Michigan Compiled Laws
116-1954-XXVIII-ABSENT-VOTERS - Absent Voters (168.758...168.769a)
Section 168.768 - Absent Voters' Ballots; Legal Vote; Deposit of Ballot in Box, Record.

Sec. 768.
If upon such examination of the envelope containing an absent voter's ballot or ballots, the board of inspectors of election shall determine that such vote is legal, the member of the board receiving ballots at such election shall open the absent voter's envelope, take out the ballot or ballots therein contained and shall, without unfolding such ballot or ballots, detach from each such ballot the perforated numbered corner, and shall deposit each such ballot in the proper ballot box. One of the inspectors of election shall note upon the poll book and list the fact that such voter voted at such election by means of an absent voter's ballot.
History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955 ;-- Am. 1955, Act 271, Imd. Eff. June 30, 1955 Popular Name: Election Code

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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Section 168.758 - Repealed. 2018, Act 603, Imd.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Section 168.758c - Repealed. 2003, Act 302, Eff.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 168.759 - Application to Vote Absentee; Time; Manner; Form; Availability; Signature of Applicant; False Statement as Misdemeanor; Application Confidentiality of Program Participant.

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...

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 168.761 - Absent Voter Ballots; Mailing or Delivering to Applicant; Rejection of Application; Order of Issuance; Numbering; Return Envelope; Form; Statement; False Statement as Misdemeanor or Felony; Presenting of Identification for Election...

Section 168.761a - Repealed. 2018, Act 120, Eff.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; Collection of Ballots From the Drop Box; 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.

Section 168.764b - Delivery and Acceptance of Absent Voter Ballots; Appointment, Oath, Credentials, and Duties of Assistants; Collection of Absent Voter Ballots; Prohibition; Noncompliance.

Section 168.764c - Ballot Tracker Program; Tracking Absent Voter Ballots Online.

Section 168.764d - Combined Absent Voter Counting Board; Establishment and Agreement; Requirements; Duties of the Bureau of Elections.

Section 168.765 - Absent Voter Ballots; Safekeeping by Clerk; Public Inspection of Applications and Lists; Delivery to Board of Election Inspectors; Voter Ballot Received After Polls Closed; Written Notice Provided by Clerk; Requirements for Pre-Proc...

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 168.769 - 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.