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Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.73 Offices of lieutenant governor, secretary of state, and attorney general; nominees; list.
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Sec. 73. Not more than 24 hours after the conclusion of the fall state convention, the state central committee of each political party shall canvass the proceedings of the convention and determine the nominees of the convention for the offices of lieutenant governor, secretary of…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.730 Designation, qualifications, and number of challengers.
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Sec. 730. (1) At an election, a political party or an incorporated organization or organized committee of citizens interested in the adoption or defeat of a ballot question being voted for or upon at the election, or interested in preserving the purity of elections and in guardin…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.731 Challengers; statement of appointment by organization; contents; authorization; appointment without authorization; penalty.
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Sec. 731. (1) Not less than 20 and not more than 30 days before an election, an incorporated organization or organized committee of interested citizens other than political party committees authorized by this act intending to appoint challengers at the election shall file with th…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.732 Presence of challenger in room containing ballot box; evidence of right to be present.
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Sec. 732. Authority signed by the recognized chairman or presiding officer of the chief managing committee of any organization or committee of citizens interested in the adoption or defeat of any measure to be voted for or upon at any election, or interested in preserving the pur…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.733 Challengers; space in polling place; rights; space at counting board; expulsion for cause; protection; threat or intimidation.
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Sec. 733. (1) The board of election inspectors shall provide space for the challengers within the polling place that enables the challengers to observe the election procedure and each person applying to vote. A challenger may do 1 or more of the following: (a) Under the scrutiny …
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.734 Challengers; preventing presence, penalty.
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Sec. 734. Any officer or election board who shall prevent the presence of any such challenger as above provided, or shall refuse or fail to provide such challenger with conveniences for the performance of the duties expected of him, shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine n…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.735 Poll book and poll list; contents.
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Sec. 735. (1) At each primary and election, election inspectors shall keep 1 poll book and 1 poll list. An election inspector shall enter in the poll book, in the order in which electors are given ballots, the name of each elector who is given a ballot and immediately after the n…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.735a Poll list and poll book; exception for program participants in the address confidentiality program act.
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Sec. 735a. For a program participant, as that term is defined in the address confidentiality program act, any poll list or poll book created for or used at an election must only contain the name of that program participant and a notation for the precinct election inspectors to co…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.736 Voting; ballots, delivery to electors by numbers; assistance by election inspectors.
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Sec. 736. When an elector applying to vote shall not be challenged, or, having been challenged, if the answers to questions asked him while under oath as to his qualifications shall show that he is a qualified elector at that poll, he shall be permitted to vote. The inspector hav…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.736a Minor child in booth or compartment.
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Sec. 736a. Notwithstanding any other provision of this act to the contrary, a minor child may accompany an elector in the booth or voting compartment at an election under this act.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.736b Secrecy sleeve; primary election; instructions.
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Sec. 736b. Each ballot secrecy sleeve used at a primary election must either contain the following ballot marking instructions printed on the front of the ballot secrecy sleeve or must have a clear plastic pocket on the front of the ballot secrecy sleeve that contains a printed c…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.736c Secrecy sleeve; general election; instructions.
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Sec. 736c. Each ballot secrecy sleeve used at a general election must either contain the following ballot marking instructions printed on the front of the ballot secrecy sleeve or must have a clear plastic pocket on the front of the ballot secrecy sleeve that contains a printed c…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.736d Secrecy sleeve; nonpartisan election; instructions.
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Sec. 736d. Each ballot secrecy sleeve used at a nonpartisan election must either contain the following ballot marking instructions printed on the front of the ballot secrecy sleeve or must have a clear plastic pocket on the front of the ballot secrecy sleeve that contains a print…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.736e Secrecy sleeve; special election; instructions.
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Sec. 736e. Each ballot secrecy sleeve used at a special election must either contain the following ballot marking instructions printed on the front of the ballot secrecy sleeve or must have a clear plastic pocket on the front of the ballot secrecy sleeve that contains a printed c…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.736f Ballot marking instructions; limitation.
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Sec. 736f. The ballot marking instructions as provided in sections 736b, 736c, 736d, 736e, and 764, are the only written ballot marking instructions that shall be provided to an elector.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.736g Discontinued use of secrecy sleeve defaced, marred, or containing other mark.
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Sec. 736g. If a ballot secrecy sleeve used at an election or a ballot marking instruction sheet contained in a clear plastic pocket on the front of a ballot secrecy sleeve used at an election is defaced, marred, or contains any mark on it other than the ballot marking instruction…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.737a Write-in vote; declaration of intent; filing; death or disqualification of candidate; write-in candidate for precinct delegate; forms; information.
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Sec. 737a. (1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the board of election inspectors shall not count a write-in vote for a person unless that person has filed a declaration of intent to be a write-in candidate as provided in this section. The write-in candidate shall fil…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.738 Voting; ballots; folding; deposit in ballot box; rejection for exposure.
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Sec. 738. (1) Before leaving the booth or voting compartment, the elector shall fold his or her ballot or each of the ballots so that no part of the face shall be exposed, and with the detachable corner on the outside. Upon leaving the booth, the elector shall at once deliver in …
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.74 Candidates; withdrawal; notice.
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Sec. 74. A person who has been certified by the state central committee of any party as nominated for the office of lieutenant governor, secretary of state, or attorney general may withdraw by filing a written notice of withdrawal with the secretary of state or his or her authori…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.740 Voting; ballots, spoiling.
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Sec. 740. If any elector inadvertently spoils a ballot, he shall return all of the ballots given him to the board, and said board shall deliver to him another ballot or set of ballots, all bearing the same number. One of the inspectors of election shall, upon the poll book and li…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.741 Voting; unused and spoiled ballots; preservation.
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Sec. 741. The board of inspectors of election shall preserve the unused ballots, together with the ballots that have been spoiled by the electors and in place of which other ballots have been issued, and return them to the city or township clerk, or other officer provided by a ci…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.742 Voting; time for voting ballot.
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Sec. 742. The board of inspectors of election may make such regulations as they deem proper, reasonably limiting the time in which an elector may remain in the room or booth while preparing and voting his ballot.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.743 Voting; ballots; return by elector; failure; arrest.
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Sec. 743. An elector to whom an official ballot has been delivered is not permitted to leave the polling place without either voting the ballot or returning the ballot to the inspector from whom he or she received the ballot. An elector who attempts to leave the polling place wit…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.744 Prohibited acts; violation as misdemeanor.
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Sec. 744. (1) An election inspector or any other person in a polling room, in a compartment connected to a polling room, or within 100 feet from any entrance to a building in which a polling place is located shall not persuade or endeavor to persuade a person to vote for or again…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.744a Appearance of name of elected or appointed official in polling place or room prohibited; violation; fine.
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Sec. 744a. (1) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the name of an elected or appointed official of this state or a political subdivision of this state shall not appear on any material that is temporarily posted, displayed, or distributed in a polling place or po…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.745 Ballot of challenged voter; endorsement, rejection.
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Sec. 745. Whenever at any election the ballot of any person who has been challenged as an unqualified voter and who has taken the oath provided by law in such case to be taken shall be received by the inspectors of election, said inspectors shall cause to be plainly endorsed on s…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.746 Ballot of challenged voter; endorsement concealed, identification prohibited.
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Sec. 746. To prevent the identification of said ballot, except as hereinafter provided for in case of a contested election, the inspectors of election shall cause to be securely attached to said ballot, with mucilage or other adhesive substance, a slip or piece of blank paper of …
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.747 Contested election; challenged voters' ballots, identification in court.
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Sec. 747. In case of a contested election, on the trial thereof before any court of competent jurisdiction, it shall be competent for either party to the cause to have produced in court the ballot boxes, ballots and poll books used at the election out of which the cause has arise…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.748 Contested election; petition to determine qualifications of electors.
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Sec. 748. After issue joined in any case of contested election, either party to the cause may present a petition to the court before which the said cause is to be tried, setting forth among other things that the petitioner has good reason to believe and does believe that 1 or mor…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.749 Contested elections; challenged voters' ballots, removal of slips concealing endorsements, replacement.
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Sec. 749. On said trial, the judge presiding thereat and no other person shall remove from all challenged voters' ballots the slips of paper concealing the said endorsements until all ballots bearing numbers agreeing with the numbers against the names of such persons on the poll …
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.75 Candidates; death, withdrawal or disqualification; new candidate, selection, certification; ballots.
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Sec. 75. When a candidate of a political party, after having been nominated to the office of lieutenant governor, secretary of state or attorney general, shall die, withdraw, remove from the state, or become disqualified for any reason, the state central committee of such party s…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.750 Electors; exemption from civil process.
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Sec. 750. During the day on which any election or primary election shall be held, pursuant to the provisions of law, no civil process shall be served on any elector entitled to vote at such election or primary election.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.751 Assisting elector in marking ballot.
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Sec. 751. When at an election an elector shall state that the elector cannot mark his or her ballot, the elector shall be assisted in the marking of his or her ballot by 2 inspectors of election. If an elector is so disabled on account of blindness, the elector may be assisted in…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.754 Assistance of electors; duties and restrictions.
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Sec. 754. The inspectors upon whom shall fall the duty of assisting a voter shall render such assistance inside the voting booth by showing him how to mark his ballot in order to vote as he desires, or the inspector shall himself mark the ballot as directed by the voter, but no b…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.755a Elector unable to write or sign name; execution of election document by making mark or using signature stamp; "election document" defined.
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Sec. 755a. (1) If an elector is unable to write, or sign his or her name on an election document because of a physical disability, the elector may execute the election document where a signature is required either by making his or her mark or by using a signature stamp. (2) As us…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.756 False statement as perjury.
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Sec. 756. An elector who shall falsely state that he or she is incapable of marking his or her ballot shall, on conviction, be considered guilty of perjury.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.757 Unlawful conduct; felony.
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Sec. 757. Any inspector who shall wilfully assist any elector in any manner contrary to the provisions contained in this section, shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a felony.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.758a Absent voter ballot for president and vice-president; qualifications.
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Sec. 758a. (1) A citizen of the United States above the age of 18 years may vote by absent voter ballot for president and vice-president of the United States if he has either of the following qualifications: (a) He has removed from a place within the United States or its possessi…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.758b Voting by persons confined in jail or prison prohibited.
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Sec. 758b. A person who, in a court of this or another state or in a federal court, has been legally convicted and sentenced for a crime for which the penalty imposed is confinement in jail or prison shall not vote, offer to vote, attempt to vote, or be permitted to vote at an el…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 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.
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Sec. 759. (1) A registered elector may apply for an absent voter ballot in any of the following ways: (a) By a written request signed by the elector. (b) On an absent voter ballot application form as provided for in this section. (c) On a federal postcard application. (d) Using a…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 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.
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Sec. 759a. (1) An absent uniformed services voter or an overseas voter who is not registered, but possessed the qualifications of an elector under section 492, may apply for registration by using the federal postcard application. The department of state, bureau of elections, is r…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.759b Emergency absent voters' ballot; application.
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Sec. 759b. Any registered elector may apply for absent voter ballots at any time prior to 4 p.m. on election day if he shall have become physically disabled or shall be absent from the city or township because of sickness or death in the family which has occurred at a time which …
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.759e Permanent mail ballot voters; rescission; notification.
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Sec. 759e. (1) Each city and township clerk shall determine who that clerk's permanent mail ballot voters are and shall maintain and track those permanent mail ballot voters through the qualified voter file. Any registered elector may become a permanent mail ballot voter. A perma…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.759f Presidential primary ballot selection form; availability.
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Sec. 759f. (1) The secretary of state shall prescribe the presidential primary ballot selection form. The presidential primary ballot selection form must be available in person, by mail, and online, and must be able to be submitted to the clerk of the city or township in which th…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.759g Discontinuation of permanent absent voter ballot application lists.
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Sec. 759g. The secretary of state shall provide instructions to county, city, and township clerks regarding the discontinuation of any permanent absent voter ballot application list maintained by a county, city, or township clerk for electors who automatically receive an absent v…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.76 Secretary of state and attorney general; election.
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Sec. 76. A secretary of state and attorney general shall be elected at the general election in 1964, 1966, and every fourth year thereafter.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.760 Absent voters; records, public inspection.
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Sec. 760. Upon receipt of such properly executed application, as above provided, the city, township or village clerk shall file the same in his office and shall enter the name of the applicant and the address to which the ballot or ballots are to be sent upon a list or record to …
Mich. Comp. Laws § 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.
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Sec. 761. (1) If the clerk of a city or township receives an application for an absent voter ballot, the clerk must immediately determine if the applicant is registered to vote in that city or township and if the signature on the application agrees sufficiently with the signature…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.761b Clerk of city or township; office hours immediately before election for receiving absent voter ballots; public notice; additional locations by resolution.
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Sec. 761b. (1) Beginning January 1, 2019, the clerk of each city or township shall be available in his or her office to issue and receive absent voter ballots for any combination of at least 8 hours on the Saturday or Sunday immediately before election day. (2) At least 30 days b…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.761d Absent voter ballot drop box; requirements; procurement and distribution of drop boxes; video monitoring; inspections; transportation of absent voter ballot return envelopes.
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Sec. 761d. (1) Each city or township must have at least 1 absent voter ballot drop box that registered electors in the city or township may use to return completed absent voter ballot applications and voted absent voter ballots. If a city or township has more than 15,000 register…