MCL - Index of 116-1954-XXVIII

NOTE: Dates reflect any modification to item, not necessarily a change in law.

Title	Subject
116-1954-XXVIII	CHAPTER XXVIII HOLDING OF ELECTIONS (168.641...168.799a)
Section 168.641	Regular election date; primary election; special election; direction and supervision of election consolidation; short title of section.
Section 168.642	Regular election or regular primary election held by city or village.
Section 168.642a	Change of regular election schedule.
Section 168.642c	Regular election for office of school board member.
Section 168.643	General election; officers to be elected.
Section 168.643a	Referendums; questions submitted to electors; form.
Section 168.644	Repealed. 1963, 2nd Ex. Sess., Act 56, Eff. Mar. 24, 1964.
Section 168.644a-168.644c	Repealed. 2003, Act 302, Eff. Jan. 1, 2005.
Section 168.644e	Odd year general election; nomination at odd year primary election; candidate filing deadline or certification deadline.
Section 168.644f	Nominating petitions; filing; signatures; omission of nonpartisan petition requirement in law or charter; filing deadline; adjustment; city subject to subsections (4) and (5); city subject to subsection (7); civil fine; payment.
Section 168.644g	Terms of office; extension.
Section 168.644h	Time of taking office.
Section 168.644i	Manner of conducting elections.
Section 168.644j-168.644<Emph EmphType="italic">l</Emph>	Repealed. 2003, Act 302, Eff. Jan. 1, 2005.
Section 168.645	Repealed. 1958, Act 192, Eff. Sept. 13, 1958.
Section 168.646	Repealed. 2003, Act 302, Eff. Jan. 1, 2005.
Section 168.646a	Election of local officer; nomination; certification of ballot wording; applicability of provisions.
Section 168.646b	Repealed. 2003, Act 302, Eff. Jan. 1, 2005.
Section 168.646c	Repealed. 1990, Act 7, Imd. Eff. Feb. 12, 1990.
Section 168.646d	Repealed. 1980, Act 188, Imd. Eff. July 3, 1980.
116-1954-XXVIII-NOTICES-OF-ELECTION	NOTICES OF ELECTION (168.647...168.653a)
Section 168.647	Repealed. 2018, Act 120, Eff. Dec. 31, 2018.
Section 168.648	Notice of elections to county clerk; time, contents.
Section 168.649	Repealed. 2012, Act 276, Eff. Aug. 16, 2012.
Section 168.649a	Airport authority referendum; petitions, filing; submission.
Section 168.650	Subsequent vacancy; additional notice to county clerks.
Section 168.651	Special election; notice to county clerks, contents.
Section 168.652	Special elections; notice to city and township clerks, contents.
Section 168.653	Repealed. 1982, Act 2, Imd. Eff. Jan. 27, 1982.
Section 168.653a	Election notice; publication; form; agreement to jointly publish notice.
116-1954-XXVIII-ELECTION-PRECINCTS	ELECTION PRECINCTS (168.654...168.661)
Section 168.654	Election precincts; definition.
Section 168.654a	Election precinct; composition; "clearly observable boundaries" defined.
Section 168.655	Repealed. 2018, Act 120, Eff. Dec. 31, 2018.
Section 168.656	Repealed. 2018, Act 120, Eff. Dec. 31, 2018.
Section 168.657	Election precincts; division, rearrangement.
Section 168.658	Election precincts; consolidation.
Section 168.659	Consolidation of election precincts.
Section 168.660	Subdivision, alteration, or rearrangement of precincts; record; numbers of precincts; description of boundaries; notice; abolition of division into precincts.
Section 168.661	Division or rearrangement of precincts; notices; expenses; time limitations on division of precincts; division of precincts following federal census; determining number of registered electors.
116-1954-XXVIII-POLLING-PLACES-EQUIPMENT-SUPPLIES	POLLING PLACES, EQUIPMENT, SUPPLIES (168.662...168.683)
Section 168.662	Designating place of holding election in municipality; polling places and early voting sites; central polling places; abolishment; compliance with voting accessibility; notice.
Section 168.663	Polling places; erection of barriers.
Section 168.664	Polling places; booths or temporary rooms, specifications.
Section 168.665	Polling places; forms, stationery and supplies; provision, delivery, approval by state bureau of elections.
Section 168.666	Metal seals; paper seals; blank forms for returns.
Section 168.666a	Sealing devices for ballot boxes or containers.
Section 168.667	Election supplies to be furnished at county expense.
Section 168.668	Delivery of voter registration list, forms, and other supplies.
Section 168.668a	Voter information displays.
Section 168.668b	Electronic poll book software; timeline for processing voter activity and precinct reports.
Section 168.669	Items to be provided by city or township board of election commissioners.
Section 168.669a	Repealed. 2018, Act 120, Eff. Dec. 31, 2018.
Section 168.670	Local primaries and elections; ballots, forms, stationery and supplies.
Section 168.671	Blank forms for returns; seals.
Section 168.672	Board of inspectors of elections; presence in precinct polling places.
Section 168.673	Repealed. 1955, Act 271, Imd. Eff. June 30, 1955;—1955, Act 283, Imd. Eff. July 19, 1955.
Section 168.673a	Election inspector; submission of list of interested individuals.
Section 168.674	Precinct and early voting site election inspector; appointment; chairperson; political party membership; challenge; vacancies.
Section 168.675	Precinct election inspectors; vacancies during election.
Section 168.676	Repealed. 1955, Act 271, Imd. Eff. June 30, 1955;—1955, Act 283, Imd. Eff. July 19, 1955.
Section 168.677	Precinct election inspector; qualifications; application; contents; online; candidates ineligible; appointment.
Section 168.678	Board of election inspectors; authority.
Section 168.679	Counting board; membership; appointment; duties; applicability of MCL 168.662 to place of performance.
Section 168.679a	Receiving board; appointment and duties of inspectors; review of poll book and statement of returns; corrective action; delivery.
Section 168.680	Precinct election inspectors; oath of office.
Section 168.681	Repealed. 1980, Act 188, Imd. Eff. July 3, 1980.
Section 168.682	Election officials; compensation.
Section 168.683	Election inspectors; instruction, compensation, vacancy.
116-1954-XXVIII-PREPARATION-PRINTING-AND-DELIVERY-OF-OFFICIAL-BALLOTS	PREPARATION, PRINTING AND DELIVERY OF OFFICIAL BALLOTS (168.684...168.719)
Section 168.684	Repealed. 2017, Act 113, Eff. Oct. 25, 2017.
Section 168.685	Candidate of new political party; printing name on ballot; certificate; petitions; form; circulation; disqualification and requalification of party; "principal candidate of a political party" defined; party subject to MCL 168.686a; prohibited conduct; violations; misdemeanor; felony; penalties.
Section 168.686	State convention; canvass of returns; certification of nominees; presidential and vice-presidential candidates.
Section 168.686a	Nomination by caucus or convention where no candidate polls 5% of vote cast for candidates for secretary of state.
Section 168.686b	Nonmajor political party; notice of county caucus or state convention.
Section 168.687	Certification of nominations by board of canvassers.
Section 168.688	Certificates of nomination; delivery.
Section 168.689	Official ballots; preparation, printing.
Section 168.690	Official ballots; delivery to township or city clerks; duties.
Section 168.691	Official ballots; names of candidates; identification numeral; compliance.
Section 168.692	Nomination by more than 1 party; choice; nomination for more than 1 office.
Section 168.692a	Qualifying petition not to be filed by certain persons.
Section 168.693	Nomination by more than 1 party or for more than 1 office; failure to make choice; procedure.
Section 168.694	Applicability of certain sections.
Section 168.695	Ineligibility of candidate at subsequent election.
Section 168.696	Printing name of candidate for federal, state, district, county, and township offices on 1 ballot; placement; filing request for clarifying designation of same or similar surnames; notice of determination; appeal; printing occupation, date of birth, or residence of candidate; incumbency designation; guidelines.
Section 168.697	General November election; order of placing offices on ballot.
Section 168.698	Repealed. 1955, Act 271, Imd. Eff. June 30, 1955;—1955, Act 283, Imd. Eff. July 19, 1955.
Section 168.699	Nonpartisan offices; placement on separate portion of ballot; order of listing offices.
Section 168.700	Repealed. 1963, 2nd Ex. Sess., Act 56, Eff. Mar. 24, 1964.
Section 168.701	Repealed. 1963, 2nd Ex. Sess., Act 56, Eff. Mar. 24, 1964.
Section 168.702	Official ballots; placing of name to fill vacancy.
Section 168.703	Official ballots; position of parties.
Section 168.703a	Repealed. 1988, Act 116, Imd. Eff. May 2, 1988.
Section 168.704	Repealed. 2018, Act 120, Eff. Dec. 31, 2018.
Section 168.705	Repealed. 2018, Act 120, Eff. Dec. 31, 2018.
Section 168.706	Official ballot; arrangement; basis.
Section 168.707	Repealed. 2012, Act 276, Eff. Aug. 16, 2012.
Section 168.708	Proposed constitutional amendment or question; statement of purpose, publication.
Section 168.709	Repealed. 2024, Act 234, Eff. Apr. 2, 2025.
Section 168.710	Proposed constitutional amendment or question; proof copies of ballots, filing, public inspection.
Section 168.711	Filing and mailing proof copies of ballots; affidavit; certification; correction and printing of ballots; forwarding copy to secretary of state.
Section 168.712	Ballots; omissions or mistakes; reprinting.
Section 168.713	Delivery of ballots and supplies to county clerk.
Section 168.714	Delivery of ballots and supplies to township and city clerks; receipt of delivery; deadlines.
Section 168.715	Absent voters' and other ballots; duties of township and city clerks, delivery to voting precinct boards of election inspectors.
Section 168.716	Absent voters' and other ballots; wrapping, sealing.
Section 168.717	Absent voters' ballots; numbering, packaging, marking.
Section 168.717a	Repealed. 2018, Act 120, Eff. Dec. 31, 2018.
Section 168.718	Official ballots; printer, acts prohibited; instruction ballots, printing.
Section 168.719	City and township election commissions; party committees; duties; proof of ballot; public inspection.
116-1954-XXVIII-CONDUCT-OF-ELECTIONS-AND-MANNER-OF-VOTING	CONDUCT OF ELECTIONS AND MANNER OF VOTING (168.720...168.750)
Section 168.720	Polls; times of opening and closing.
Section 168.720a	Definitions for MCL 168.720b to 168.720j.
Section 168.720b	Right to vote at early voting site; timing requirements.
Section 168.720c	Secretary of state implementation and duties; early voting requirements; guidance and instruction to election officials.
Section 168.720d	Local administration of early voting; agreements; notice.
Section 168.720e	Single municipality; administration of early voting without agreement; designation at polling place; appointment of election inspectors; additional voting days; local elections; resolution.
Section 168.720f	Municipal agreement requirements; appointment of coordinator and election inspectors; early voting poll book; days and hours of early voting; withdrawal from agreement.
Section 168.720g	County agreement requirements; appointment of coordinator and election inspectors; days and hours of early voting; withdrawal from agreement.
Section 168.720h	Early voting plans; requirements; certification.
Section 168.720i	Early voting sites; location and quantity requirements.
Section 168.720j	Early voting tabulation; electronic tabulating equipment; early voting poll books; alternate configuration sets; board of election inspectors responsibilities; reporting of early voting results; violation; penalty.
Section 168.721	Polls; opening and closing governed by central standard time.
Section 168.722	Polls; announcement of opening and closing.
Section 168.723	Ballot boxes; examination, locking.
Section 168.724	Ballots; opening packages; distribution of pencils; unused absent voters' ballots.
Section 168.725	Repealed. 1955, Act 271, Imd. Eff. June 30, 1955;—1955, Act 283, Imd. Eff. July 19, 1955.
Section 168.726	Ballots; delivery to elector.
Section 168.727	Challenge; duty of election inspector; indiscriminate challenge; penalty.
Section 168.728	Challenges; disposition.
Section 168.729	Challenges; oath, questions as to qualifications; false statements, penalty.
Section 168.730	Designation, qualifications, and number of challengers.
Section 168.731	Challengers; statement of appointment by organization; contents; authorization; appointment without authorization; penalty.
Section 168.732	Presence of challenger in room containing ballot box; evidence of right to be present.
Section 168.733	Challengers; space in polling place; rights; space at counting board; expulsion for cause; protection; threat or intimidation.
Section 168.734	Challengers; preventing presence, penalty.
Section 168.735	Poll book and poll list; contents.
Section 168.735a	Poll list and poll book; exception for program participants in the address confidentiality program act.
Section 168.736	Voting; ballots, delivery to electors by numbers; assistance by election inspectors.
Section 168.736a	Minor child in booth or compartment.
Section 168.736b	Secrecy sleeve; primary election; instructions.
Section 168.736c	Secrecy sleeve; general election; instructions.
Section 168.736d	Secrecy sleeve; nonpartisan election; instructions.
Section 168.736e	Secrecy sleeve; special election; instructions.
Section 168.736f	Ballot marking instructions; limitation.
Section 168.736g	Discontinued use of secrecy sleeve defaced, marred, or containing other mark.
Section 168.737	Repealed. 2012, Act 128, Imd. Eff. May 14, 2012.
Section 168.737a	Write-in vote; declaration of intent; filing; death or disqualification of candidate; write-in candidate for precinct delegate; forms; information.
Section 168.738	Voting; ballots; folding; deposit in ballot box; rejection for exposure.
Section 168.739	Repealed. 2018, Act 120, Eff. Dec. 31, 2018.
Section 168.740	Voting; ballots, spoiling.
Section 168.741	Voting; unused and spoiled ballots; preservation.
Section 168.742	Voting; time for voting ballot.
Section 168.743	Voting; ballots; return by elector; failure; arrest.
Section 168.744	Prohibited acts; violation as misdemeanor.
Section 168.744a	Appearance of name of elected or appointed official in polling place or room prohibited; violation; fine.
Section 168.745	Ballot of challenged voter; endorsement, rejection.
Section 168.746	Ballot of challenged voter; endorsement concealed, identification prohibited.
Section 168.747	Contested election; challenged voters' ballots, identification in court.
Section 168.748	Contested election; petition to determine qualifications of electors.
Section 168.749	Contested elections; challenged voters' ballots, removal of slips concealing endorsements, replacement.
Section 168.750	Electors; exemption from civil process.
116-1954-XXVIII-ASSISTED-VOTERS	ASSISTED VOTERS (168.751...168.757)
Section 168.751	Assisting elector in marking ballot.
Section 168.752, 168.753	Repealed. 1979, Act 151, Imd. Eff. Nov. 27, 1979.
Section 168.754	Assistance of electors; duties and restrictions.
Section 168.755	Repealed. 1979, Act 151, Imd. Eff. Nov. 27, 1979.
Section 168.755a	Elector unable to write or sign name; execution of election document by making mark or using signature stamp; "election document" defined.
Section 168.756	False statement as perjury.
Section 168.757	Unlawful conduct; felony.
116-1954-XXVIII-ABSENT-VOTERS	ABSENT VOTERS (168.758...168.769a)
Section 168.758	Repealed. 2018, Act 603, Imd. Eff. Dec. 28, 2018.
Section 168.758a	Absent voter ballot for president and vice-president; qualifications.
Section 168.758b	Voting by persons confined in jail or prison prohibited.
Section 168.758c	Repealed. 2003, Act 302, Eff. Jan. 1, 2005.
Section 168.759	Application for an absent voter ballot; manner; form; signature of applicant; false statement as misdemeanor; political party ballot selection; delivery of ballot; application confidentiality of program participant; maintenance of online absent voter ballot applications; digital signature; "manual digital signature" and "stored digital signature" defined.
Section 168.759a	Absent uniformed services voter or overseas voter; electronic transmission of voter registration or ballot application; requirements; spouse or dependent; electronic transmission of ballot to voter; establishment and implementation of procedures by secretary of state; confidentiality of electronic mailing address; approval of ballot form and registration procedures by state director of elections; use of federal write-in absentee ballot; report; selection of political party ballot for presidential primary election; extension of ballot receipt deadline; promulgation of rules for electronic return of voted ballots by eligible members; timeliness of certain absent voter ballots; definitions.
Section 168.759b	Emergency absent voters' ballot; application.
Section 168.759c	Repealed. 2023, Act 82, Eff. Feb. 13, 2024.
Section 168.759e	Permanent mail ballot voters; rescission; notification.
Section 168.759f	Presidential primary ballot selection form; availability.
Section 168.759g	Discontinuation of permanent absent voter ballot application lists.
Section 168.760	Absent voters; records, public inspection.
Section 168.761	Absent voter ballots; mailing or delivering to applicant; rejection of application; notice; return envelope; form; statement; false statement as misdemeanor or felony; presenting of identification for election purposes; affidavit.
Section 168.761a	Repealed. 2018, Act 120, Eff. Dec. 31, 2018.
Section 168.761b	Clerk of city or township; office hours immediately before election for receiving absent voter ballots; public notice; additional locations by resolution.
Section 168.761d	Absent voter ballot drop box; requirements; procurement and distribution of drop boxes; video monitoring; inspections; transportation of absent voter ballot return envelopes.
Section 168.762	Absent voter ballots; failure to receive application.
Section 168.763	Repealed. 1956, Act 37, Imd. Eff. Mar. 28, 1956.
Section 168.764	Absent voter ballot; instructions.
Section 168.764a	Instructions for absent voters and absent uniformed services voters or overseas voters.
Section 168.764b	Delivery, tabulation, and acceptance of absent voter ballots; appointment, oath, credentials, and duties of assistants; collection of absent voter ballots; prohibition; noncompliance.
Section 168.764c	Electronic tracking system; tracking absent voter ballot applications and ballots; notifications; confidentiality.
Section 168.764d	Combined absent voter counting board; establishment and agreement; requirements; duties of the bureau of elections.
Section 168.765	Absent voter ballot return envelopes; safekeeping by clerk; delivery of envelopes; review and verification of signatures for tabulation; absent voter counting board; voter ballot received after polls closed.
Section 168.765a	Absent voter counting board; processing and tabulating of ballots before election; written notice; instructions and procedures; prohibition of photography or recording within counting place; violations; penalties.
Section 168.765b	Procedure to spoil absent voter ballot.
Section 168.765c	Damaged or defective absent voter ballot; duplicate copy.
Section 168.766	Marked ballot of an absent voter; verification; approval or rejection; opportunity to cure.
Section 168.766a	Verification of signature; rejection of ballot; opportunity to cure; manner; notice; "signature on file" defined.
Section 168.766b	Verification or rejection of absent voter ballot application or return envelope; timing based on date of election; date of receipt.
Section 168.767	Repealed. 2023, Act 81, Eff. Feb. 13, 2024.
Section 168.768	Absent voters' ballots; verification and preparation for tabulation procedures.
Section 168.768a	Absent voter ballot drop off; instructions.
Section 168.769	Absent voter ballots; voting in person; return of ballot; voting in person and absent voter ballot as felony; report.
Section 168.769a	Repealed. 2018, Act 123, Eff. Dec. 31, 2018.
116-1954-XXVIII-VOTING-MACHINES	VOTING MACHINES (168.770...168.799a)
Section 168.770	Repealed. 2018, Act 123, Eff. Dec. 31, 2018.
Section 168.770a	Repealed. 2018, Act 123, Eff. Dec. 31, 2018.
Section 168.771	Repealed. 2018, Act 123, Eff. Dec. 31, 2018.
Section 168.771a	Repealed. 2018, Act 123, Eff. Dec. 31, 2018.
Section 168.772	Repealed. 2018, Act 123, Eff. Dec. 31, 2018.
Section 168.773	Repealed. 2018, Act 123, Eff. Dec. 31, 2018.
Section 168.774	Repealed. 2018, Act 123, Eff. Dec. 31, 2018.
Section 168.775	Repealed. 2017, Act 113, Eff. Oct. 25, 2017.
Section 168.776	Repealed. 2018, Act 123, Eff. Dec. 31, 2018.
Section 168.777	Repealed. 2018, Act 123, Eff. Dec. 31, 2018.
Section 168.778	Repealed. 2018, Act 123, Eff. Dec. 31, 2018.
Section 168.779	Repealed. 2018, Act 123, Eff. Dec. 31, 2018.
Section 168.780	Repealed. 1955, Act 271, Imd. Eff. June 30, 1955;—1955, Act 283, Imd. Eff. July 19, 1955.
Section 168.781	Repealed. 2018, Act 123, Eff. Dec. 31, 2018.
Section 168.782	Repealed. 1966, Act 62, Imd. Eff. June 9, 1966.
Section 168.782a	Repealed. 2018, Act 123, Eff. Dec. 31, 2018.
Section 168.782b	Repealed. 2018, Act 123, Eff. Dec. 31, 2018.
Section 168.783	Repealed. 2018, Act 123, Eff. Dec. 31, 2018.
Section 168.784	Repealed. 2018, Act 123, Eff. Dec. 31, 2018.
Section 168.785	Repealed. 2018, Act 123, Eff. Dec. 31, 2018.
Section 168.786	Repealed. 2018, Act 123, Eff. Dec. 31, 2018.
Section 168.787	Repealed. 2018, Act 123, Eff. Dec. 31, 2018.
Section 168.788	Repealed. 2018, Act 123, Eff. Dec. 31, 2018.
Section 168.789	Repealed. 2018, Act 123, Eff. Dec. 31, 2018.
Section 168.790	Repealed. 2018, Act 123, Eff. Dec. 31, 2018.
Section 168.791	Repealed. 2018, Act 123, Eff. Dec. 31, 2018.
Section 168.791a	Repealed. 2018, Act 123, Eff. Dec. 31, 2018.
Section 168.792	Repealed. 2018, Act 123, Eff. Dec. 31, 2018.
Section 168.792a	Repealed. 2018, Act 123, Eff. Dec. 31, 2018.
Section 168.792b	Repealed. 1983, Act 181, Imd. Eff. Oct. 25, 1983.
Section 168.793	Repealed. 2018, Act 123, Eff. Dec. 31, 2018.
Section 168.794	Definitions used in MCL 168.794 to 168.799a.
Section 168.794a	Electronic voting system; authorization; acquisition; abandonment; use; accuracy test; applicability of subsections (1) and (2).
Section 168.794b	Electronic voting system; manner of payment.
Section 168.794c	Applicability and construction of provisions; rules.
Section 168.795	Electronic voting system; requirements; method for rendering electronic tabulating equipment inoperable; equipping each polling place with accessible voting device.
Section 168.795a	Electronic voting system; approval by board of state canvassers; conditions; approval of improvement or change; inapplicability of subsection (1); intent to purchase statement; instruction in operation and use; disapproval.
Section 168.795b	Printing or displaying ballot labels, questions, office titles, and names of candidates; columns, pages, and directional signs; ballot stub.
Section 168.795c	Indicating different parts of ballot on ballot label; placement of parts; 2 or more elections on same day; partisan elections; straight party ticket vote prohibited; appropriation.
Section 168.796	Sample ballots.
Section 168.796a	Electronic voting system; preparation for election; equipment and supplies; voting stations.
Section 168.796b	Repealed. 1990, Act 109, Imd. Eff. June 18, 1990.
Section 168.797	Inspectors of election; duties; certification of equipment operation.
Section 168.797a	Instruction in method of voting on electronic voting system; use of ballot processed through electronic tabulating equipment; procedure; detached stub; spoiled ballot; processing of challenged voter ballot; removal of ballot.
Section 168.797b	Rules.
Section 168.797c	Computer program; disposition and use of source code.
Section 168.798	Testing of electronic tabulating equipment; notice; method; sealing programs, test materials, and ballots; rules; sealing memory device.
Section 168.798a	Separate counting center; direction and conduct of proceedings; method.
Section 168.798b	Electronic tabulating equipment; unofficial and official returns; manual count; accumulation report.
Section 168.798c	Casting absentee votes on paper ballots or ballot cards; count; recording; voting and processing absent voters' ballots; inspection of rejected ballot.
Section 168.799	Injuring, altering, or defacing voting device, ballot, or other equipment; interference with correct operation of equipment; enforcement; examination.
Section 168.799a	Recounting punched, marked, or stamped ballot; procedure; stray marks; releasing sealed materials.