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Chapter 168 - MICHIGAN ELECTION LAW
Act 116 of 1954 - MICHIGAN ELECTION LAW (168.1 - 168.992)
116-1954-XXXIII - CHAPTER XXXIII RECOUNTS (168.861...168.894)
116-1954-XXXIII-COUNTY-CITY-TOWNSHIP-AND-VILLAGE-BOARDS-OF-CANVASSERS - COUNTY, CITY, TOWNSHIP AND VILLAGE BOARDS OF CANVASSERS (168.861...168.877)
MICHIGAN ELECTION LAW (EXCERPT)Act 116 of 1954 COUNTY, CITY, TOWNSHIP AND VILLAGE BOARDS OF CANVASSERS
- Section 168.861 - Fraudulent or illegal voting, or tampering with ballots or ballot boxes; remedy by quo warranto.
- Section 168.862 - Fraud or mistake in canvass or returns of votes; recount petition by candidate.
- Section 168.863 - Fraud or error as to proposed charter amendment or other ballot question; recount petition by elector.
- Section 168.864 - Repealed. 1996, Act 261, Eff. Mar. 28, 1996.
- Section 168.865 - Recount petition; contents.
- Section 168.866 - Recount petition; filing; deadline; filing or transmission of copy.
- Section 168.867 - Recount petition; deposit; refund; disposition of sum deposited.
- Section 168.868 - Recount petition; notice to opposing candidates; counter petition; objections to recount petition; hearing; ruling; failure to give notice to opposing candidate.
- Section 168.869 - Recount petition; investigation, delay; expenses of local recount.
- Section 168.870 - Board of canvassers; investigation of recount.
- Section 168.871 - Recount; counting of paper ballots; use of electronic voting system; use of voting machines; recount of absent voter ballots; ballots ineligible for recount; procedures for conduct of recount; use of computer; testing software application.
- Section 168.871a - Challenge raised by candidate or elector; resolution; petition disagreeing with resolution; notice; hearing; ruling.
- Section 168.872 - Board of canvassers; investigation, report to prosecutor and circuit judge.
- Section 168.873 - Recount; misconduct of employees, felony.
- Section 168.874 - Recount; return of ballots; manner of counting votes.
- Section 168.875 - Recount; completion.
- Section 168.876 - Recount; returns by board of canvassers, withdrawal of petition; final report open to public inspection.
- Section 168.877 - Review of apparent error by certiorari.
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