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MI Comp L § 168.679 (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-POLLING-PLACES-EQUIPMENT-SUPPLIES - Polling Places, Equipment, Supplies (168.662...168.683)|Section 168.679 - Counting Board; Membership; Appointment; Duties; Applicability of MCL 168.662 to Place of Performance.

168.679 Counting board; membership; appointment; duties; applicability of MCL 168.662 to place of performance.Sec. 679.  (1) The legislative body of a city or township, by resolution, may provide that for an election in a precinct of the city or township, there shall be an additional board of election inspectors, known as the counting board. The counting board must consist of 3 or more election inspectors. Sections 673a and 674 apply to the appointment of election inspectors to counting boards under this section. The counting board shall count the ballots cast in the precinct at an election and make a statement of returns of that count. The provisions of this chapter relative to the appointment, qualifications, privileges, powers, duties, and oaths of office of election inspectors apply to the members of a counting board, to the extent that they apply to the counting of the votes cast at and the making of the statement of returns of an election.  (2) In a precinct for which a counting board has been provided, the duties of the election inspectors who have conducted the election during the day cease on the closing of the polls and, upon the closing of the polls, the counting board assumes charge and control of the place of voting, the ballot boxes, the ballots, and all other equipment of the polling place and shall proceed with the counting of votes. The counting board shall perform all duties required by this act to be performed after the closing of the polls at an election by the board of election inspectors in a precinct that does not have a counting board, as provided in this section.  (3) Section 662 applies to the designation and prescribing of the place or places in which the counting board performs its duties under this section. History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955 ;-- Am. 1995, Act 261, Eff. Mar. 28, 1996 ;-- Am. 1996, Act 583, Eff. Mar. 31, 1997 ;-- Am. 2018, Act 120, Eff. Dec. 31, 2018 Popular Name: Election Code
MI Comp L § 168.680 (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-POLLING-PLACES-EQUIPMENT-SUPPLIES - Polling Places, Equipment, Supplies (168.662...168.683)|Section 168.680 - Precinct Election Inspectors; Oath of Office.

168.680 Precinct election inspectors; oath of office. Sec. 680.  Each precinct election inspector shall, before entering upon the discharge of his duties, take and subscribe the following constitutional oath of office, which oath any of the inspectors may administer: "I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support the constitution of the United States and the constitution of this state, and that I will faithfully discharge the duties of the office of inspector of elections according to the best of my ability." History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955 Popular Name: Election Code
MI Comp L § 168.681 (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-POLLING-PLACES-EQUIPMENT-SUPPLIES - Polling Places, Equipment, Supplies (168.662...168.683)|Section 168.681 - Repealed. 1980, Act 188, Imd. Eff. July 3, 1980.

168.681 Repealed. 1980, Act 188, Imd. Eff. July 3, 1980. Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to right of precinct election inspectors to vote.Popular Name: Election Code
MI Comp L § 168.682 (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-POLLING-PLACES-EQUIPMENT-SUPPLIES - Polling Places, Equipment, Supplies (168.662...168.683)|Section 168.682 - Election Officials; Compensation.

168.682 Election officials; compensation.Sec. 682.  Any person employed as an inspector of election, or in any other official capacity at any election, primary election, or on any board of canvassers or board of registration, shall, except as otherwise specifically provided, receive reasonable compensation as allowed by the township board of any township, board of commissioners of any county, or the legislative body of any city, as applicable. History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955 ;-- Am. 2018, Act 120, Eff. Dec. 31, 2018 Popular Name: Election Code
MI Comp L § 168.683 (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-POLLING-PLACES-EQUIPMENT-SUPPLIES - Polling Places, Equipment, Supplies (168.662...168.683)|Section 168.683 - Election Inspectors; Instruction, Compensation, Vacancy.

168.683 Election inspectors; instruction, compensation, vacancy.Sec. 683.  Each county clerk before each primary and election shall, by some reliable means, notify the clerk of each township and city in the county of a training school for election inspectors to be held at a place designated by the county clerk within 20 days before each primary, general, and special election. The township and city clerks shall notify each election inspector appointed to serve at that election of the time and place of the training school. At the meeting, the county clerk shall instruct and demonstrate the manner in which the duties of election inspectors are required by law to be performed. It is the duty of the inspectors, so notified, to attend the meeting unless excused by the county clerk for good cause. Compensation may be paid to them by their respective municipalities at a rate as determined by the governing bodies. An election inspector shall not serve in any election unless he or she has within the last preceding 2 years either attended an election school or has passed satisfactorily an examination given by the election commission of the city or township in which appointed. The examination is subject to the approval of the secretary of state. This section does not prevent the appointment of an election inspector to fill a vacancy. This section does not prohibit any city or any township having a population of 10,000 or more from conducting its own training school for election inspectors of that city or township. If a city or township conducts its own training school, election inspectors who attend a city or township training school are not required to attend the county training school. History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955 ;-- Am. 1962, Act 67, Eff. Mar. 28, 1963 ;-- Am. 1963, Act 159, Eff. Sept. 6, 1963 ;-- Am. 2018, Act 120, Eff. Dec. 31, 2018 Popular Name: Election Code
MI Comp L § 168.684 (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-PREPARATION-PRINTING-AND-DELIVERY-OF-OFFICIAL-BA - Preparation, Printing and Delivery of Official Ballots (168.684...168.719)|Section 168.684 - Repealed. 2017, Act 113, Eff. Oct. 25, 2017.

168.684 Repealed. 2017, Act 113, Eff. Oct. 25, 2017. Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to preparation and adoption of vignette to be printed on official ballot.Popular Name: Election Code
MI Comp L § 168.686b (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-PREPARATION-PRINTING-AND-DELIVERY-OF-OFFICIAL-BA - Preparation, Printing and Delivery of Official Ballots (168.684...168.719)|Section 168.686b - Nonmajor Political Party; Notice of County Caucus or State Convention.

168.686b Nonmajor political party; notice of county caucus or state convention.Sec. 686b.  A political party that is not a major political party, as defined in section 16, and that is required to nominate candidates at a county caucus or state convention shall, at least 10 days before holding the county caucus or state convention to nominate candidates, notify in writing the secretary of state and the bureau of elections of the date, time, and location of the county caucus or state convention of that political party. History: Add. 2012, Act 272, Imd. Eff. July 3, 2012 Popular Name: Election Code
MI Comp L § 168.687 (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-PREPARATION-PRINTING-AND-DELIVERY-OF-OFFICIAL-BA - Preparation, Printing and Delivery of Official Ballots (168.684...168.719)|Section 168.687 - Certification of Nominations by Board of Canvassers.

168.687 Certification of nominations by board of canvassers. Sec. 687.  The board of canvassers, whose duty it is to determine who are nominated for public office at any official primary election, shall forthwith, upon such determination, certify the nomination as follows:  For an office to be filled by the electors of the state at large, to the board of election commissioners of each county and to the secretary of state;  For a district office, to the board of election commissioners of each county, the whole or part of which county forms a part of the district, or to the board of election commissioners of the county, a part of which forms the district and to the secretary of state;  For a county office, to the board of election commissioners of the county; and  For a city or ward office, to the board of election commissioners of the city.  Each certificate shall set forth the name of the candidate, the office for which and the party on whose ticket he was nominated and, if for a district office, shall designate the district. History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955 ;-- Am. 1955, Act 271, Imd. Eff. June 30, 1955 ;-- Am. 1961, Act 223, Eff. Sept. 8, 1961 Popular Name: Election Code
MI Comp L § 168.688 (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-PREPARATION-PRINTING-AND-DELIVERY-OF-OFFICIAL-BA - Preparation, Printing and Delivery of Official Ballots (168.684...168.719)|Section 168.688 - Certificates of Nomination; Delivery.

168.688 Certificates of nomination; delivery. Sec. 688.  All certificates of nomination required to be made to the board of election commissioners of any county shall be delivered to the county clerk, or forwarded to him by registered or certified mail with return receipt demanded, and such county clerk shall deliver such certificate to the county board of election commissioners at its first meeting thereafter. History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955 ;-- Am. 1956, Act 190, Imd. Eff. Apr. 26, 1956 Popular Name: Election Code
MI Comp L § 168.689 (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-PREPARATION-PRINTING-AND-DELIVERY-OF-OFFICIAL-BA - Preparation, Printing and Delivery of Official Ballots (168.684...168.719)|Section 168.689 - Official Ballots; Preparation, Printing.

168.689 Official ballots; preparation, printing. Sec. 689.  The board of election commissioners of each county shall prepare the official ballots for use at any state, district or county election held therein, and shall have printed a sufficient number of ballots containing the names of all candidates properly certified to said board of election commissioners, and ballots for all proposed constitutional amendments or other questions to be submitted at such election to supply each election precinct in such county with a sufficient number for such precinct, and not less than 25% more than the total number of votes cast therein at the corresponding election held 4 years previous for the office which received the greatest number of votes. History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955 Popular Name: Election Code
MI Comp L § 168.690 (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-PREPARATION-PRINTING-AND-DELIVERY-OF-OFFICIAL-BA - Preparation, Printing and Delivery of Official Ballots (168.684...168.719)|Section 168.690 - Official Ballots; Delivery to Township or City Clerks; Duties.

168.690 Official ballots; delivery to township or city clerks; duties.Sec. 690.  The township or city board of election commissioners for each jurisdiction conducting the election shall have the ballots required for a regular or special township, village, city, school, or community college election, or official primary election for the nomination of candidates for township, city, ward, or community college offices, to be printed and delivered to the election commission's township or city clerk at least 45 days before the election. The duties imposed upon county boards of election commissioners and upon county, township, and city clerks relative to the printing, counting, packaging, sealing, and delivery of official ballots are imposed upon the township and municipal boards of election commissioners and the township or city clerks relative to the printing, counting, packaging, sealing, and delivery of official ballots for use in each precinct of the township or city at a municipal, township, village, school, or community college election. History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955 ;-- Am. 2003, Act 302, Eff. Jan. 1, 2005 ;-- Am. 2018, Act 120, Eff. Dec. 31, 2018 Popular Name: Election Code
MI Comp L § 168.691 (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-PREPARATION-PRINTING-AND-DELIVERY-OF-OFFICIAL-BA - Preparation, Printing and Delivery of Official Ballots (168.684...168.719)|Section 168.691 - Official Ballots; Names of Candidates; Identification Numeral; Compliance.

168.691 Official ballots; names of candidates; identification numeral; compliance. Sec. 691.  (1) Each board of election commissioners shall have printed on the ballot, or on ballot labels or slips to be placed on a voting machine, when used, the names of the candidates certified to that board under this act. A candidate's name shall not be placed or printed in more than 1 column on the ballot for the same office. A board of election commissioners for a county or city may arrange the ballots with an identification numeral placed in the same space with the name of each of the candidates. That identification numeral shall be rotated with the name of the candidate, and when rotated, shall appear in the same space with the same candidate regardless of where the candidate's name appears on the ballot.  (2) The name of a candidate appearing on a ballot shall comply with sections 560b and 561. History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955 ;-- Am. 1955, Act 271, Imd. Eff. June 30, 1955 ;-- Am. 2002, Act 163, Imd. Eff. Apr. 9, 2002 Popular Name: Election Code
MI Comp L § 168.692 (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-PREPARATION-PRINTING-AND-DELIVERY-OF-OFFICIAL-BA - Preparation, Printing and Delivery of Official Ballots (168.684...168.719)|Section 168.692 - Nomination by More Than 1 Party; Choice; Nomination for More Than 1 Office.

168.692 Nomination by more than 1 party; choice; nomination for more than 1 office. Sec. 692.  Any person nominated at a primary election by more than 1 political party, or certified as a nominee by more than 1 political party, or nominated by 1 political party and thereafter certified as a nominee by another political party, shall be notified of such dual nominations by registered or certified mail with a return receipt demanded, by the county clerk, or clerks of the several counties affected if for a state or district office, immediately upon certification to him of such nominations by the board of canvassers or by the party committees, as the case may be. Such person shall, within 3 days after the receipt of said notification, advise the county clerk or clerks in writing in which political party column it is desired that his or her name be printed or placed on the ballots or voting machines for the ensuing election. Any person who has been certified for more than 1 office, except where 2 or more offices may be legally combined, shall be notified in a like manner and shall, within 3 days of receipt thereof, advise the county clerk or clerks of the particular office for which he desires to be a candidate. History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955 ;-- Am. 1956, Act 190, Imd. Eff. Apr. 26, 1956 Popular Name: Election Code
MI Comp L § 168.692a (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-PREPARATION-PRINTING-AND-DELIVERY-OF-OFFICIAL-BA - Preparation, Printing and Delivery of Official Ballots (168.684...168.719)|Section 168.692a - Qualifying Petition Not to Be Filed by Certain Persons.

168.692a Qualifying petition not to be filed by certain persons. Sec. 692a.  A person who files a partisan nominating petition or filing fee as a candidate of a political party, or who is nominated by a political party convention, committee, or caucus and accepts the nomination, shall not file a qualifying petition under chapter XXIVA for an office to be elected at that election or at an election held during the same calendar year. History: Add. 1988, Act 116, Imd. Eff. May 2, 1988 Compiler's Notes: Section 2 of Act 116 of 1988 provides:“If any portion of this amendatory act or the application of this amendatory act to any person or circumstances shall be found to be invalid by a court, the invalidity shall not affect the remaining portions or applications of this amendatory act which can be given effect without the invalid portion or application, if the remaining portions are not determined by the court to be inoperable, and to this end this amendatory act is declared to be severable.”Popular Name: Election Code
MI Comp L § 168.693 (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-PREPARATION-PRINTING-AND-DELIVERY-OF-OFFICIAL-BA - Preparation, Printing and Delivery of Official Ballots (168.684...168.719)|Section 168.693 - Nomination by More Than 1 Party or for More Than 1 Office; Failure to Make Choice; Procedure.

168.693 Nomination by more than 1 party or for more than 1 office; failure to make choice; procedure. Sec. 693.  Any person nominated at a primary or certified as a candidate by more than 1 political party for the same office, or for more than 1 office, except where 2 or more offices may be legally combined, who fails to designate the particular office sought and the party column in which it is desired that his or her name be printed or placed on the ballots or voting machines for the ensuing election, as herein provided, shall have his or her name printed or placed on said ballots or voting machines by the proper board of election commissioners in the following manner:  (1) Should such candidate's name have been certified by more than 1 political party, it shall be printed or placed in the column of that party first making certification;  (2) Should such candidate be nominated at a primary by 1 political party pursuant to the filing of petitions and be certified as a candidate by another party for the same office, or for more than 1 office, except where 2 or more offices may be legally combined, such candidate's name shall be printed or placed on the ballots or voting machines in the party column and for that office for which petitions were filed; or  (3) Should the name of such candidate be written or placed on the primary election ballots or voting machines for the same office, or for more than 1 office, except where 2 or more offices may be legally combined, by the electors of more than 1 political party without petitions having been filed or certification made, then the name of such candidate shall be printed or placed on the ballots or voting machines for the office and in the column of that party casting the greatest number of votes for such candidate at the preceding primary election. History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955 Popular Name: Election Code
MI Comp L § 168.694 (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-PREPARATION-PRINTING-AND-DELIVERY-OF-OFFICIAL-BA - Preparation, Printing and Delivery of Official Ballots (168.684...168.719)|Section 168.694 - Applicability of Certain Sections.

168.694 Applicability of certain sections.Sec. 694.  Sections 691, 692, 693, and 695 apply to all city, village, and township elections held in this state under this act, except that the notice required to be given by a candidate shall, in case of a city, village, or township office, be given by him or her to the proper city or township board of election commissioners within 2 days after his or her name is certified as nominated by 2 or more political parties for the same office. History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955 ;-- Am. 2018, Act 120, Eff. Dec. 31, 2018 Popular Name: Election Code
MI Comp L § 168.695 (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-PREPARATION-PRINTING-AND-DELIVERY-OF-OFFICIAL-BA - Preparation, Printing and Delivery of Official Ballots (168.684...168.719)|Section 168.695 - Ineligibility of Candidate at Subsequent Election.

168.695 Ineligibility of candidate at subsequent election. Sec. 695.  No person whose name was printed or placed on the primary ballots or voting machines as a candidate for nomination on the primary ballots of 1 political party shall be eligible as a candidate of any other political party at the election following that primary. History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955 Popular Name: Election Code