Michigan Compiled Laws 116-1954-xxx Chapter XXX The County Canvass (168.821...168.839)

• Section 168.821 Meeting Of Board Of County Canvassers; Place; Time.
  (1) The board of county canvassers shall meet at the office of the county clerk at 1 p.m. on the day after the day...
• Section 168.822 Board Of County Canvassers; Canvass Of Returns, Conclusion; Failure To Certify Election Results.
  (1) The board of county canvassers shall then proceed without delay to canvass the returns of votes cast for all candidates for offices voted...
• Section 168.823 Board Of County Canvassers; Power To Summon And Open Ballot Boxes; Correction Of Errors; Summoning Of Election Inspectors; Designation Of Staff To Count Ballots And Make Corrections.
  (1) If it is found, upon the convening of the board of county canvassers, that the returns from any of the boards of election...
• Section 168.824 Board Of County Canvassers; Statement Of Votes; Preparation; Seal.
  (1) Upon completion of the canvass under section 822, the board of county canvassers shall prepare a statement in detail of the number of...
• Section 168.825 Statements Of Votes; Contents, Certification, Filing.
  In said statements, the whole number of votes given for each office, the names of the candidates and the number of votes given to...
• Section 168.826 Determination And Declaration Of Election Results; Preparation, Delivery, And Filing Of Certificate Of Determination; Publication Of Statement Of Votes; Certified Certificate Of Election.
  (1) The board of county canvassers shall determine and declare the result of the election for county and local officers, and for all county...
• Section 168.827 Certificate Of Determination To Secretary Of State.
  The county clerk of each county which alone constitutes 1 or more senatorial or representative districts shall, upon suitable blank forms furnished by the...
• Section 168.828 Statements Of Votes; Certified Copy To Secretary Of State.
  The clerk of the board of county canvassers forthwith, and in no case later than 24 hours after the completion of the canvass, upon...
• Section 168.829 County Provisional Ballot Report; County Affidavit Report.
  (1) The board of county canvassers shall include the results of the tabulated provisional ballots in the canvass of the election following procedures prescribed...
• Section 168.830 County Canvassers And County Clerk; Compensation.
  Each county canvasser and county clerk shall receive such reasonable compensation for services performed pursuant to the provisions of this act as shall be...
• Section 168.831 Defect Or Mechanical Malfunction In Election Equipment Or Material; Inability Of Elector To Cast Valid Vote; Petition For Special Election.
  If an elector cannot cast a valid vote at an election for the candidate of that elector's choice or for or against a ballot...
• Section 168.832 Defect Or Mechanical Malfunction Described In Mcl 168.831; Aggrieved Candidate Or Elector; Filing Petition For Special Election.
  A candidate aggrieved by a defect or mechanical malfunction as described in section 831 or a registered elector, whose name appears in a poll...
• Section 168.833 Petition For Special Election; Requirements.
  A petition filed under section 832 shall meet all of the following requirements: (a) Be typed or printed. (b) Allege the facts that made...
• Section 168.834 Repealed. 1990, Act 95, Imd. Eff. June 6, 1990.
  Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to service of petition for special election.Popular Name: Election Code
• Section 168.835 Petition For Special Election; Qualification; Meeting Of Board Of Canvassers; Notice Of Time And Place.
  The secretary or clerk of the board of canvassers shall determine if a petition meets the requirements of section 833. If a petition is...
• Section 168.836 Ordering Special Election In Precinct Affected By Defect Or Mechanical Malfunction; Conditions; Effect Of Votes In Excess Of Electors.
  (1) The board of canvassers shall order a special election for the office of the petitioning candidate or the ballot question only in each...
• Section 168.837 Special Election To Be Conducted By Mail; Sending Ballot To Each Elector; Time Limitation; Request From Board Of Canvassers; Time For Returning Ballot.
  (1) A special election ordered under section 836 shall be conducted by mail. Not later than 5 days after the order, the city or...
• Section 168.838 Counting And Reporting Ballots; Manner; Count To Include Number Of Votes Cast By Absent Voters.
  Ballots returned under section 837 shall be counted and reported in the same manner provided in this act for the counting and reporting of...
• Section 168.839 Candidate Not Required To Petition For Recount; Special Election Not Subject To Recount.
  (1) A candidate who petitions for a special election under section 832 is not required to petition for a recount. (2) A special election...

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