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MI Comp L § 168.806a (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 168 - Michigan Election Law|Act 116 of 1954 - Michigan Election Law (168.1 - 168.992)|116-1954-XXIX - Chapter XXIX Canvass by the Precinct Inspectors (168.801...168.813)|Section 168.806a - Seal; Procedures.

168.806a Seal; procedures. Sec. 806a.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this act to the contrary, when the board of election inspectors is required to seal a ballot box, voting machine, transfer case, electronic voting device, or any other election material, the following procedure shall be followed:  (a) An election inspector shall properly affix the seal to the item and shall certify the sealing on a form prescribed by the secretary of state for this purpose.  (b) Another election inspector who is from the other major political party than the election inspector described in subdivision (a) shall verify that the seal is properly affixed to the item and shall certify the verification on the form described in subdivision (a).  (c) The completed form described in this section shall be securely attached to the outside of the ballot box in the manner prescribed by the secretary of state. History: Add. 1995, Act 261, Eff. Mar. 28, 1996 Popular Name: Election Code
MI Comp L § 168.807 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 168 - Michigan Election Law|Act 116 of 1954 - Michigan Election Law (168.1 - 168.992)|116-1954-XXIX - Chapter XXIX Canvass by the Precinct Inspectors (168.801...168.813)|Section 168.807 - Election Results; Availability.

168.807 Election results; availability. Sec. 807.  Immediately after the canvass has been completed, the result, stating the total number of votes received by each person voted for in said precinct for any office and the number of votes for and the number of votes against any proposed constitutional amendment or other submitted proposition, shall be made available to interested persons who may be present. History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955 Popular Name: Election Code
MI Comp L § 168.808 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 168 - Michigan Election Law|Act 116 of 1954 - Michigan Election Law (168.1 - 168.992)|116-1954-XXIX - Chapter XXIX Canvass by the Precinct Inspectors (168.801...168.813)|Section 168.808 - Statement of Returns; Failure to Sign Certificate, Falsification, Penalty.

168.808 Statement of returns; failure to sign certificate, falsification, penalty. Sec. 808.  Any member of the board of inspectors who fails to sign said certificate shall, upon conviction thereof, be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor. Should any member of the board of election inspectors subscribe to any statement in said certificate which is untrue, he shall, upon conviction thereof, be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor. Should any member of the board of inspectors knowingly subscribe to any statement in said certificate which is untrue, he shall, upon conviction thereof, be deemed guilty of a felony. Any person convicted of a misdemeanor under the provisions of this section shall be punished by a fine of not more than $100.00, or by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than 90 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment in the discretion of the court. Any person convicted of a felony under the provisions of this section shall be punished by a fine of not more than $1,000.00 or by imprisonment in a state penal institution for not more than 4 years. History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955 Popular Name: Election Code
MI Comp L § 168.809 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 168 - Michigan Election Law|Act 116 of 1954 - Michigan Election Law (168.1 - 168.992)|116-1954-XXIX - Chapter XXIX Canvass by the Precinct Inspectors (168.801...168.813)|Section 168.809 - Election Returns and Records; Delivery; Unofficial Tabulation.

168.809 Election returns and records; delivery; unofficial tabulation.Sec. 809.  (1) The board of election inspectors shall seal 1 of the statement of returns and 1 of the tally sheets or the combined tally return sheet with a red state election seal in an envelope and shall address the envelope to the board of county canvassers, in care of the judge of probate. The board of election inspectors shall deliver the sealed envelope to the clerk of the township or city. Upon receipt of the sealed envelope, the township or city clerk shall immediately deliver the envelope to the person to whom addressed. The judge of probate shall deliver the sealed envelope received by him or her to the board of county canvassers when it meets to canvass the returns.  (2) The board of election inspectors shall seal the other statement of returns or combined tally and statement, together with the poll list, in an envelope addressed to the county clerk. The board of election inspectors shall deliver the sealed envelope to the clerk immediately upon completion of the count. The county clerk shall open the envelope at that time, compile unofficial returns, and make the returns in the envelope available to the public. The office of the county clerk shall be open on election day for election purposes and shall remain open until the last returns have been received and the clerk completes an unofficial tabulation.  (3) If a local election to be canvassed by the board of county canvassers is not held in conjunction with a county or state election, the board of election inspectors shall deliver both sealed envelopes to the local clerk. The local clerk shall deliver both sealed envelopes to the county clerk before 11 a.m. on the day following the election. In a city or township election, in which the city or township consists of more than 5 precincts, held in conjunction with an election to be canvassed by the board of county canvassers, the board of election inspectors shall deliver the duplicate returns required by section 806 to the city or township clerk. History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955 ;-- Am. 1955, Act 271, Imd. Eff. June 30, 1955 ;-- Am. 1968, Act 65, Eff. July 1, 1968 ;-- Am. 1969, Act 241, Eff. Mar. 20, 1970 ;-- Am. 1995, Act 261, Eff. Mar. 28, 1996 ;-- 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 § 168.810 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 168 - Michigan Election Law|Act 116 of 1954 - Michigan Election Law (168.1 - 168.992)|116-1954-XXIX - Chapter XXIX Canvass by the Precinct Inspectors (168.801...168.813)|Section 168.810 - Poll List; Delivery to Clerk.

168.810 Poll list; delivery to clerk. Sec. 810.  One of the poll lists shall be delivered to the clerk of the township or city, as the case may be, and shall be by him filed in his office. History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955 Popular Name: Election Code
MI Comp L § 168.810a (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 168 - Michigan Election Law|Act 116 of 1954 - Michigan Election Law (168.1 - 168.992)|116-1954-XXIX - Chapter XXIX Canvass by the Precinct Inspectors (168.801...168.813)|Section 168.810a - Security of Election Materials.

168.810a Security of election materials. Sec. 810a.  (1) Upon request of the county clerk, a member of the board of county canvassers, or the county chair of a major political party, a city or township clerk, as appropriate, shall provide for security as prescribed in this section of the ballots, ballot boxes, and other election material described in the request and used in a precinct on election day. The city or township clerk shall provide the required security until 1 p.m. on the day immediately following the election, unless additional security is required of the clerk by the board of county canvassers under subsection (3). Subject to this section, the city or township clerk shall retain possession of the ballots, ballot boxes, keys to the boxes, keys to voting machines, and other election materials as otherwise required by law, until otherwise directed by the board of county canvassers.  (2) Upon receipt of the election materials described in subsection (1), the clerk shall immediately place the described election materials in a secure location. The clerk shall ensure that he or she is the only person who has access to the election materials placed in the secure location. A major political party may designate individuals to monitor all access points to the secure location that contains the election material. The clerk shall provide space for an individual designated by the county chair of a major political party to monitor all access points to the secure location that contains the election materials until 1 p.m. on the day immediately following the election, unless additional security is required of the clerk by the board of county canvassers under subsection (3).  (3) On and after 1 p.m. on the day immediately following the election, the county clerk, a member of the board of county canvassers, or the county chair of a major political party may petition the board of county canvassers for security as prescribed in this section of the ballots, ballot boxes, voting machines, and other election material described in the petition and used in a precinct on election day. If the board of county canvassers grants the petition for the additional security, the board of county canvassers shall prescribe the amount of security to be provided and the persons responsible for that security. History: Add. 1995, Act 261, Eff. Mar. 28, 1996 ;-- Am. 1996, Act 207, Imd. Eff. May 21, 1996 Popular Name: Election Code
MI Comp L § 168.811 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 168 - Michigan Election Law|Act 116 of 1954 - Michigan Election Law (168.1 - 168.992)|116-1954-XXIX - Chapter XXIX Canvass by the Precinct Inspectors (168.801...168.813)|Section 168.811 - Election Returns, Records, and Applications; Preservation; Destruction; Time.

168.811 Election returns, records, and applications; preservation; destruction; time.Sec. 811.  All election returns, including poll lists, statements, tally sheets, absent voters' return envelopes bearing the statement required by section 761, absent voters' records required by section 760, and other returns made by the inspectors of election of the several precincts must be carefully preserved and may be destroyed after the expiration of 2 years following the primary or election at which the same were used. All applications executed under section 523, all voter registration applications executed by applicants under section 497(3) and (4), and all absent voters' applications must be carefully preserved and may be destroyed after the expiration of 6 years following the primary or election at which those applications were executed. All ballots used at any primary or election may be destroyed after 30 days following the final determination of the board of canvassers with respect to the primary or election unless a petition for recount has been filed and not completed or unless their destruction is stayed by an order of a court. History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955 ;-- Am. 1963, Act 122, Imd. Eff. May 10, 1963 ;-- Am. 2012, Act 271, Eff. Aug. 15, 2012 ;-- Am. 2018, Act 603, Imd. Eff. Dec. 28, 2018 Popular Name: Election Code
MI Comp L § 168.812 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 168 - Michigan Election Law|Act 116 of 1954 - Michigan Election Law (168.1 - 168.992)|116-1954-XXIX - Chapter XXIX Canvass by the Precinct Inspectors (168.801...168.813)|Section 168.812 - Sending Election Results to Secretary of State; Obtaining Election Results.

168.812 Sending election results to secretary of state; obtaining election results. Sec. 812.  At the time the county canvass is forwarded a county clerk shall send to the secretary of state the results of the election in each precinct in his county for each office and proposal which is being voted upon on a statewide basis, for each congressional and legislative office, and for the judicial offices of the supreme court and court of appeals. A person may obtain the election results from the secretary of state upon payment of the reproduction costs. History: Add. 1973, Act 24, Imd. Eff. June 12, 1973 Popular Name: Election Code
MI Comp L § 168.813 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 168 - Michigan Election Law|Act 116 of 1954 - Michigan Election Law (168.1 - 168.992)|116-1954-XXIX - Chapter XXIX Canvass by the Precinct Inspectors (168.801...168.813)|Section 168.813 - Provisional Ballot; Tabulation; Report.

168.813 Provisional ballot; tabulation; report.Sec. 813.  (1) Within 6 days after an election, for each provisional ballot that was placed in a provisional ballot return envelope, the city or township clerk shall determine whether the individual voting the provisional ballot was eligible to vote a ballot and whether to tabulate the provisional ballot. In making this determination, the city or township clerk shall not open the provisional ballot return envelope. A provisional ballot must only be tabulated if a valid voter registration record for the elector is located or if the identity and residence of the elector is established using identification for election purposes, along with a current utility bill, bank statement, paycheck, government check, or other government document to establish the voter's current residence address if the identification for election purposes used by the elector does not contain the voter's current residence address. Before the provisional ballot is tabulated, election officials shall process the ballot as a challenged ballot under sections 745 and 746.  (2) Within 7 days after an election, but sooner if practicable, the city or township clerk shall transmit the results of provisional ballots tabulated after the election to the board of county canvassers. The results must be transmitted in a form prescribed by the secretary of state.  (3) Within 7 days after an election, the city or township clerk shall transmit to the county clerk a provisional ballot report for each precinct in the jurisdiction. The report must include for each precinct the number of provisional ballots issued, the number of provisional ballots tabulated on election day, the number of provisional ballots forwarded to the clerk to be determined after the election, the number of provisional ballots tabulated by the clerk after election day, and any additional information concerning provisional ballots as required by the secretary of state.  (4) Within 7 days after an election, the city or township clerk shall transmit to the county clerk an affidavit report that includes the number of affidavits signed by voters under section 523(2). The affidavit report must be transmitted to the county clerk in a form prescribed by the secretary of state.  (5) Within 7 days after an election, the city or township clerk shall ensure that the qualified voter file is current and includes any individual who registered to vote 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 129, Imd. Eff. May 3, 2018 ;-- Am. 2018, Act 603, Imd. Eff. Dec. 28, 2018 Popular Name: Election Code
MI Comp L § 168.821 (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 168.821 - Meeting of Board of County Canvassers; Place; Time.

168.821 Meeting of board of county canvassers; place; time.Sec. 821.  (1) Except as provided in subsection (2), the board of county canvassers shall meet at the office of the county clerk no later than 9 a.m. on the Thursday after any election held in the county. The county clerk or the county clerk's staff shall determine the meeting date and time for the board of county canvassers.  (2) If, at an election held on the May regular election date, a ballot question appears on the ballot concerning an authorized millage that is subject to a millage reduction as provided in section 34d of the general property tax act, 1893 PA 206, MCL 211.34d, the board of county canvassers shall meet to canvass and certify the results of the vote on that proposition after May 31 and before June 15 following the election. History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955 ;-- Am. 1969, Act 138, Imd. Eff. July 31, 1969 ;-- Am. 1988, Act 275, Eff. Sept. 1, 1988 ;-- Am. 2003, Act 302, Eff. Jan. 1, 2005 ;-- Am. 2018, Act 614, Eff. Mar. 28, 2019 Popular Name: Election Code
MI Comp L § 168.822 (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 168.822 - Board of County Canvassers; Canvass of Returns, Conclusion; Failure to Certify Election Results.

168.822 Board of county canvassers; canvass of returns, conclusion; failure to certify election results.Sec. 822.  (1) The board of county canvassers shall then proceed without delay to canvass the returns of votes cast for all candidates for offices voted for and all questions voted on at the election, according to the precinct returns filed with the probate judge or presiding probate judge by the several city and township clerks, or in case of local elections according to the precinct returns filed with the county clerk, and must conclude the canvass at the earliest possible time and in every case no later than the fourteenth day after the election.  (2) If the board of county canvassers fails to certify the results of any election for any officer or proposition by the fourteenth day after the election as provided, the board of county canvassers shall immediately deliver to the secretary of the board of state canvassers all records and other information pertaining to the election. The board of state canvassers shall meet immediately and make the necessary determinations and certify the results within the 10 days immediately following the receipt of the records from the board of county canvassers. The cost of the canvass must be borne by the county involved. History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955 ;-- Am. 1958, Act 192, Eff. Sept. 13, 1958 ;-- Am. 1963, 2nd Ex. Sess., Act 38, Imd. Eff. Dec. 27, 1963 ;-- Am. 1968, Act 65, Eff. July 1, 1968 ;-- Am. 2013, Act 51, Imd. Eff. June 11, 2013 ;-- Am. 2018, Act 614, Eff. Mar. 28, 2019 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 § 168.824 (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 168.824 - Board of County Canvassers; Statement of Votes; Preparation; Seal.

168.824 Board of county canvassers; statement of votes; preparation; seal. Sec. 824.  (1) Upon completion of the canvass under section 822, the board of county canvassers shall prepare a statement in detail of the number of votes cast for each office, the names of the persons for whom such votes were given, and the number of votes given to each person, as shown by the returns of the boards of inspectors of election of the various voting precincts of the county. The board of county canvassers shall also prepare a statement in detail of the number of votes cast on any proposed constitutional amendment or other ballot question submitted to the electors at the election and the number of votes cast in favor of and the number of votes cast against such proposed amendment or other ballot question, as shown by such returns.  (2) Immediately upon completion of the canvass under section 822, the board of county canvassers shall seal the statement of returns or combined tally and statement and poll list, if applicable, received from the board of election inspectors in an envelope to prevent tampering with those items. History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955 ;-- Am. 1995, Act 261, Eff. Mar. 28, 1996 Popular Name: Election Code
MI Comp L § 168.824a (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 168.824a - Board of County Canvassers; Disclosure of Out-of-Balance Precincts.

168.824a Board of county canvassers; disclosure of out-of-balance precincts.Sec. 824a.  In any statement prepared under section 824, the board of county canvassers shall disclose the number of out-of-balance precincts that were not reconciled during the county canvass process. History: Add. 2018, Act 614, Eff. Mar. 28, 2019 Popular Name: Election Code
MI Comp L § 168.825 (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 168.825 - Statements of Votes; Contents, Certification, Filing.

168.825 Statements of votes; contents, certification, filing. Sec. 825.  In said statements, the whole number of votes given for each office, the names of the candidates and the number of votes given to each, the whole number of votes given on any proposed constitutional amendment or other proposition submitted to the electors at such election, and the number of votes given for and the number of votes given against such proposed amendment or other proposition shall be written out in words at length, and the number of votes shall in each case be also stated in figures. Each such statement shall be certified to by the said board of county canvassers, under their hands and the seal of the circuit court of the county, and shall be attested by the clerk of said board. Thus certified and attested, each such statement shall be filed with the county clerk and kept by him in his office. History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955 Popular Name: Election Code