Michigan Compiled Laws
116-1954-XXXIII-COUNTY-CITY-TOWNSHIP-AND-VILLAGE-BOARDS-OF-CANVA - County, City, Township and Village Boards of Canvassers (168.861...168.877)
Section 168.863 - Fraud or Error as to Proposed Charter Amendment or Other Ballot Question; Recount Petition by Elector.

Sec. 863.
A qualified and registered elector voting in a city, township, or village election who believes there has been fraud or error committed by the inspectors of election in its canvass or returns of the votes cast at the election, upon a proposed amendment to the charter of the city or village or other ballot question submitted to the voters of the county, city, township, school district, community college district, metropolitan district, or village, may petition for a recount of the votes cast in any precinct or precincts of that county, city, township, school district, community college district, metropolitan district, or village, upon that proposed amendment or other ballot question as provided in this chapter.
History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955 ;-- Am. 1976, Act 141, Imd. Eff. June 2, 1976 ;-- Am. 2003, Act 302, Eff. Jan. 1, 2005 ;-- Am. 2012, Act 586, Imd. Eff. Jan. 7, 2013 Popular Name: Election Code

Structure Michigan Compiled Laws

Michigan Compiled Laws

Chapter 168 - Michigan Election Law

Act 116 of 1954 - Michigan Election Law (168.1 - 168.992)

116-1954-XXXIII - Chapter XXXIII Recounts (168.861...168.894)

116-1954-XXXIII-COUNTY-CITY-TOWNSHIP-AND-VILLAGE-BOARDS-OF-CANVA - County, City, Township and Village Boards of Canvassers (168.861...168.877)

Section 168.861 - Fraudulent or Illegal Voting, or Tampering With Ballots or Ballot Boxes; Remedy by Quo Warranto.

Section 168.862 - Fraud or Mistake in Canvass or Returns of Votes; Recount Petition by Candidate; Good-Faith Belief in Winning.

Section 168.863 - Fraud or Error as to Proposed Charter Amendment or Other Ballot Question; Recount Petition by Elector.

Section 168.864 - Repealed. 1996, Act 261, Eff. Mar. 28, 1996.

Section 168.865 - Recount Petition; Contents.

Section 168.866 - Recount Petition; Filing; Deadline; Filing of Copy With Secretary of State.

Section 168.867 - Recount Petition; Filing; Deposit; Refund; Disposition of Sum Deposited.

Section 168.868 - Recount Petition; Notice to Opposing Candidates; Counter Petition; Objections to Recount Petition; Hearing; Ruling; Failure to Give Notice to Opposing Candidate.

Section 168.869 - Recount Petition; Investigation, Delay; Expenses of Local Recount.

Section 168.870 - Board of Canvassers; Investigation of Recount.

Section 168.871 - Recount; Use of Electronic Voting System; Use of Voting Machines; Recount of Absent Voter Ballots; Procedures for Conduct of Recount; Use of Computer; Testing Software Application.

Section 168.871a - Challenge Raised by Candidate or Elector; Resolution; Petition Disagreeing With Resolution; Notice; Hearing; Ruling.

Section 168.872 - Board of Canvassers; Investigation, Report to Prosecutor and Circuit Judge.

Section 168.873 - Recount; Misconduct of Employees, Felony.

Section 168.874 - Recount; Return of Ballots; Manner of Counting Votes.

Section 168.875 - Recount; Completion.

Section 168.876 - Recount; Returns by Board of Canvassers, Withdrawal of Petition; Final Report Open to Public Inspection.

Section 168.877 - Review of Apparent Error by Certiorari.