Sec. 729.
If any person attempting to vote shall be challenged as unqualified, he shall be sworn by 1 of the inspectors of election to truthfully answer all questions asked him concerning his qualifications as an elector and any inspector or qualified elector at the poll may question said personas to such qualifications. If the answer to such questions show that said person is a qualified elector in that precinct, he shall be entitled to receive a ballot and vote. Should the answers show that said person is not a qualified elector at that poll, he shall not be entitled to receive a ballot and vote. If any one of his answers concerning a material matter shall not be true, he shall, upon conviction, be deemed guilty of perjury.
History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955 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 168.720 - Polls; Times of Opening and Closing.
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 168.726 - 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 168.734 - Challengers; Preventing Presence, Penalty.
Section 168.735 - Poll Book and Poll List; Contents.
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Section 168.737 - Repealed. 2012, Act 128, Imd.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 168.738 - 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Section 168.739 - Repealed. 2018, Act 120, Eff.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 168.745 - 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.