Sec. 654a.
(1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, an election precinct under this act shall be composed as nearly as practicable of compact and contiguous territory and shall have clearly defined and clearly observable boundaries. An election precinct in existence on the effective date of the amendatory act that added this section that does not comply with this section shall be divided, consolidated, or reestablished to comply with this section not later than 210 days before the primary next preceding the 1996 general November election.
(2) As used in this section, “clearly observable boundaries” includes 1 or more of the following:
(a) A named road or street.
(b) A road or highway that is part of the federal, state primary, or state secondary road system.
(c) A river, stream, or drainage feature that is 40 feet or more in width.
(d) A natural or constructed permanent physical feature that is shown on an official county, city, or township map issued by the department of transportation or a United States geological survey topographical map.
(e) An apartment building, a dormitory, or other permanent multiple-unit housing structure.
(f) Any line or demarcation that meets the requirements of and is recognized by the United States bureau of the census.
History: Add. 1994, Act 401, Imd. Eff. Dec. 29, 1994
Popular Name: Election Code
Last modified: October 10, 2016