Sec. 835.
The secretary or clerk of the board of canvassers shall determine if a petition meets the requirements of section 833. If a petition is so qualified, the secretary or clerk shall call a meeting of the board of canvassers no later than 5 days after receipt of the petition. The secretary or clerk shall notify the following persons by first class mail or phone of the time and place of the meeting:
(a) The appropriate city or township clerk.
(b) If the election was a general election or special election, each candidate whose name appears on the ballot for the same office.
(c) If the election was a primary election, each candidate whose name appears on the ballot for the same office under the political party of the candidate.
(d) The filer or sponsor of the ballot question, if known, any ballot question committee filed under Act No. 388 of the Public Acts of 1976, being sections 169.201 to 169.282 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, supporting or opposing the ballot question, and the registered elector who filed the petition under section 832.
History: Add. 1982, Act 505, Eff. Mar. 30, 1983 ;-- Am. 1990, Act 95, Imd. Eff. June 6, 1990
Popular Name: Election Code
Last modified: October 10, 2016