Sec. 679.
(1) The legislative body of a city or township, by resolution, may provide that for an election in a precinct of the city or township, there shall be an additional board of election inspectors, known as the counting board. The counting board must consist of 3 or more election inspectors. Sections 673a and 674 apply to the appointment of election inspectors to counting boards under this section. The counting board shall count the ballots cast in the precinct at an election and make a statement of returns of that count. The provisions of this chapter relative to the appointment, qualifications, privileges, powers, duties, and oaths of office of election inspectors apply to the members of a counting board, to the extent that they apply to the counting of the votes cast at and the making of the statement of returns of an election.
(2) In a precinct for which a counting board has been provided, the duties of the election inspectors who have conducted the election during the day cease on the closing of the polls and, upon the closing of the polls, the counting board assumes charge and control of the place of voting, the ballot boxes, the ballots, and all other equipment of the polling place and shall proceed with the counting of votes. The counting board shall perform all duties required by this act to be performed after the closing of the polls at an election by the board of election inspectors in a precinct that does not have a counting board, as provided in this section.
(3) Section 662 applies to the designation and prescribing of the place or places in which the counting board performs its duties under this section.
History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955 ;-- Am. 1995, Act 261, Eff. Mar. 28, 1996 ;-- Am. 1996, Act 583, Eff. Mar. 31, 1997 ;-- Am. 2018, Act 120, Eff. Dec. 31, 2018 Popular Name: Election Code
Structure Michigan Compiled Laws
Chapter 168 - Michigan Election Law
Act 116 of 1954 - Michigan Election Law (168.1 - 168.992)
116-1954-XXVIII - Chapter XXVIII Holding of Elections (168.641...168.799a)
Section 168.663 - Polling Places; Erection of Barriers.
Section 168.664 - Polling Places; Booths or Temporary Rooms, Specifications.
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 168.669 - 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 168.673a - Election Inspector; Submission of List of Interested Individuals.
Section 168.675 - Precinct Election Inspectors; Vacancies During Election.
Section 168.678 - Board of Election Inspectors; Authority.
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.