisions of law, no civil process shall be served on any elector entitled to vote at such election or primary election. History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955 Popular Name: Election Code
MI Comp L § 168.751 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 168 - Michigan Election Law|Act 116 of 1954 - Michigan Election Law (168.1 - 168.992)|116-1954-XXVIII - Chapter XXVIII Holding of Elections (168.641...168.799a)|116-1954-XXVIII-ASSISTED-VOTERS - Assisted Voters (168.751...168.757)|Section 168.751 - Assisting Elector in Marking Ballot.

168.751 Assisting elector in marking ballot. Sec. 751.  When at an election an elector shall state that the elector cannot mark his or her ballot, the elector shall be assisted in the marking of his or her ballot by 2 inspectors of election. If an elector is so disabled on account of blindness, the elector may be assisted in the marking of his or her ballot by a member of his or her immediate family or by a person over 18 years of age designated by the blind person. History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955 ;-- Am. 1972, Act 30, Imd. Eff. Feb. 19, 1972 ;-- Am. 1979, Act 151, Imd. Eff. Nov. 27, 1979 Popular Name: Election Code
MI Comp L § 168.752, 168.753 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 168 - Michigan Election Law|Act 116 of 1954 - Michigan Election Law (168.1 - 168.992)|116-1954-XXVIII - Chapter XXVIII Holding of Elections (168.641...168.799a)|116-1954-XXVIII-ASSISTED-VOTERS - Assisted Voters (168.751...168.757)|Section 168.752, 168.753 - Repealed. 1979, Act 151, Imd. Eff. Nov. 27, 1979.

168.752, 168.753 Repealed. 1979, Act 151, Imd. Eff. Nov. 27, 1979. Compiler's Notes: The repealed sections pertained to oath of election and to marking ballots for identification.Popular Name: Election Code
MI Comp L § 168.754 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 168 - Michigan Election Law|Act 116 of 1954 - Michigan Election Law (168.1 - 168.992)|116-1954-XXVIII - Chapter XXVIII Holding of Elections (168.641...168.799a)|116-1954-XXVIII-ASSISTED-VOTERS - Assisted Voters (168.751...168.757)|Section 168.754 - Assistance of Electors; Duties and Restrictions.

168.754 Assistance of electors; duties and restrictions. Sec. 754.  The inspectors upon whom shall fall the duty of assisting a voter shall render such assistance inside the voting booth by showing him how to mark his ballot in order to vote as he desires, or the inspector shall himself mark the ballot as directed by the voter, but no ballot shall be marked by the inspector from any written or printed list or slip furnished him by the voter or any other person. The inspector shall not suggest to the voter how he should vote, or in any manner attempt to influence him as to the marking of his ballot, nor allow any other person so to do: Provided, That the duties and restrictions with respect to inspectors as provided for in this section shall apply to and govern any person assisting the voter in the marking of his ballot, in accordance with the authorization in section 751 of this act. History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955 Popular Name: Election Code
MI Comp L § 168.755 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 168 - Michigan Election Law|Act 116 of 1954 - Michigan Election Law (168.1 - 168.992)|116-1954-XXVIII - Chapter XXVIII Holding of Elections (168.641...168.799a)|116-1954-XXVIII-ASSISTED-VOTERS - Assisted Voters (168.751...168.757)|Section 168.755 - Repealed. 1979, Act 151, Imd. Eff. Nov. 27, 1979.

168.755 Repealed. 1979, Act 151, Imd. Eff. Nov. 27, 1979. Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to entering on list the name, address, and disability of elector.Popular Name: Election Code
MI Comp L § 168.755a (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 168 - Michigan Election Law|Act 116 of 1954 - Michigan Election Law (168.1 - 168.992)|116-1954-XXVIII - Chapter XXVIII Holding of Elections (168.641...168.799a)|116-1954-XXVIII-ASSISTED-VOTERS - Assisted Voters (168.751...168.757)|Section 168.755a - Elector Unable to Write or Sign Name; Execution of Election Document by Making Mark or Using Signature Stamp; "Election Document" Defined.

168.755a Elector unable to write or sign name; execution of election document by making mark or using signature stamp; "election document" defined.Sec. 755a.  (1) If an elector is unable to write, or sign his or her name on an election document because of a physical disability, the elector may execute the election document where a signature is required either by making his or her mark or by using a signature stamp.  (2) As used in this section, "election document" includes, but is not limited to, any of the following:  (a) A voter application as described in section 523.  (b) An absent voter ballot application as described in section 759 or 759a.  (c) An emergency absent voter ballot application as described in section 759b.  (d) An absent voter ballot return envelope as described in section 761. History: Add. 2014, Act 79, Imd. Eff. Mar. 28, 2014 Popular Name: Election Code
MI Comp L § 168.756 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 168 - Michigan Election Law|Act 116 of 1954 - Michigan Election Law (168.1 - 168.992)|116-1954-XXVIII - Chapter XXVIII Holding of Elections (168.641...168.799a)|116-1954-XXVIII-ASSISTED-VOTERS - Assisted Voters (168.751...168.757)|Section 168.756 - False Statement as Perjury.

168.756 False statement as perjury. Sec. 756.  An elector who shall falsely state that he or she is incapable of marking his or her ballot shall, on conviction, be considered guilty of perjury. History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955 ;-- Am. 1979, Act 151, Imd. Eff. Nov. 27, 1979 Popular Name: Election Code
MI Comp L § 168.757 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 168 - Michigan Election Law|Act 116 of 1954 - Michigan Election Law (168.1 - 168.992)|116-1954-XXVIII - Chapter XXVIII Holding of Elections (168.641...168.799a)|116-1954-XXVIII-ASSISTED-VOTERS - Assisted Voters (168.751...168.757)|Section 168.757 - Unlawful Conduct; Felony.

168.757 Unlawful conduct; felony. Sec. 757.  Any inspector who shall wilfully assist any elector in any manner contrary to the provisions contained in this section, shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a felony. History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955 ;-- Am. 1979, Act 151, Imd. Eff. Nov. 27, 1979 Popular Name: Election Code
MI Comp L § 168.758 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 168 - Michigan Election Law|Act 116 of 1954 - Michigan Election Law (168.1 - 168.992)|116-1954-XXVIII - Chapter XXVIII Holding of Elections (168.641...168.799a)|116-1954-XXVIII-ABSENT-VOTERS - Absent Voters (168.758...168.769a)|Section 168.758 - Repealed. 2018, Act 603, Imd. Eff. Dec. 28, 2018.

168.758 Repealed. 2018, Act 603, Imd. Eff. Dec. 28, 2018. Compiler's Notes: This repealed section pertained to valid reasons for obtaining an absentee ballot.Popular Name: Election Code
MI Comp L § 168.758b (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 168 - Michigan Election Law|Act 116 of 1954 - Michigan Election Law (168.1 - 168.992)|116-1954-XXVIII - Chapter XXVIII Holding of Elections (168.641...168.799a)|116-1954-XXVIII-ABSENT-VOTERS - Absent Voters (168.758...168.769a)|Section 168.758b - Voting by Persons Confined in Jail or Prison Prohibited.

168.758b Voting by persons confined in jail or prison prohibited. Sec. 758b.  A person who, in a court of this or another state or in a federal court, has been legally convicted and sentenced for a crime for which the penalty imposed is confinement in jail or prison shall not vote, offer to vote, attempt to vote, or be permitted to vote at an election while confined. History: Add. 1975, Act 178, Imd. Eff. July 25, 1975 Popular Name: Election Code
MI Comp L § 168.758c (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 168 - Michigan Election Law|Act 116 of 1954 - Michigan Election Law (168.1 - 168.992)|116-1954-XXVIII - Chapter XXVIII Holding of Elections (168.641...168.799a)|116-1954-XXVIII-ABSENT-VOTERS - Absent Voters (168.758...168.769a)|Section 168.758c - Repealed. 2003, Act 302, Eff. Jan. 1, 2005.

168.758c Repealed. 2003, Act 302, Eff. Jan. 1, 2005. Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to certain electors considered absent voters for purposes of community college district special elections.Popular Name: Election Code
MI Comp L § 168.759b (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 168 - Michigan Election Law|Act 116 of 1954 - Michigan Election Law (168.1 - 168.992)|116-1954-XXVIII - Chapter XXVIII Holding of Elections (168.641...168.799a)|116-1954-XXVIII-ABSENT-VOTERS - Absent Voters (168.758...168.769a)|Section 168.759b - Emergency Absent Voters' Ballot; Application.

168.759b Emergency absent voters' ballot; application. Sec. 759b.  Any registered elector may apply for absent voter ballots at any time prior to 4 p.m. on election day if he shall have become physically disabled or shall be absent from the city or township because of sickness or death in the family which has occurred at a time which has made it impossible to apply for absent voter ballots by the statutory deadline. The application shall be called an emergency absent voter application.  Emergency absent voter applications may be made by letter or on a form provided by the clerk. The application shall set forth that the voter is qualified to vote in the election, stating the statutory reason for applying for an emergency absent voter ballot and that the reason for applying after the statutory deadline occurred at such a time to make it impossible to file an application for absent voter ballots by the statutory deadline.  Any person intentionally making a false statement in such application is guilty of a felony. Any person aiding or abetting any person to make a false statement on such application is guilty of a felony.  Upon receipt by the clerk of a valid application for an emergency absent voter ballot, the clerk may deliver the ballots to the applicant in person, through a deputy or an election assistant, or he may deliver them at his office to a person named by the applicant in the application. The voter may return the ballots to the clerk in the sealed envelope provided therefor in any manner he sees fit. To be valid, ballots must be returned to the clerk in time to be delivered to the polls prior to 8 p.m. on election day. History: Add. 1965, Act 205, Imd. Eff. July 16, 1965 Popular Name: Election Code
MI Comp L § 168.759c (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 168 - Michigan Election Law|Act 116 of 1954 - Michigan Election Law (168.1 - 168.992)|116-1954-XXVIII - Chapter XXVIII Holding of Elections (168.641...168.799a)|116-1954-XXVIII-ABSENT-VOTERS - Absent Voters (168.758...168.769a)|Section 168.759c - Absent Voter Ballot; Political Party Ballot Selection.

168.759c Absent voter ballot; political party ballot selection.Sec. 759c.  For a presidential primary election, the secretary of state shall revise the absent voter ballot application form described in section 759 or provide a separate form to require that a presidential primary elector indicate a political party ballot selection when requesting an absent voter ballot. History: Add. 2011, Act 163, Imd. Eff. Oct. 4, 2011 Popular Name: Election Code
MI Comp L § 168.760 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 168 - Michigan Election Law|Act 116 of 1954 - Michigan Election Law (168.1 - 168.992)|116-1954-XXVIII - Chapter XXVIII Holding of Elections (168.641...168.799a)|116-1954-XXVIII-ABSENT-VOTERS - Absent Voters (168.758...168.769a)|Section 168.760 - Absent Voters; Records, Public Inspection.

168.760 Absent voters; records, public inspection. Sec. 760.  Upon receipt of such properly executed application, as above provided, the city, township or village clerk shall file the same in his office and shall enter the name of the applicant and the address to which the ballot or ballots are to be sent upon a list or record to be kept for such purpose, together with the date of receiving the application, the date of mailing or delivering the ballot or ballots to such voter, the date of receiving the ballot from such voter, and such other information as may seem necessary or advisable. Applications and lists shall be open to public inspection at all reasonable hours. History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955 Popular Name: Election Code
MI Comp L § 168.761a (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 168 - Michigan Election Law|Act 116 of 1954 - Michigan Election Law (168.1 - 168.992)|116-1954-XXVIII - Chapter XXVIII Holding of Elections (168.641...168.799a)|116-1954-XXVIII-ABSENT-VOTERS - Absent Voters (168.758...168.769a)|Section 168.761a - Repealed. 2018, Act 120, Eff. Dec. 31, 2018.

168.761a Repealed. 2018, Act 120, Eff. Dec. 31, 2018. Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to forwarding absent voter ballots to voters when delegates are to be elected.Popular Name: Election Code
MI Comp L § 168.761b (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 168 - Michigan Election Law|Act 116 of 1954 - Michigan Election Law (168.1 - 168.992)|116-1954-XXVIII - Chapter XXVIII Holding of Elections (168.641...168.799a)|116-1954-XXVIII-ABSENT-VOTERS - Absent Voters (168.758...168.769a)|Section 168.761b - Clerk of City or Township; Office Hours Immediately Before Election for Receiving Absent Voter Ballots; Public Notice; Additional Locations by Resolution.

168.761b Clerk of city or township; office hours immediately before election for receiving absent voter ballots; public notice; additional locations by resolution.Sec. 761b.  (1) Beginning January 1, 2019, the clerk of each city or township shall be available in his or her office to issue and receive absent voter ballots for any combination of at least 8 hours on the Saturday or Sunday immediately before election day.  (2) At least 30 days before the date of an election, the clerk of each city or township shall post and notify the secretary of state of the hours that the clerk's office will be open on the Saturday or Sunday, or both, immediately before the election to issue and receive absent voter ballots.  (3) Subject to the requirements for polling places in section 662, upon the approval by resolution of the governing body of a city or township, the clerk of that city or township may specify additional locations and hours that the clerk will be available to issue and receive absent voter ballots. These additional locations must allow challengers as described in section 730.  (4) At least 30 days before the date of an election, the clerk of each city or township shall post and notify the secretary of state, if applicable, concerning the additional locations and hours that the clerk will be available to issue and receive absent voter ballots as provided under subsection (3). History: Add. 2018, Act 603, Imd. Eff. Dec. 28, 2018 Popular Name: Election Code