Sec. 766.
(1) Upon receipt from the city or township clerk of any envelope containing the marked ballot or ballots of an absent voter, the board of inspectors of election shall verify the legality of the vote by doing both of the following:
(a) Examining the digitized signature for the absent voter included in the qualified voter file under section 509q or the registration record as provided in subsection (2) to see that the person has not voted in person, that he or she is a registered voter, and that the signature on the statement agrees with the signature on the registration record.
(b) Examining the statement of the voter to see that it is properly executed.
(2) The qualified voter file must be used to determine the genuineness of a signature on an envelope containing an absent voter ballot. Signature comparisons must be made with the digitized signature in the qualified voter file. If the qualified voter file does not contain a digitized signature of an elector, or is not accessible to the clerk, the city or township clerk shall compare the signature appearing on an envelope containing an absent voter ballot to the signature contained on the master card.
History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955 ;-- Am. 1958, Act 192, Eff. Sept. 13, 1958 ;-- Am. 2005, Act 71, Imd. Eff. July 14, 2005 ;-- Am. 2018, Act 120, Eff. Dec. 31, 2018 Compiler's Notes: Enacting section 4 of Act 71 of 2005 provides:"Enacting section 4. If any portion of this amendatory act or the application of this amendatory act to any person or circumstances is found invalid by a court, the invalidity shall not affect the remaining portions or applications of this amendatory act that can be given effect without the invalid portion or application, if the remaining portions are not determined by the court to be inoperable, and to this end this amendatory act is declared to be severable."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)
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Section 168.758 - Repealed. 2018, Act 603, Imd.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Section 168.758c - Repealed. 2003, Act 302, Eff.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 168.759b - Emergency Absent Voters' Ballot; Application.
Section 168.759c - Absent Voter Ballot; Political Party Ballot Selection.
Section 168.760 - Absent Voters; Records, Public Inspection.
Section 168.761a - Repealed. 2018, Act 120, Eff. Dec. 31, 2018.
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.
Section 168.764c - Ballot Tracker Program; Tracking Absent Voter Ballots Online.
Section 168.765a - Absent Voter Counting Board.
Section 168.765b - Procedure to Spoil Absent Voter Ballot.
Section 168.766 - Marked Ballot or Absent Voter Ballot; Verification.
Section 168.767 - Absent Voters' Ballots; Illegal Vote; Rejection of Ballot; Marking; Preservation.
Section 168.768 - Absent Voters' Ballots; Legal Vote; Deposit of Ballot in Box, Record.
Section 168.769a - Repealed. 2018, Act 123, Eff. Dec. 31, 2018.