2010 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.
MICHIGAN ELECTION LAW (EXCERPT)Act 116 of 1954
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
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