reglab/statecodes huggingface dataset:
2023 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 168.764c - Ballot Tracker Program; Tracking Absent Voter Ballots Online.

***** 168.764c THIS SECTION IS AMENDED EFFECTIVE 91 DAYS AFTER ADJOURNMENT OF THE 2023 REGULAR SESSION SINE DIE: See 168.764c.amended *****
168.764c Ballot tracker program; tracking absent voter ballots online.
Sec. 764c.
If a city or township has access to the ballot tracker program provided by this state, the clerk of that city or township shall utilize the ballot tracker program and allow voters to track their absent voter ballots online.
History:
Add. 2012, Act 270, Eff. Aug. 15, 2012 ;-- Am. 2018, Act 120, Eff. Dec. 31, 2018
Popular Name:
Election Code
2023 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 168.765c.added - Damaged or Defective Absent Voter Ballot; Duplicate Copy.

***** 168.765c.added THIS ADDED SECTION IS EFFECTIVE 91 DAYS AFTER ADJOURNMENT OF THE 2023 REGULAR SESSION SINE DIE *****
168.765c.added Damaged or defective absent voter ballot; duplicate copy.
Sec. 765c.
If an absent voter ballot is damaged or defective so that the absent voter ballot cannot be properly counted by the electronic tabulating equipment, a true duplicate copy of that absent voter ballot must be made by the election inspectors from different political parties and substituted for the damaged or defective absent voter ballot. A damaged or defective absent voter ballot that cannot be properly counted by the electronic tabulating equipment includes an absent voter ballot issued to an elector that is for the wrong precinct. The election inspectors shall duplicate the absent voter ballot on the correct precinct ballot only for the candidates and ballot proposals that remain the same. Each duplicate ballot must be clearly labeled "duplicate" by the election inspectors, and that duplicate ballot must bear a serial number that is recorded on the damaged or defective absent voter ballot under procedures provided by the secretary of state.
History:
Add. 2023, Act 81, Eff. (sine die)
Popular Name:
Election Code
2023 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 168.766 - Marked Ballot or Absent Voter Ballot; Verification.

***** 168.766 THIS SECTION IS AMENDED EFFECTIVE 91 DAYS AFTER ADJOURNMENT OF THE 2023 REGULAR SESSION SINE DIE: See 168.766.amended *****
168.766 Marked ballot or absent voter ballot; verification.
Sec. 766.
(1) Upon receipt from the city or township clerk of any envelope containing the marked ballot or ballots of an absent voter, the board of inspectors of election shall verify the legality of the vote by doing both of the following:
(a) Examining the digitized signature for the absent voter included in the qualified voter file under section 509q or the registration record as provided in subsection (2) to see that the person has not voted in person, that he or she is a registered voter, and that the signature on the statement agrees with the signature on the registration record.
(b) Examining the statement of the voter to see that it is properly executed.
(2) The qualified voter file must be used to determine the genuineness of a signature on an envelope containing an absent voter ballot. Signature comparisons must be made with the digitized signature in the qualified voter file. If the qualified voter file does not contain a digitized signature of an elector, or is not accessible to the clerk, the city or township clerk shall compare the signature appearing on an envelope containing an absent voter ballot to the signature contained on the master card.
History:
1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955 ;-- Am. 1958, Act 192, Eff. Sept. 13, 1958 ;-- Am. 2005, Act 71, Imd. Eff. July 14, 2005 ;-- Am. 2018, Act 120, Eff. Dec. 31, 2018
Compiler's Notes:
Enacting section 4 of Act 71 of 2005 provides:"Enacting section 4. If any portion of this amendatory act or the application of this amendatory act to any person or circumstances is found invalid by a court, the invalidity shall not affect the remaining portions or applications of this amendatory act that 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
2023 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 168.767 - Absent Voters' Ballots; Illegal Vote; Rejection of Ballot; Marking; Preservation.

***** 168.767 THIS SECTION IS REPEALED BY ACT 81 OF 2023 EFFECTIVE 91 DAYS AFTER ADJOURNMENT OF THE 2023 REGULAR SESSION SINE DIE *****
168.767 Absent voters' ballots; illegal vote; rejection of ballot; marking; preservation.
Sec. 767.
If upon an examination of the envelope containing an absent voter's ballot or ballots, it is determined that the signature on the envelope does not agree sufficiently with the signature on the registration card or the digitized signature contained in the qualified voter file as provided under section 766 so as to identify the voter or if the board shall have knowledge that the person voting the ballot or ballots has died, or if it is determined by a majority of the board that such vote is illegal for any other reason, then such vote shall be rejected, and thereupon some member of the board shall, without opening the envelope, mark across the face of such envelope, "rejected as illegal", and the reason therefor. The statement shall be initialed by the chairman of the board of election inspectors. Said envelope and the ballot or ballots contained therein shall be returned to the city, township or village clerk and retained and preserved in the manner now provided by law for the retention and preservation of official ballots voted at such election.
History:
1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955 ;-- Am. 1958, Act 192, Eff. Sept. 13, 1958 ;-- Am. 2005, Act 71, Imd. Eff. July 14, 2005
Compiler's Notes:
Enacting section 4 of Act 71 of 2005 provides:"Enacting section 4. If any portion of this amendatory act or the application of this amendatory act to any person or circumstances is found invalid by a court, the invalidity shall not affect the remaining portions or applications of this amendatory act that 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
2023 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 168.768 - Absent Voters' Ballots; Legal Vote; Deposit of Ballot in Box, Record.

***** 168.768 THIS SECTION IS AMENDED EFFECTIVE 91 DAYS AFTER ADJOURNMENT OF THE 2023 REGULAR SESSION SINE DIE: See 168.768.amended *****
168.768 Absent voters' ballots; legal vote; deposit of ballot in box, record.
Sec. 768.
If upon such examination of the envelope containing an absent voter's ballot or ballots, the board of inspectors of election shall determine that such vote is legal, the member of the board receiving ballots at such election shall open the absent voter's envelope, take out the ballot or ballots therein contained and shall, without unfolding such ballot or ballots, detach from each such ballot the perforated numbered corner, and shall deposit each such ballot in the proper ballot box. One of the inspectors of election shall note upon the poll book and list the fact that such voter voted at such election by means of an absent voter's ballot.
History:
1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955 ;-- Am. 1955, Act 271, Imd. Eff. June 30, 1955
Popular Name:
Election Code
2023 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 168.768.amended - Absent Voters' Ballots; Verification and Preparation for Tabulation Procedures.

***** 168.768.amended THIS AMENDED SECTION IS EFFECTIVE 91 DAYS AFTER ADJOURNMENT OF THE 2023 REGULAR SESSION SINE DIE *****
168.768.amended Absent voters' ballots; verification and preparation for tabulation procedures.
Sec. 768.
The board of election inspectors shall verify that there is an elector's signature on the absent voter ballot return envelope and that the statement on the absent voter ballot return envelope that the ballot is approved for tabulation is complete. If the elector's signature is missing or the statement that the absent voter ballot is approved for tabulation is incomplete, the board of election inspectors must immediately contact the city or township clerk. If the elector's signature is present and the statement that the absent voter ballot is approved for tabulation is complete, the board of election inspectors shall open the absent voter ballot return envelope, take out the ballot, and, without unfolding the ballot, compare the ballot number on the ballot stub with the ballot number on the face of the absent voter ballot return envelope. If the ballot numbers match, the board of election inspectors shall detach the perforated numbered stub and prepare the ballot for tabulation, as directed by the secretary of state. Each ballot must be inserted into the tabulator. One of the election inspectors shall enter the elector in the poll book as having cast an absent voter ballot.
History:
1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955 ;-- Am. 1955, Act 271, Imd. Eff. June 30, 1955 ;-- Am. 2023, Act 81, Eff. (sine die)
Popular Name:
Election Code
2023 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 168.768a.added - Absent Voter Ballot Drop Off; Instructions.

***** 168.768a.added THIS ADDED SECTION IS EFFECTIVE 91 DAYS AFTER ADJOURNMENT OF THE 2023 REGULAR SESSION SINE DIE *****
168.768a.added Absent voter ballot drop off; instructions.
Sec. 768a.
(1) Except as otherwise provided under subsection (4), an absent voter may take the absent voter's marked absent voter ballot to the absent voter's election day polling place or to an appropriate early voting site during the early voting period as provided under section 4(1)(m) of article II of the state constitution of 1963 to personally put the absent voter's marked absent voter ballot into a tabulator to be tabulated. An absent voter described under this subsection shall do all of the following:
(a) Place the marked absent voter ballot in the secrecy sleeve that was provided to the absent voter.
(b) Bring the marked absent voter ballot in the secrecy sleeve to the absent voter's election day polling place or early voting site.
(c) Comply with the same identification requirements as an elector voting in person under section 523.
(2) If an elector brings an absent voter ballot to an election day polling place or to an early voting site without a secrecy sleeve, an election inspector shall provide a secrecy sleeve to that elector and instruct the elector to place the absent voter ballot in the secrecy sleeve.
(3) The election inspectors processing an absent voter under this section must note in the poll book that the absent voter returned the absent voter's absent voter ballot to the election day polling place or early voting site and that the absent voter's absent voter ballot was tabulated.
(4) If the tabulators in an election day polling place cannot be programmed to accept and tabulate absent voter ballots as provided under section 764a(3), an absent voter is not authorized to return the absent voter's absent voter ballot to an election day polling place to be tabulated as provided under section 764a(3). An absent voter may still return the absent voter's absent voter ballot to an election day polling place, surrender the absent voter ballot to an election inspector, be issued another ballot, and vote that ballot in the polling place.
History:
Add. 2023, Act 81, Eff. (sine die)
Popular Name:
Election Code
2023 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 168.769a - Repealed. 2018, Act 123, Eff. Dec. 31, 2018.

168.769a Repealed. 2018, Act 123, Eff. Dec. 31, 2018.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed section pertained to use of voting machine by absentee voter.
Popular Name:
Election Code
2023 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-VOTING-MACHINES - Voting Machines (168.770...168.799a) › Section 168.770 - Repealed. 2018, Act 123, Eff. Dec. 31, 2018.

168.770 Repealed. 2018, Act 123, Eff. Dec. 31, 2018.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed section pertained to contracts between governing bodies as to use of voting machines.
Popular Name:
Election Code
2023 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-VOTING-MACHINES - Voting Machines (168.770...168.799a) › Section 168.770a - Repealed. 2018, Act 123, Eff. Dec. 31, 2018.

168.770a Repealed. 2018, Act 123, Eff. Dec. 31, 2018.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed section pertained to petition for use of voting device.
Popular Name:
Election Code
2023 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-VOTING-MACHINES - Voting Machines (168.770...168.799a) › Section 168.771 - Repealed. 2018, Act 123, Eff. Dec. 31, 2018.

168.771 Repealed. 2018, Act 123, Eff. Dec. 31, 2018.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed section pertained to purchase of voting machines.
Popular Name:
Election Code
2023 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-VOTING-MACHINES - Voting Machines (168.770...168.799a) › Section 168.771a - Repealed. 2018, Act 123, Eff. Dec. 31, 2018.

168.771a Repealed. 2018, Act 123, Eff. Dec. 31, 2018.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed section pertained to criteria for selection of electronic voting system.
Popular Name:
Election Code
2023 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-VOTING-MACHINES - Voting Machines (168.770...168.799a) › Section 168.772 - Repealed. 2018, Act 123, Eff. Dec. 31, 2018.

168.772 Repealed. 2018, Act 123, Eff. Dec. 31, 2018.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed section pertained to construction and operation of voting machine.
Popular Name:
Election Code
2023 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-VOTING-MACHINES - Voting Machines (168.770...168.799a) › Section 168.773 - Repealed. 2018, Act 123, Eff. Dec. 31, 2018.

168.773 Repealed. 2018, Act 123, Eff. Dec. 31, 2018.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed section pertained to maintenance and custody of voting machine and uniform voting system.
Popular Name:
Election Code
2023 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-VOTING-MACHINES - Voting Machines (168.770...168.799a) › Section 168.774 - Repealed. 2018, Act 123, Eff. Dec. 31, 2018.

168.774 Repealed. 2018, Act 123, Eff. Dec. 31, 2018.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed section pertained to contract for purchase of voting machine.
Popular Name:
Election Code
2023 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-VOTING-MACHINES - Voting Machines (168.770...168.799a) › Section 168.775 - Repealed. 2017, Act 113, Eff. Oct. 25, 2017.

168.775 Repealed. 2017, Act 113, Eff. Oct. 25, 2017.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed section pertained to requirements relating to ballot labels.
Popular Name:
Election Code
2023 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-VOTING-MACHINES - Voting Machines (168.770...168.799a) › Section 168.776 - Repealed. 2018, Act 123, Eff. Dec. 31, 2018.

168.776 Repealed. 2018, Act 123, Eff. Dec. 31, 2018.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed section pertained to supplies and equipment.
Popular Name:
Election Code
2023 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-VOTING-MACHINES - Voting Machines (168.770...168.799a) › Section 168.777 - Repealed. 2018, Act 123, Eff. Dec. 31, 2018.

168.777 Repealed. 2018, Act 123, Eff. Dec. 31, 2018.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed section pertained to delivery of voting machine model.
Popular Name:
Election Code
2023 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-VOTING-MACHINES - Voting Machines (168.770...168.799a) › Section 168.778 - Repealed. 2018, Act 123, Eff. Dec. 31, 2018.

168.778 Repealed. 2018, Act 123, Eff. Dec. 31, 2018.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed section pertained to control of voting machines by clerk.
Popular Name:
Election Code
2023 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-VOTING-MACHINES - Voting Machines (168.770...168.799a) › Section 168.779 - Repealed. 2018, Act 123, Eff. Dec. 31, 2018.

168.779 Repealed. 2018, Act 123, Eff. Dec. 31, 2018.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed section pertained to qualifications of election inspectors.
Popular Name:
Election Code
2023 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-VOTING-MACHINES - Voting Machines (168.770...168.799a) › Section 168.780 - Repealed. 1955, Act 271, Imd. Eff. June 30, 1955;—1955, Act 283, Imd. Eff. July 19, 1955.

168.780 Repealed. 1955, Act 271, Imd. Eff. June 30, 1955;—1955, Act 283, Imd. Eff. July 19, 1955.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed section dispensed with all clerks and gatekeepers in any city, village or township where voting machines were used.
Popular Name:
Election Code
2023 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-VOTING-MACHINES - Voting Machines (168.770...168.799a) › Section 168.781 - Repealed. 2018, Act 123, Eff. Dec. 31, 2018.

168.781 Repealed. 2018, Act 123, Eff. Dec. 31, 2018.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed section pertained to duties of election inspectors and poll clerks.
Popular Name:
Election Code
2023 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-VOTING-MACHINES - Voting Machines (168.770...168.799a) › Section 168.782 - Repealed. 1966, Act 62, Imd. Eff. June 9, 1966.

168.782 Repealed. 1966, Act 62, Imd. Eff. June 9, 1966.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed section pertained to irregular and emergency ballots.
Popular Name:
Election Code
2023 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-VOTING-MACHINES - Voting Machines (168.770...168.799a) › Section 168.782a - Repealed. 2018, Act 123, Eff. Dec. 31, 2018.

168.782a Repealed. 2018, Act 123, Eff. Dec. 31, 2018.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed section pertained to voting for more write-in candidates than space on machine.
Popular Name:
Election Code
2023 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-VOTING-MACHINES - Voting Machines (168.770...168.799a) › Section 168.782b - Repealed. 2018, Act 123, Eff. Dec. 31, 2018.

168.782b Repealed. 2018, Act 123, Eff. Dec. 31, 2018.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed section pertained to emergency ballots.
Popular Name:
Election Code
2023 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-VOTING-MACHINES - Voting Machines (168.770...168.799a) › Section 168.783 - Repealed. 2018, Act 123, Eff. Dec. 31, 2018.

168.783 Repealed. 2018, Act 123, Eff. Dec. 31, 2018.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed section pertained to challenge of voter right to vote.
Popular Name:
Election Code
2023 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-VOTING-MACHINES - Voting Machines (168.770...168.799a) › Section 168.784 - Repealed. 2018, Act 123, Eff. Dec. 31, 2018.

168.784 Repealed. 2018, Act 123, Eff. Dec. 31, 2018.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed section pertained to casting of irregular ballot.
Popular Name:
Election Code
2023 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-VOTING-MACHINES - Voting Machines (168.770...168.799a) › Section 168.785 - Repealed. 2018, Act 123, Eff. Dec. 31, 2018.

168.785 Repealed. 2018, Act 123, Eff. Dec. 31, 2018.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed section pertained to location of voting machines.
Popular Name:
Election Code
2023 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-VOTING-MACHINES - Voting Machines (168.770...168.799a) › Section 168.786 - Repealed. 2018, Act 123, Eff. Dec. 31, 2018.

168.786 Repealed. 2018, Act 123, Eff. Dec. 31, 2018.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed section pertained to secrecy during voting and time limits.
Popular Name:
Election Code
2023 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-VOTING-MACHINES - Voting Machines (168.770...168.799a) › Section 168.787 - Repealed. 2018, Act 123, Eff. Dec. 31, 2018.

168.787 Repealed. 2018, Act 123, Eff. Dec. 31, 2018.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed section pertained to concealment of keyboard.
Popular Name:
Election Code
2023 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-VOTING-MACHINES - Voting Machines (168.770...168.799a) › Section 168.788 - Repealed. 2018, Act 123, Eff. Dec. 31, 2018.

168.788 Repealed. 2018, Act 123, Eff. Dec. 31, 2018.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed section pertained to locking and unlocking of voting machines.
Popular Name:
Election Code
2023 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-VOTING-MACHINES - Voting Machines (168.770...168.799a) › Section 168.789 - Repealed. 2018, Act 123, Eff. Dec. 31, 2018.

168.789 Repealed. 2018, Act 123, Eff. Dec. 31, 2018.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed section pertained to instructions by inspector.
Popular Name:
Election Code
2023 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-VOTING-MACHINES - Voting Machines (168.770...168.799a) › Section 168.790 - Repealed. 2018, Act 123, Eff. Dec. 31, 2018.

168.790 Repealed. 2018, Act 123, Eff. Dec. 31, 2018.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed section pertained to defacing or altering voting machines or labels.
Popular Name:
Election Code
2023 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-VOTING-MACHINES - Voting Machines (168.770...168.799a) › Section 168.791 - Repealed. 2018, Act 123, Eff. Dec. 31, 2018.

168.791 Repealed. 2018, Act 123, Eff. Dec. 31, 2018.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed section pertained to reading and announcing vote.
Popular Name:
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2023 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-VOTING-MACHINES - Voting Machines (168.770...168.799a) › Section 168.791a - Repealed. 2018, Act 123, Eff. Dec. 31, 2018.

168.791a Repealed. 2018, Act 123, Eff. Dec. 31, 2018.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed section pertained to printer type voting machines.
Popular Name:
Election Code
2023 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-VOTING-MACHINES - Voting Machines (168.770...168.799a) › Section 168.792 - Repealed. 2018, Act 123, Eff. Dec. 31, 2018.

168.792 Repealed. 2018, Act 123, Eff. Dec. 31, 2018.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed section pertained to discrepancy in returns.
Popular Name:
Election Code
2023 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-VOTING-MACHINES - Voting Machines (168.770...168.799a) › Section 168.792a - Repealed. 2018, Act 123, Eff. Dec. 31, 2018.

168.792a Repealed. 2018, Act 123, Eff. Dec. 31, 2018.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed section pertained to absent voters counting boards.
Popular Name:
Election Code
2023 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-VOTING-MACHINES - Voting Machines (168.770...168.799a) › Section 168.792b - Repealed. 1983, Act 181, Imd. Eff. Oct. 25, 1983.

168.792b Repealed. 1983, Act 181, Imd. Eff. Oct. 25, 1983.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed section pertained to inapplicability of MCL 168.792a in presidential primary elections.
Popular Name:
Election Code
2023 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-VOTING-MACHINES - Voting Machines (168.770...168.799a) › Section 168.793 - Repealed. 2018, Act 123, Eff. Dec. 31, 2018.

168.793 Repealed. 2018, Act 123, Eff. Dec. 31, 2018.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed section pertained to inspectors' statement forms.
Popular Name:
Election Code
2023 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-VOTING-MACHINES - Voting Machines (168.770...168.799a) › Section 168.794 - Definitions Used in MCL 168.794 to 168.799a.

168.794 Definitions used in MCL 168.794 to 168.799a.
Sec. 794.
As used in sections 794 to 799a:
(a) "Audit trail" means a record of the votes cast by each voter that can be printed, recorded, or visually reviewed after the polls are closed. The record shall not allow for the identification of the voter.
(b) "Ballot" means a card, ballot label, paper ballot, envelope, or any medium through which votes are recorded.
(c) "Ballot label" means the display or material containing the names of offices and candidates or the questions to be voted on.
(d) "Counting center" means 1 or more locations selected by the board of election commissioners of the city, county, township, village, or school district at which ballots are counted by means of electronic tabulating equipment or vote totals are electronically received from electronic tabulating equipment and electronically compiled.
(e) "Electronic tabulating equipment" means an apparatus that electronically examines and counts votes recorded on ballots and tabulates the results.
(f) "Electronic voting system" means a system in which votes are recorded and counted by electronic tabulating equipment.
(g) "Escrow account" means a third party approved by the secretary of state for the purpose of taking custody of all source codes, including all revisions or modifications of source codes.
(h) "Source code" means the assembly language or high level language used to program the electronic voting system.
(i) "Voting device" means an apparatus that contains the ballot label and allows the voter to record his or her vote.
(j) "Voting station" means an enclosure provided to ensure ballot secrecy during the voting of the ballot.
(k) "Memory device" means a method or device used to store electronic data.
History:
Add. 1967, Act 155, Imd. Eff. June 30, 1967 ;-- Am. 1990, Act 109, Imd. Eff. June 18, 1990 ;-- Am. 1992, Act 8, Imd. Eff. Mar. 10, 1992
Popular Name:
Election Code
2023 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-VOTING-MACHINES - Voting Machines (168.770...168.799a) › Section 168.794b - Electronic Voting System; Manner of Payment.

168.794b Electronic voting system; manner of payment.
Sec. 794b.
If federal funding or state funding is not available, the board of commissioners of a county, the legislative body of a city, or the township board of a township, on the adoption and acquisition of an electronic voting system, shall provide for all or the balance of the payment for the system.
History:
Add. 1967, Act 155, Imd. Eff. June 30, 1967 ;-- Am. 1990, Act 109, Imd. Eff. June 18, 1990 ;-- Am. 2018, Act 123, Eff. Dec. 31, 2018
Popular Name:
Election Code
2023 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-VOTING-MACHINES - Voting Machines (168.770...168.799a) › Section 168.794c - Applicability and Construction of Provisions; Rules.

168.794c Applicability and construction of provisions; rules.
Sec. 794c.
The provisions of sections 794 to 799a control with respect to elections where electronic voting systems are used, and shall be liberally construed so as to carry out the purpose of the provisions. A provision of law relating to the conduct of elections that conflicts with sections 794 to 799a does not apply to the conduct of elections with an approved electronic voting system. The secretary of state shall promulgate rules to implement the provisions of sections 794 to 799a, in accordance with the administrative procedures act of 1969, Act No. 306 of the Public Acts of 1969, being sections 24.201 to 24.328 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.
History:
Add. 1967, Act 155, Imd. Eff. June 30, 1967 ;-- Am. 1990, Act 109, Imd. Eff. June 18, 1990
Popular Name:
Election Code
Admin Rule:
R 168.771 et seq. of the Michigan Administrative Code.
2023 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-VOTING-MACHINES - Voting Machines (168.770...168.799a) › Section 168.795b - Printing or Displaying Ballot Labels, Questions, Office Titles, and Names of Candidates; Columns, Pages, and Directional Signs; Ballot Stub.

***** 168.795b THIS SECTION IS AMENDED EFFECTIVE 91 DAYS AFTER ADJOURNMENT OF THE 2023 REGULAR SESSION SINE DIE: See 168.795b.amended *****
168.795b Printing or displaying ballot labels, questions, office titles, and names of candidates; columns, pages, and directional signs; ballot stub.
Sec. 795b.
(1) Ballot labels shall be printed or displayed in plain, clear, black type on white surface. Questions may be printed or displayed on red tinted surface and the names of candidates for nonpartisan offices on blue tinted surface. County questions may be printed or displayed on green tinted surface and local questions may be printed or displayed on buff surface. In a primary election to identify each political party, the titles of offices and the names of candidates may be arranged in vertical columns or in a series of separate pages or displays. The office title with a statement of the number of candidates to be voted for shall be printed or displayed above or at the side of the names of the candidates for that office. The offices and candidates shall be printed or displayed in the order provided by law, or if no such provision is made, in the order prescribed by the board of election commissioners of the county, city, village, township, or school district. If there are more candidates for an office than can be printed or displayed in 1 column or on 1 page or display, the ballot label shall be clearly marked that the list of candidates is continued on the following column, page, or display, and so far as possible, the same number of names shall be printed or displayed on each column, page, or display. Arrows or other directional signs may be used to indicate the place to vote for each candidate or question.
(2) Ballots that are processed through electronic tabulating equipment after the elector has voted shall have an attached, numbered, perforated stub.
History:
Add. 1967, Act 155, Imd. Eff. June 30, 1967 ;-- Am. 1990, Act 109, Imd. Eff. June 18, 1990
Popular Name:
Election Code
2023 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-VOTING-MACHINES - Voting Machines (168.770...168.799a) › Section 168.795b.amended - Printing or Displaying Ballot Labels, Questions, Office Titles, and Names of Candidates; Columns, Pages, and Directional Signs; Ballot Stub.

***** 168.795b.amended THIS AMENDED SECTION IS EFFECTIVE 91 DAYS AFTER ADJOURNMENT OF THE 2023 REGULAR SESSION SINE DIE *****
168.795b.amended Printing or displaying ballot labels, questions, office titles, and names of candidates; columns, pages, and directional signs; ballot stub.
Sec. 795b.
(1) Ballot labels must be printed or displayed in plain, clear, black type on white surface. Questions may be printed or displayed on red tinted surface and the names of candidates for nonpartisan offices on blue tinted surface. County questions may be printed or displayed on green tinted surface and local questions may be printed or displayed on buff surface. In a primary election to identify each political party, the titles of offices and the names of candidates may be arranged in vertical columns or in a series of separate pages or displays. The office title with a statement of the number of candidates to be voted for must be printed or displayed above or at the side of the names of the candidates for that office. The offices and candidates must be printed or displayed in the order provided by law, or if no such provision is made, in the order prescribed by the board of election commissioners of the county, city, village, township, or school district. If there are more candidates for an office than can be printed or displayed in 1 column or on 1 page or display, the ballot label must be clearly marked that the list of candidates is continued on the following column, page, or display, and so far as possible, the same number of names must be printed or displayed on each column, page, or display. Arrows or other directional signs may be used to indicate the place to vote for each candidate or question.
(2) Except for ballots used for early voting that are produced by an on-demand ballot printing system, ballots that are processed through electronic tabulating equipment after the elector has voted must have an attached, numbered, perforated stub.
History:
Add. 1967, Act 155, Imd. Eff. June 30, 1967 ;-- Am. 1990, Act 109, Imd. Eff. June 18, 1990 ;-- Am. 2023, Act 81, Eff. (sine die)
Popular Name:
Election Code
2023 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-VOTING-MACHINES - Voting Machines (168.770...168.799a) › Section 168.796 - Sample Ballots.

168.796 Sample ballots.
Sec. 796.
Sample ballots, which shall be facsimile copies of the official ballot or ballot labels, shall be provided as required by law. At least 2 copies shall be posted in each polling place on election day. Sample ballots may be printed on a single page or on a number of pages stapled together.
History:
Add. 1967, Act 155, Imd. Eff. June 30, 1967 ;-- Am. 1990, Act 109, Imd. Eff. June 18, 1990
Popular Name:
Election Code
2023 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-VOTING-MACHINES - Voting Machines (168.770...168.799a) › Section 168.796a - Electronic Voting System; Preparation for Election; Equipment and Supplies; Voting Stations.

168.796a Electronic voting system; preparation for election; equipment and supplies; voting stations.
Sec. 796a.
(1) Before an election at which an electronic voting system is used, the board of election commissioners of the county, city, village, township, or school district shall have the system prepared for the election. The board shall provide the election board of each voting precinct with the necessary equipment and supplies.
(2) Before an election, the board of election commissioners of a county, city, village, township, or school district shall provide a sufficient number of voting stations needed to ensure the orderly conduct of the election taking into consideration the projected turnout, the length of the ballot, and the number of voters the voting system can process per hour as determined under section 795a. As a minimum for each election, the board of election commissioners shall provide at least 1 voting station for each 400 registered voters in each precinct through August 31, 1998 and at least 1 voting station for each 300 registered voters on and after September 1, 1998. If counting centers are used, the board of election commissioners of the county, city, village, township, or school district shall establish 1 or more counting centers as needed before the election.
History:
Add. 1967, Act 155, Imd. Eff. June 30, 1967 ;-- Am. 1987, Act 21, Imd. Eff. Apr. 24, 1987 ;-- Am. 1990, Act 109, Imd. Eff. June 18, 1990 ;-- Am. 1996, Act 583, Eff. Mar. 31, 1997 ;-- Am. 1998, Act 215, Imd. Eff. July 1, 1998
Popular Name:
Election Code
2023 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-VOTING-MACHINES - Voting Machines (168.770...168.799a) › Section 168.796b - Repealed. 1990, Act 109, Imd. Eff. June 18, 1990.

168.796b Repealed. 1990, Act 109, Imd. Eff. June 18, 1990.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed section pertained to instruction of election inspectors.
Popular Name:
Election Code
2023 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-VOTING-MACHINES - Voting Machines (168.770...168.799a) › Section 168.797 - Inspectors of Election; Duties; Certification of Equipment Operation.

168.797 Inspectors of election; duties; certification of equipment operation.
Sec. 797.
Not less than 30 minutes before the opening of the polls, the inspectors of election shall arrive at the polling place and prepare the polling place for voting. The inspectors of election shall determine that the correct ballot has been provided to the precinct by comparing the ballot provided with the sample ballot and any other documents provided to the precinct. The inspectors of election shall complete required tests of the equipment of the electronic voting system and certify in writing that the equipment is operating properly. The written certification shall be on a form prescribed by the secretary of state and shall include pertinent information regarding seal numbers, counters, and the operation and use of the particular equipment.
History:
Add. 1967, Act 155, Imd. Eff. June 30, 1967 ;-- Am. 1990, Act 109, Imd. Eff. June 18, 1990 ;-- Am. 1992, Act 8, Imd. Eff. Mar. 10, 1992
Popular Name:
Election Code
2023 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-VOTING-MACHINES - Voting Machines (168.770...168.799a) › Section 168.797b - Rules.

168.797b Rules.
Sec. 797b.
The secretary of state shall promulgate rules pursuant to the administrative procedures act of 1969, Act No. 306 of the Public Acts of 1969, being sections 24.201 to 24.328 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, governing the tabulation of ballots, certification of results, delivery of ballots and certified results, and sealing of devices and ballot boxes after the polls are closed.
History:
Add. 1967, Act 155, Imd. Eff. June 30, 1967 ;-- Am. 1990, Act 109, Imd. Eff. June 18, 1990
Popular Name:
Election Code
2023 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-VOTING-MACHINES - Voting Machines (168.770...168.799a) › Section 168.797c - Computer Program; Disposition and Use of Source Code.

168.797c Computer program; disposition and use of source code.
Sec. 797c.
A person or company providing a computer program that examines, counts, tabulates, and prints results of the votes cast by a voter on an electronic voting system shall place in an escrow account a copy of the source code of the program and any subsequent revisions or modifications of the source code. The secretary of state or an authorized agent of the secretary of state shall agree to use the information contained in the source code solely for the purpose of analyzing and testing the software and shall not disclose proprietary information to any other person or agency without the prior written consent of the vendor.
History:
Add. 1967, Act 155, Imd. Eff. June 30, 1967 ;-- Am. 1990, Act 109, Imd. Eff. June 18, 1990
Popular Name:
Election Code
2023 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-VOTING-MACHINES - Voting Machines (168.770...168.799a) › Section 168.798a - Separate Counting Center; Direction and Conduct of Proceedings; Method.

168.798a Separate counting center; direction and conduct of proceedings; method.
Sec. 798a.
If a separate counting center is used, all proceedings shall be under the direction of the clerk or authorized assistants. The proceedings shall be conducted under observation by the public, but no persons except those authorized shall touch a ballot or return. Persons who engage in processing and counting of the ballots shall be deputized and take an oath that they will faithfully perform their assigned duties. If a ballot is damaged or defective so that it cannot properly be counted by the electronic tabulating equipment, a true duplicate copy shall be made and substituted for the damaged or defective ballot. Each duplicate ballot shall be clearly labeled "duplicate", and shall bear a serial number, which shall be recorded on the damaged or defective ballot.
History:
Add. 1967, Act 155, Imd. Eff. June 30, 1967 ;-- Am. 1990, Act 109, Imd. Eff. June 18, 1990
Popular Name:
Election Code
2023 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-VOTING-MACHINES - Voting Machines (168.770...168.799a) › Section 168.798b - Electronic Tabulating Equipment; Unofficial and Official Returns; Manual Count.

***** 168.798b THIS SECTION IS AMENDED EFFECTIVE 91 DAYS AFTER ADJOURNMENT OF THE 2023 REGULAR SESSION SINE DIE: See 168.798b.amended *****
168.798b Electronic tabulating equipment; unofficial and official returns; manual count.
Sec. 798b.
Before the conduct of the official count, the clerk may conduct an unofficial count in order to provide early unofficial returns to the public. Upon completion of the count, the official returns shall be open to the public. The return of the electronic tabulating equipment, to which have been added the write-in and absentee votes if necessary, shall constitute, after being duly certified, the official return of each precinct or election district. If it becomes impracticable to count all or a part of the ballots with tabulating equipment, the clerk may direct that they be counted manually, following as far as practicable the provisions governing the counting of paper ballots.
History:
Add. 1967, Act 155, Imd. Eff. June 30, 1967 ;-- Am. 1990, Act 109, Imd. Eff. June 18, 1990
Popular Name:
Election Code