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MI Comp L § 168.826 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 168 - Michigan Election Law|Act 116 of 1954 - Michigan Election Law (168.1 - 168.992)|116-1954-XXX - Chapter XXX the County Canvass (168.821...168.839)|Section 168.826 - Determination and Declaration of Election Results; Preparation, Delivery, and Filing of Certificate of Determination; Publication of Statement of Votes; Certified Certificate of Election.

168.826 Determination and declaration of election results; preparation, delivery, and filing of certificate of determination; publication of statement of votes; certified certificate of election.Sec. 826.  (1) The board of county canvassers shall determine and declare the result of the election for county and local officers, and for all county and local ballot questions. If a state senatorial or representative district is located solely within 1 county, the board of county canvassers shall determine and declare the result of the election for that office. Upon making the determination under this subsection, the board of county canvassers shall prepare a certificate of determination and deliver the properly certified certificate of determination to the county clerk. If the determination relates to a state senatorial or representative district located solely within 1 county, the board of county canvassers shall also deliver the properly certified certificate of determination to the board of state canvassers.  (2) Upon receipt of a properly certified certificate of determination from a board of county canvassers under subsection (1), the county clerk shall file the certificate in his or her office. The county clerk may have a statement of the total county or district votes cast for the various candidates and the total vote cast for and against the various ballot questions at the election to be published in at least 1 newspaper printed or circulated in that county. The county clerk shall immediately execute and deliver to the persons declared elected, a properly certified certificate of election. History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955 ;-- Am. 1958, Act 192, Eff. Sept. 13, 1958 ;-- Am. 1968, Act 65, Eff. July 1, 1968 ;-- Am. 1985, Act 162, Eff. Mar. 31, 1986 ;-- Am. 1995, Act 261, Eff. Mar. 28, 1996 ;-- Am. 1999, Act 217, Eff. Mar. 10, 2000 ;-- Am. 2003, Act 119, Imd. Eff. July 29, 2003 ;-- Am. 2013, Act 51, Imd. Eff. June 11, 2013 Compiler's Notes: Section 3 of Act 65 of 1968 provides: “This act shall take effect on July 1, 1968, except in any county with a population of 400,000 or more it shall take effect on July 1, 1970.”Popular Name: Election Code
MI Comp L § 168.827 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 168 - Michigan Election Law|Act 116 of 1954 - Michigan Election Law (168.1 - 168.992)|116-1954-XXX - Chapter XXX the County Canvass (168.821...168.839)|Section 168.827 - Certificate of Determination to Secretary of State.

168.827 Certificate of determination to secretary of state. Sec. 827.  The county clerk of each county which alone constitutes 1 or more senatorial or representative districts shall, upon suitable blank forms furnished by the secretary of state, transmit by mail, without delay, to the secretary of state a copy of such certificate of determination certified by said county clerk under his hand and seal of office. The said county clerk shall at the same time report to the secretary of state the postoffice address of each person elected in said county to any county office or to the office of state senator or representative in the legislature. History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955 Popular Name: Election Code
MI Comp L § 168.828 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 168 - Michigan Election Law|Act 116 of 1954 - Michigan Election Law (168.1 - 168.992)|116-1954-XXX - Chapter XXX the County Canvass (168.821...168.839)|Section 168.828 - Statements of Votes; Certified Copy to Secretary of State.

168.828 Statements of votes; certified copy to secretary of state. Sec. 828.  The clerk of the board of county canvassers forthwith, and in no case later than 24 hours after the completion of the canvass, upon forms provided by the secretary of state, shall deliver in person or send to the secretary of state, by registered or certified mail with return receipt demanded, a certified copy of each of the statements prepared by the board as required by section 824 of this act, so far as such statements shall relate to the vote for any state office, electors of president and vice-president of the United States, United States senator, representative in congress, circuit judges, state senators and representatives in the state legislature, and any proposed amendment to the constitution or other question or proposition submitted at such election to the electors of the state at large, together with a certificate of authenticity signed by himself and the chairman of the board of canvassers. History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955 ;-- Am. 1956, Act 190, Imd. Eff. Apr. 26, 1956 ;-- Am. 1958, Act 192, Eff. Sept. 13, 1958 Popular Name: Election Code
MI Comp L § 168.829 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 168 - Michigan Election Law|Act 116 of 1954 - Michigan Election Law (168.1 - 168.992)|116-1954-XXX - Chapter XXX the County Canvass (168.821...168.839)|Section 168.829 - County Provisional Ballot Report; County Affidavit Report; Voter Registration Application Report.

168.829 County provisional ballot report; county affidavit report; voter registration application report.Sec. 829.  (1) The board of county canvassers shall include the results of the tabulated provisional ballots in the canvass of the election following procedures prescribed by the secretary of state designed to maintain the secrecy of the ballot.  (2) Within 14 days after a primary or election, the county clerk shall transmit a county provisional ballot report to the secretary of state. The county provisional ballot report must be in a manner prescribed by the secretary of state. After the secretary of state receives a county provisional ballot report, the county provisional ballot report must be immediately available for public inspection.  (3) Within 14 days after an election, the county clerk shall transmit a county affidavit report to the secretary of state. The county affidavit report must include the number of affidavits signed by voters under section 523(2). The county affidavit report must be transmitted in a form prescribed by the secretary of state. After the secretary of state receives the county affidavit report from the county clerk, the county affidavit report must immediately be available for public inspection.  (4) Within 14 days after an election, the secretary of state shall transmit to the house and senate committees dealing with elections a voter registration application report that includes the number of voter registration applications executed by applicants under section 497(3) and (4). History: Add. 2004, Act 92, Imd. Eff. Apr. 26, 2004 ;-- Am. 2012, Act 523, Eff. Mar. 28, 2013 ;-- Am. 2018, Act 603, Imd. Eff. Dec. 28, 2018 Compiler's Notes: Former MCL 168.829, which pertained to meetings for canvass of special elections, was repealed by Act 222 of 1977, Imd. Eff. Nov. 23, 1977.Popular Name: Election Code
MI Comp L § 168.830 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 168 - Michigan Election Law|Act 116 of 1954 - Michigan Election Law (168.1 - 168.992)|116-1954-XXX - Chapter XXX the County Canvass (168.821...168.839)|Section 168.830 - County Clerk; Compensation.

168.830 County clerk; compensation.Sec. 830.  Each county clerk must receive reasonable compensation for services performed under this act as is allowed by the county board of commissioners, which compensation must be paid out of the treasury of the county. History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955 ;-- Am. 2018, Act 341, Eff. Dec. 12, 2018 ;-- Am. 2018, Act 614, Eff. Mar. 28, 2019 Popular Name: Election Code
MI Comp L § 168.831 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 168 - Michigan Election Law|Act 116 of 1954 - Michigan Election Law (168.1 - 168.992)|116-1954-XXX - Chapter XXX the County Canvass (168.821...168.839)|Section 168.831 - Defect or Mechanical Malfunction in Election Equipment or Material; Inability of Elector to Cast Valid Vote; Petition for Special Election.

168.831 Defect or mechanical malfunction in election equipment or material; inability of elector to cast valid vote; petition for special election. Sec. 831.  If an elector cannot cast a valid vote at an election for the candidate of that elector's choice or for or against a ballot question submitted to the voters because of a defect in or a mechanical malfunction of a voting machine, voting device, ballot, or other election equipment or material, a special election may be petitioned for and held as provided for in sections 832 to 839. History: Add. 1982, Act 505, Eff. Mar. 30, 1983 ;-- Am. 1990, Act 95, Imd. Eff. June 6, 1990 Popular Name: Election Code
MI Comp L § 168.832 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 168 - Michigan Election Law|Act 116 of 1954 - Michigan Election Law (168.1 - 168.992)|116-1954-XXX - Chapter XXX the County Canvass (168.821...168.839)|Section 168.832 - Defect or Mechanical Malfunction Described in MCL 168.831; Aggrieved Candidate or Elector; Filing Petition for Special Election.

168.832 Defect or mechanical malfunction described in MCL 168.831; aggrieved candidate or elector; filing petition for special election. Sec. 832.  A candidate aggrieved by a defect or mechanical malfunction as described in section 831 or a registered elector, whose name appears in a poll book at the election for a ballot question aggrieved by a defect or mechanical malfunction as described in section 831, may petition for a special election. The petition shall be filed with the secretary or clerk of the board of canvassers that canvasses the election no later than 10 days after the date of the election. History: Add. 1982, Act 505, Eff. Mar. 30, 1983 ;-- Am. 1990, Act 95, Imd. Eff. June 6, 1990 Popular Name: Election Code
MI Comp L § 168.833 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 168 - Michigan Election Law|Act 116 of 1954 - Michigan Election Law (168.1 - 168.992)|116-1954-XXX - Chapter XXX the County Canvass (168.821...168.839)|Section 168.833 - Petition for Special Election; Requirements.

168.833 Petition for special election; requirements. Sec. 833.  A petition filed under section 832 shall meet all of the following requirements:  (a) Be typed or printed.  (b) Allege the facts that made it impossible to cast a vote for the petitioning candidate or for or against the ballot question.  (c) Identify the precinct and city or township, and, if applicable, the number of the voting machine or device.  (d) Be signed and certified by the candidate or elector. History: Add. 1982, Act 505, Eff. Mar. 30, 1983 ;-- Am. 1990, Act 95, Imd. Eff. June 6, 1990 Popular Name: Election Code
MI Comp L § 168.834 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 168 - Michigan Election Law|Act 116 of 1954 - Michigan Election Law (168.1 - 168.992)|116-1954-XXX - Chapter XXX the County Canvass (168.821...168.839)|Section 168.834 - Repealed. 1990, Act 95, Imd. Eff. June 6, 1990.

168.834 Repealed. 1990, Act 95, Imd. Eff. June 6, 1990. Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to service of petition for special election.Popular Name: Election Code
MI Comp L § 168.835 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 168 - Michigan Election Law|Act 116 of 1954 - Michigan Election Law (168.1 - 168.992)|116-1954-XXX - Chapter XXX the County Canvass (168.821...168.839)|Section 168.835 - Petition for Special Election; Qualification; Meeting of Board of Canvassers; Notice of Time and Place.

168.835 Petition for special election; qualification; meeting of board of canvassers; notice of time and place. Sec. 835.  The secretary or clerk of the board of canvassers shall determine if a petition meets the requirements of section 833. If a petition is so qualified, the secretary or clerk shall call a meeting of the board of canvassers no later than 5 days after receipt of the petition. The secretary or clerk shall notify the following persons by first class mail or phone of the time and place of the meeting:  (a) The appropriate city or township clerk.  (b) If the election was a general election or special election, each candidate whose name appears on the ballot for the same office.  (c) If the election was a primary election, each candidate whose name appears on the ballot for the same office under the political party of the candidate.  (d) The filer or sponsor of the ballot question, if known, any ballot question committee filed under Act No. 388 of the Public Acts of 1976, being sections 169.201 to 169.282 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, supporting or opposing the ballot question, and the registered elector who filed the petition under section 832. History: Add. 1982, Act 505, Eff. Mar. 30, 1983 ;-- Am. 1990, Act 95, Imd. Eff. June 6, 1990 Popular Name: Election Code
MI Comp L § 168.836 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 168 - Michigan Election Law|Act 116 of 1954 - Michigan Election Law (168.1 - 168.992)|116-1954-XXX - Chapter XXX the County Canvass (168.821...168.839)|Section 168.836 - Ordering Special Election in Precinct Affected by Defect or Mechanical Malfunction; Conditions; Effect of Votes in Excess of Electors.

168.836 Ordering special election in precinct affected by defect or mechanical malfunction; conditions; effect of votes in excess of electors. Sec. 836.  (1) The board of canvassers shall order a special election for the office of the petitioning candidate or the ballot question only in each precinct affected by a defect or mechanical malfunction as described in section 831 if all of the following are true:  (a) An elector could not cast a valid vote in the precinct for the petitioning candidate or for or against the ballot question because of the defect or mechanical malfunction.  (b) Based on the available canvass, the number of electors who could not cast valid votes for the office or for or against the ballot question in an election because of the defect or mechanical malfunction is greater than the number of votes separating the candidates getting the most and the second most number of votes or is greater than the number of votes separating total "yes" votes and the total "no" votes.  (2) If the number of votes for an office or for or against a ballot question recorded on a voting machine exceeds the number of electors that voted on the machine, then for the purposes of subsection (1), the difference shall be regarded as the number of electors who, because of a defect or mechanical malfunction as described in section 831, could not cast valid votes for the office or for or against the ballot question. History: Add. 1982, Act 505, Eff. Mar. 30, 1983 ;-- Am. 1990, Act 95, Imd. Eff. June 6, 1990 Popular Name: Election Code
MI Comp L § 168.837 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 168 - Michigan Election Law|Act 116 of 1954 - Michigan Election Law (168.1 - 168.992)|116-1954-XXX - Chapter XXX the County Canvass (168.821...168.839)|Section 168.837 - Special Election to Be Conducted by Mail; Sending Ballot to Each Elector; Time Limitation; Request From Board of Canvassers; Time for Returning Ballot.

168.837 Special election to be conducted by mail; sending ballot to each elector; time limitation; request from board of canvassers; time for returning ballot. Sec. 837.  (1) A special election ordered under section 836 shall be conducted by mail. Not later than 5 days after the order, the city or township clerk shall send a ballot to each elector whose name was entered in the poll book as having voted in that precinct at the election.  (2) The ballot shall include a request from the board of canvassers that the elector cast a ballot as the elector did or attempted to cast at the election.  (3) Electors shall have 5 days after the date of mailing to return the ballot to the city or township clerk either by mail or in person. History: Add. 1982, Act 505, Eff. Mar. 30, 1983 Popular Name: Election Code
MI Comp L § 168.838 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 168 - Michigan Election Law|Act 116 of 1954 - Michigan Election Law (168.1 - 168.992)|116-1954-XXX - Chapter XXX the County Canvass (168.821...168.839)|Section 168.838 - Counting and Reporting Ballots; Manner; Count to Include Number of Votes Cast by Absent Voters.

168.838 Counting and reporting ballots; manner; count to include number of votes cast by absent voters. Sec. 838.  Ballots returned under section 837 shall be counted and reported in the same manner provided in this act for the counting and reporting of absent voter ballots. The count shall include the number of votes cast by absent voters as shown by the original canvass for that precinct. History: Add. 1982, Act 505, Eff. Mar. 30, 1983 Popular Name: Election Code
MI Comp L § 168.839 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 168 - Michigan Election Law|Act 116 of 1954 - Michigan Election Law (168.1 - 168.992)|116-1954-XXX - Chapter XXX the County Canvass (168.821...168.839)|Section 168.839 - Candidate Not Required to Petition for Recount; Special Election Not Subject to Recount.

168.839 Candidate not required to petition for recount; special election not subject to recount. Sec. 839.  (1) A candidate who petitions for a special election under section 832 is not required to petition for a recount.  (2) A special election held under sections 832 to 838 is not subject to recount. History: Add. 1982, Act 505, Eff. Mar. 30, 1983 Popular Name: Election Code
MI Comp L § 168.841 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 168 - Michigan Election Law|Act 116 of 1954 - Michigan Election Law (168.1 - 168.992)|116-1954-XXXI - Chapter XXXI the State Canvass (168.841...168.848)|Section 168.841 - Board of State Canvassers; Duties.

168.841 Board of state canvassers; duties.Sec. 841.  (1) The board of state canvassers shall canvass the returns and determine the result of all elections for electors of president and vice president of the United States, state officers, United States senators, representatives in congress, circuit judges, state senators and representatives elected by a district that is located in more than 1 county, and other officers as required by law. The board of state canvassers shall also determine the result of an election on a proposed amendment to the constitution or on any other ballot question that has been submitted, pursuant to law, to the qualified and registered electors of this state at large for ratification or rejection. The board of state canvassers shall canvass the returns and determine the result of an election on a ballot question submitted to the qualified and registered electors of more than 1 county under the regional transit authority act, 2012 PA 387, MCL 124.541 to 124.558. Upon making the determination, the board of state canvassers shall immediately prepare a certificate of determination and deliver the properly certified certificate of determination to the secretary of state.  (2) Upon receipt of a properly certified certificate of determination from a board of county canvassers pursuant to section 826, the board of state canvassers, at its next meeting, shall record the results of the county canvass contained in the certificate. History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955 ;-- Am. 1995, Act 261, Eff. Mar. 28, 1996 ;-- Am. 2015, Act 197, Imd. Eff. Nov. 24, 2015 Popular Name: Election Code
MI Comp L § 168.843 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 168 - Michigan Election Law|Act 116 of 1954 - Michigan Election Law (168.1 - 168.992)|116-1954-XXXI - Chapter XXXI the State Canvass (168.841...168.848)|Section 168.843 - Statements of Votes; Filing and Preservation by Secretary of State; Certified Copies.

168.843 Statements of votes; filing and preservation by secretary of state; certified copies. Sec. 843.  The secretary of state, on the receipt of the certified copies of the statements of votes given in the several counties directed by law to be sent to him by the county clerks, shall place on file and preserve such certified copies in his office. If from any county clerk such certified copies shall not have been received by the secretary of state on or before the fifteenth day after any election, the secretary of state shall communicate with such county clerk by telephone, telegraph or mail, requesting that such certified copies be immediately forwarded and such county clerk shall forthwith forward such certified copies to the secretary of state. When the board of state canvassers meets to canvass the returns and determine the result of any election, the secretary of state shall lay before the board the statements received by him of the votes given at such election in the several counties. History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955 Popular Name: Election Code
MI Comp L § 168.844 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 168 - Michigan Election Law|Act 116 of 1954 - Michigan Election Law (168.1 - 168.992)|116-1954-XXXI - Chapter XXXI the State Canvass (168.841...168.848)|Section 168.844 - Statements of Votes; Examination, Preparation of Statement of Totals by Board of State Canvassers.

168.844 Statements of votes; examination, preparation of statement of totals by board of state canvassers. Sec. 844.  The board of state canvassers shall examine the statements received by the secretary of state of the votes cast in the several counties and prepare a statement showing the total number of votes cast for all candidates for each office, the names of the persons for whom such votes were cast, the number of votes cast for each of such persons, the total number of votes cast on each constitutional amendment and proposition which may have been submitted, and the number of votes cast for and the number of votes cast against each such constitutional amendment and proposition. History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955 Popular Name: Election Code
MI Comp L § 168.845 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 168 - Michigan Election Law|Act 116 of 1954 - Michigan Election Law (168.1 - 168.992)|116-1954-XXXI - Chapter XXXI the State Canvass (168.841...168.848)|Section 168.845 - Certifying Correctness of Statement; Certificate of Determination; Certificate of Election; Declaration of Vacancy; Publication of Constitutional Amendment.

168.845 Certifying correctness of statement; certificate of determination; certificate of election; declaration of vacancy; publication of constitutional amendment. Sec. 845.  The members of the board of state canvassers shall certify as to the correctness of the statement provided for in section 844 and subscribe their names to the statement. The members of the board of state canvassers shall determine which persons have been duly elected to each office and which constitutional amendments and propositions, if any, have been approved or rejected. The board shall certify the determinations and deliver the statement and certificate of determinations to the secretary of state. The secretary of state shall file and preserve the statement and certificate of determinations in his or her office and shall immediately execute and deliver a certificate of election to each person elected. If the secretary of state receives notice before the certificate of determinations is issued that the person to whom the certificate of election is to be issued died, withdrew from the district, was declared legally incapacitated by a court having jurisdiction, or submitted to the secretary of state an affidavit declaring that person's intention to refuse the certificate of election, then the secretary of state shall not issue a certificate of election and the office shall be declared vacant as of the commencement of the term of office to which that person would otherwise have been elected. The secretary of state shall also publish any amendment to the constitution that is approved and ratified with the laws enacted by the legislature at its next succeeding session. History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955 ;-- Am. 1956, Act 37, Imd. Eff. Mar. 28, 1956 ;-- Am. 1976, Act 162, Imd. Eff. June 21, 1976 ;-- Am. 1999, Act 217, Eff. Mar. 10, 2000 ;-- Am. 2003, Act 119, Imd. Eff. July 29, 2003 Popular Name: Election Code