ActAct 116 of 1954🇺🇸us-mi

Michigan Election Law

AN ACT to reorganize, consolidate, and add to the election laws; to provide for election officials and prescribe their powers and duties; ...

1,110 sections · status activeenacted 1954-06-01last amended 2026-09-23

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§	Title	Length	Status
168.1	Short title; Michigan election law	86	active
168.2	Definitions; A to I	4,142	active
168.3	Definitions; L to R	1,387	active
168.4	Definitions; S to V	2,766	active
168.5	Repealed	0	repealed
168.7	Primary or primary election; definition	279	active
168.6	"Permanent mail ballot voter" and "Presidential primary ballot selection form"	843	active
168.9	Village; definition	250	active
168.9a	Repealed	0	repealed
168.8	"Clerk's office," "municipal," and "satellite office of a clerk" defined	447	active
168.12	Repealed	0	repealed
168.13	Time limits; extension due to holiday, exception	501	active
168.14	Locked and sealed; definition	268	active
168.10	"Qualified elector" defined	897	active
168.11	"Residence" defined	2,130	active
168.15	Repealed	0	repealed
168.18	Definitions	684	active
168.21	Secretary of state; chief election officer, powers and duties	220	active
168.14a	“Ballot container” and “metal seal” or “seal” defined	311	active
168.14b	Repealed	176	repealed
168.22b	Board of state canvassers; term of office	314	active
168.16	“Major political party” defined	295	active
168.22d	Board of state canvassers; meetings; quorum; election of chairperson and vice-	736	active
168.17	"Metropolitan district" and "metropolitan district election coordinator" defined	343	active
168.22e	Board of state canvassers; approval of statement of purpose; notice of meeting;	1,176	active
168.22f	Board of state canvassers; expenses and compensation of members	435	active
168.18a	"United States Department of Defense verified electronic signature" defined	285	active
168.22g	Expenses for services performed by office of secretary of state	396	active
168.19	"Physical disability" defined	170	active
168.23	Board of county election commissioners; membership; quorum; officers; absence	1,445	active
168.22	Board of state canvassers; continuation as provided in former act; duties;	1,192	active
168.24	Repealed	0	repealed
168.22a	Board of state canvassers; submission of nominees to governor; appointment;	3,310	active
168.24b	Board of county canvassers; members, eligibility, oath of office, holding other	713	active
168.22c	Board of state canvassers; qualifications; oath; "election-related offense"	1,540	active
168.24e	Board of county canvassers; meetings; election of officers; quorum, action;	767	active
168.24f	Repealed	0	repealed
168.24g	Repealed	0	repealed
168.24h	Repealed	0	repealed
168.24a	Board of county canvassers; establishment; powers and duties; conduct of	4,655	active
168.24k	Repealed	0	repealed
168.25	Board of city election commissioners; membership, quorum, chairman; absences,	715	active
168.24c	Board of county canvassers; members; selection; procedure; vacancy	2,479	active
168.24d	Board of county canvassers; vacancy	1,754	active
168.27	Board of village election commissioners; membership, quorum, chairman;	649	active
168.28	Boards of election commissioners and boards of canvassers; compensation	553	active
168.30	Providing clerk with permanent postal mailing address and electronic mailing	658	active
168.30a	Repealed	0	repealed
168.24j	Ballot container; examination by board of county canvassers; approval;	1,751	active
168.30b	Repealed	0	repealed
168.30c	Repealed	0	repealed
168.30d	Repealed	0	repealed
168.26	Board of township election commissioners; membership, quorum, chairman;	841	active
168.30e	Repealed	0	repealed
168.30f	Repealed	0	repealed
168.30g	Board of county canvassers; absences, appointment of temporary members,	828	active
168.29	Appointment of assistants by clerk of county, township, city, or village;	1,623	active
168.32	Bureau of elections; director of elections; appointment; powers and duties;	1,712	active
168.33	Training schools on conducting elections in accordance with election laws;	1,636	active
168.34	Director of elections; restrictions	132	active
168.35	Assistants to director; employment, expenses	220	active
168.37a	Determination of electronic voting system by clerk; criteria	511	active
168.31	Secretary of state; duties as to elections; rules	4,548	active
168.37b	Use of electronic voting system; contract between governing bodies of	268	active
168.31a	Election audit; procedures	2,583	active
168.41	Presidential electors; eligibility	607	active
168.42	Presidential electors; selection at state political party conventions, certification	938	active
168.43	Presidential electors; election	497	active
168.44	Repealed	5	repealed
168.36	Seal	882	active
168.45	Cross or check mark as vote for presidential electors	510	active
168.37	Uniform voting system; advisory committee; selection; notice of selection;	3,335	active
168.47	Convening of presidential electors; time and place thereof; resignations; refusal	1,796	active
168.51	Office of governor or lieutenant governor; eligibility	324	active
168.38	Poster indicating ballot coaching prohibited	1,214	active
168.52	Gubernatorial candidates; nomination at primary	493	active
168.53	Office of governor; nominating petitions; signatures; form; filing	1,010	active
168.54	Candidates for nomination; withdrawal, notice	373	active
168.56	Candidate for office of governor; death; selection of candidate to fill vacancy;	796	active
168.57	Gubernatorial candidates; nominees, certification	570	active
168.46	Presidential electors; certificate of ascertainment; determination by board of state	6,860	active
168.58	Gubernatorial candidates; withdrawal after nomination	524	active
168.59	Gubernatorial candidates; death, withdrawal or disqualification; new candidate,	863	active
168.60	Governor and lieutenant governor; election	145	active
168.61	Governor and lieutenant governor; certificate of determination by board of state	386	active
168.62	Governor and lieutenant governor; certificate of election	411	active
168.63	Governor and lieutenant governor; terms of office	472	active
168.55	Candidate for office of governor or lieutenant governor; write-in	605	active
168.64	Governor and lieutenant governor; oath of office, deposit	280	active
168.65	Governor or lieutenant governor; resignation, notice	236	active
168.66	Governor or lieutenant governor; vacancy, creation; impeachment	783	active
168.68	Governor or lieutenant governor; recount of vote	190	active
168.69	Governor or lieutenant governor; recall	203	active
168.72	Candidates for lieutenant governor, secretary of state, attorney general;	216	active
168.73	Offices of lieutenant governor, secretary of state, and attorney general; nominees;	830	active
168.74	Candidates; withdrawal; notice	544	active
168.75	Candidates; death, withdrawal or disqualification; new candidate, selection,	848	active
168.76	Secretary of state and attorney general; election	144	active
168.67	Offices of governor and lieutenant governor; vacancy; death or failure to qualify	1,832	active
168.78	Secretary of state and attorney general; certificate of election	419	active
168.79	Secretary of state and attorney general; terms of office	501	active
168.71	Offices of secretary of state or attorney general; eligibility	469	active
168.80	Secretary of state and attorney general; oath of office, bond, deposit	503	active
168.82	Secretary of state or attorney general; vacancy, creation, notice to governor	953	active
168.83	Secretary of state or attorney general; impeachment; removal from office; service	974	active
168.85	Secretary of state or attorney general; election, recount of votes	186	active
168.77	Secretary of state and attorney general; certificate of determination by board of	670	active
168.86	Secretary of state or attorney general; recall	210	active
168.91	United States Senator; eligibility	328	active
168.93	Candidate for United States senator; nominating petition; signatures; form;	1,017	active
168.81	Secretary of state or attorney general; resignation, notice	448	active
168.94	Candidates; withdrawal, notice	407	active
168.96	Candidate for United States senator; write-in	341	active
168.84	Secretary of state or attorney general; vacancy; successor, appointment by	917	active
168.97	Candidates; nomination, certification	583	active
168.98	Candidates; withdrawal after nomination	619	active
168.100	United States senator; election	341	active
168.92	Candidates for United States senator; nomination at primary	944	active
168.101	United States senator; certificate of determination by board of state canvassers	439	active
168.102	United States senator; certificate of election by governor	415	active
168.103	United States senator; term of office	146	active
168.95	Candidate for United States senator; death; selection of candidate to fill vacancy;	1,071	active
168.104	United States senator; resignation, notice	237	active
168.105	United States senator; vacancy; successor, appointment by governor, tenure	714	active
168.106	United States senator; votes cast at primary or general election subject to	209	active
168.99	Candidates; death, withdrawal or disqualification; new candidate, selection,	1,077	active
168.108	United States senator; removal from office	140	active
168.109	United States senator; contested election; restraining order of supreme court	991	active
168.110	Contested election; preservation of ballots, application for restraining order by	821	active
168.111	Contested election; service of restraining order, method	624	active
168.112	Contested election; permanent restraining order, delivery of ballot boxes to	679	active
168.113	Contested election; commissioners, appointment, packaging of ballots	389	active
168.107	United States senator; vacancy, creation	625	active
168.115	Contested election; removal of ballots by commissioners, notice	373	active
168.116	Contested election; removal of ballots, representation of candidate	181	active
168.117	Contested election; commissioners, compensation	308	active
168.110a	Repealed	172	repealed
168.119	Contested election; application for restraining order to circuit court, authority of	429	active
168.120	Contested elections; purpose of act	333	active
168.121	Repealed	0	repealed
168.131	Representative in Congress; eligibility	330	active
168.114	Contested election; commissioners, redeposit of ballots with county clerk,	1,008	active
168.133	Candidate for representative in congress; nominating petition; signatures; filing;	1,417	active
168.134	Candidates for nomination; withdrawal, notice	436	active
168.135	Candidate for representative in congress; death; selection of candidate to fill	1,227	active
168.118	Contested election; violation of restraining order, penalty	453	active
168.136	Candidate for representative in congress; write-in	347	active
168.137	Candidates for representative in congress; nomination, certification	589	active
168.139	Candidates for representative in congress; death, withdrawal or disqualification;	2,060	active
168.140	Representative in congress; election	125	active
168.132	Candidates for representative in congress; nomination at primary	736	active
168.141	Representative in congress; certificate of determination by board of state	348	active
168.142	Representative in congress; certificate of election	359	active
168.143	Representative in congress; term of office	149	active
168.144	Representative in congress; resignation, notice	241	active
168.146	Representative in congress; vacancy, creation	365	active
168.138	Candidates; withdrawal after nomination	872	active
168.147	Representative in congress; removal from office	146	active
168.148	Representative in congress; votes cast at primary or general election subject to	214	active
168.149	Repealed	0	repealed
168.150a	Repealed	0	repealed
168.151	Contested election; application for restraining order by petition; notice, hearing	512	active
168.152	Contested election; service of restraining order, notice	612	active
168.145	Representative in congress; vacancy, special election	709	active
168.154	Contested election; intent of act	308	active
168.155	Contested election; proceeding in equity, fees	218	active
168.161	Offices of state senator or representative; eligibility	316	active
168.150	Representative in congress; contested election; preservation of ballots;	1,231	active
168.163	Candidate for state senator or representative; nominating petitions; signatures;	1,578	active
168.163a	Repealed	0	repealed
168.165	Candidates for state senator or representative; death; selection of candidate to	1,357	active
168.153	Contested election; violation of restraining order, penalty	553	active
168.166	Candidate for state senator or representative; write-in	464	active
168.168	Candidates for state senator or representative; withdrawal after nomination;	992	active
168.162	Candidates for state senator or representative; nomination at primary	853	active
168.170	State senators and representatives; election, date	249	active
168.171	Candidate receiving greatest number of votes; duties of board of canvassers or	393	active
168.164	Candidates for state senator or representative; withdrawal; notice	762	active
168.173	State senators and representatives; terms of office	424	active
168.174	State senators and representatives; oath of office	236	active
168.175	State senator or representative; resignation, notice; effective for duration of	496	active
168.167	Candidates for state senator or representative; nomination, certification	1,802	active
168.177	State senator or representative; removal from office; effective for duration of	333	active
168.169	Candidates for state senator or representative; death, certification for statewide	2,236	active
168.178	State senators and representatives; vacancy in office; special election	512	active
168.179	State senators and representatives; primary or election, recount of votes	191	active
168.180	State senators and representatives; recall	204	active
168.172	State senators and representatives; certificate of election; publication of	1,283	active
168.191	County officers; eligibility	301	active
168.192	Candidates for county offices; nomination at primary	504	active
168.194	Candidates for nomination; withdrawal, notice	684	active
168.176	State senators and representatives; vacancy, creation	1,037	active
168.195	Candidate for county offices; death; selection of candidate to fill vacancy;	901	active
168.196	Candidates for nomination; write-in	511	active
168.197	Candidates for county offices; nomination, certification	566	active
168.199	Candidates for county offices; death, withdrawal or disqualification; new	849	active
168.201	County officers; certificate of determination by board of county canvassers	424	active
168.193	Candidate for county offices; nominating petitions; signatures; form;	1,565	active
168.202	County officers; certificate of election; publication of certificate of determination	672	active
168.203	County officers; terms of office	437	active
168.205	County officers; resignation, notice	527	active
168.206	County offices; vacancy, creation	844	active
168.198	Withdrawal of candidate after nomination for office; replacement of candidate	1,877	active
168.206a	County officers; death before commencement of term	474	active
168.207	County officers; removal from office; service of charges, hearing	1,812	active
168.200	County officers; election; combination or separation of offices of county clerk	2,561	active
168.208	Repealed	0	repealed
168.210	County officers; primary or election, recount of votes	197	active
168.211	County officers; recall	147	active
168.204	County officers; oath of office, bond, deposit	753	active
168.221	Repealed	0	repealed
168.222	Repealed	0	repealed
168.223	Repealed	0	repealed
168.223a	Repealed	0	repealed
168.224	Repealed	0	repealed
168.225	Repealed	0	repealed
168.209	County office; vacancy; manner of filling	1,538	active
168.226	Repealed	0	repealed
168.227	Repealed	0	repealed
168.228	Repealed	0	repealed
168.229	Repealed	0	repealed
168.230	Repealed	0	repealed
168.232	Repealed	0	repealed
168.233	Repealed	0	repealed
168.234	Repealed	0	repealed
168.235	Repealed	0	repealed
168.236	Repealed	0	repealed
168.237	Repealed	0	repealed
168.238	Repealed	0	repealed
168.239	Repealed	0	repealed
168.231	Repealed	177	repealed
168.240	Repealed	0	repealed
168.241	Repealed	0	repealed
168.251	Scope of chapter	152	active
168.252	County road commissioner; eligibility	332	active
168.253	Candidates for county road commissioner; nomination at primary	375	active
168.254	Office of county road commissioner; nominating petitions; signatures; form;	1,388	active
168.255	Candidate for county road commissioner; death; selection of candidate to fill	865	active
168.257	Candidates for county road commissioner; write-in	332	active
168.258	Candidates for county road commissioner; nomination, certification	573	active
168.259	Candidates; withdrawal after nomination	641	active
168.261	County road commissioner; election	176	active
168.262	County road commissioner; certificate of determination by board of county	368	active
168.263	County road commissioner; certificate of election	393	active
168.256	Candidates for nomination; withdrawal, notice	705	active
168.265	County road commissioner; oath of office, bond, deposit	384	active
168.266	County road commissioner; resignation, notice	282	active
168.267	County road commissioner; vacancy, creation	744	active
168.260	Candidates; death, withdrawal or disqualification; selection of new candidate,	1,040	active
168.269	County road commissioner; appointment to fill vacancy; oath; bond; term	955	active
168.270	County road commissioner; primary or election, recount of votes	170	active
168.281	State board of education and boards of state universities; membership eligibility	366	active
168.264	County road commissioner; term of office	463	active
168.282	Candidates for boards of state universities; nomination at fall state conventions	641	active
168.283	Candidates for state board of education and boards of state universities; canvass	1,054	active
168.268	County road commissioner; removal from office; service of charges, hearing;	2,052	active
168.285	Candidates for state board of education and boards of state universities; death,	1,044	active
168.286	Boards of state universities; election	397	active
168.271	County road commissioner; recall	320	active
168.287	State board of education and boards of state universities; certificate of	589	active
168.288	State board of education and boards of state universities; certificate of election	566	active
168.289	State board of education and boards of state universities; terms of office	455	active
168.282a	Candidates for state board of education; nomination at fall state convention	678	active
168.291	State board of education and boards of state universities; resignation, notice	402	active
168.284	Candidates for state board of education and boards of certain state universities;	941	active
168.292	State board of education and boards of state universities; vacancy, creation,	1,020	active
168.294	State board of education and boards of state universities; appointment, vacancy,	770	active
168.286a	State board of education; election	627	active
168.295	State board of education and boards of state universities; election, recount of	344	active
168.296	State board of education and boards of state universities; recall	304	active
168.290	State board of education and boards of state universities; oath of office, deposit	702	active
168.302a	Repealed	0	repealed
168.304	Repealed	0	repealed
168.293	State board of education and boards of state universities; impeachment; removal	1,118	active
168.306	Repealed	0	repealed
168.308	Certification of board of county canvassers; preservation; filing; execution	527	active
168.301	School district election; school district election coordinator; duties; delegation;	2,459	active
168.309	Acceptance of office	503	active
168.302	School board member; eligibility; election; term; phasing in or out terms;	2,645	active
168.303	Candidate for school board member; name on official ballot; nominating	5,030	active
168.312	Ballot question; submission by school board; certification of ballot question	958	active
168.313	Repealed	0	repealed
168.305	School district election coordinating committee; meeting; report; election	4,343	active
168.314	Repealed	0	repealed
168.307	Statement of returns; certification of election; votes subject to recount	1,605	active
168.316	Board members subject to recall	238	active
168.321	City officers; qualifications, nomination, election, appointment, term, and	2,140	active
168.322	Nomination by caucus or filing petition or affidavit; deadline for May election	246	active
168.310	Office of school board member; oath; vacancy; conditions	1,447	active
168.311	School board; appointment to fill vacancy; election; notice to school district	1,857	active
168.323	Board of city election commissioners; preparation of ballots, canvass of returns,	693	active
168.324	Repealed	0	repealed
168.325	Repealed	0	repealed
168.315	Payment by school district to county, city, and township	2,556	active
168.327	Removal of city officers by governor; grounds; action on charges; service of	2,242	active
168.328	Repealed	0	repealed
168.341	Elective township offices and officers	252	active
168.342	Township office; eligibility; eligibility for membership on board of review	385	active
168.322a	Candidates for nomination; withdrawal, notice	811	active
168.343	Repealed	0	repealed
168.343a	Repealed	0	repealed
168.344	Repealed	0	repealed
168.326	Candidate for city office; death; selection of candidate to fill vacancy; ballots	1,350	active
168.346	Primaries; inspector of elections, appointment	211	active
168.347	Primaries; provisions governing; recounts; duties of township clerk	562	active
168.348	Repealed	0	repealed
168.349a	Repealed	0	repealed
168.350	Repealed	0	repealed
168.351	Candidates for nomination; withdrawal, notice	553	active
168.352	Candidate for township office; death; selection of candidate to fill vacancy;	1,148	active
168.345	Candidates for township offices; nomination at primary	580	active
168.353	Primaries; absent voters, provisions applicable	279	active
168.354	Candidate for township office; write-in	446	active
168.356	Repealed	0	repealed
168.349	Candidate for township office; nominating petitions; signatures; form;	1,867	active
168.357	Candidate for township office; death or disqualification; write-in	440	active
168.359	Repealed	0	repealed
168.360	Repealed	0	repealed
168.361	Repealed	0	repealed
168.355	Candidates for township offices; nominees, certification; list	1,101	active
168.363	Township officers; oath of office	479	active
168.364	Township treasurer; bond, approval, filing	639	active
168.365	Constables; bond	839	active
168.358	Election of township officers and submission of propositions; general November	4,550	active
168.358a	Special election; purpose; notice	587	active
168.367	Resignation of township officer	198	active
168.368	Events creating vacancy in township offices	872	active
168.362	Township officers; terms; qualification; vacancy; election; commencement of	1,125	active
168.370a	Filling vacancy in township office; term of appointee; term of elected successor	743	active
168.371	Township officers; primary election, recount of votes	162	active
168.372	Township officers; recall	120	active
168.366	Repealed	176	repealed
168.382	Village officers; nomination and election	459	active
168.369	Removal of township officer; grounds; service of charges; hearing; effect of	1,961	active
168.385	Metropolitan district election coordinator; duties	2,067	active
168.370	Elective or appointive township office; appointment to fill vacancy; temporary	3,885	active
168.386a	Canvass of votes by board of canvassers; election; statement of returns and	1,188	active
168.386b	Statement of returns and certification; preservation and filing by metropolitan	582	active
168.373	Township clerk; appointment of substitute to perform election law duties	608	active
168.381	Village officer; qualifications, nomination, election, appointment, term, and	2,781	active
168.387a	Oath; immediate vacancy; events	1,437	active
168.383	Removal of village officers by governor; grounds; action on charges; service of	2,159	active
168.389	Ballot question	323	active
168.385a	Metropolitan district officer; eligibility; term	693	active
168.390	Recall	187	active
168.386	Metropolitan district officer; nominating petition; form; signature of elector;	2,941	active
168.391	Office of justice of supreme court; eligibility	353	active
168.387	Notification of member-elect; acceptance; filing; forwarding copy	607	active
168.393	Candidates for justice of supreme court; canvass by state central committee of	1,164	active
168.394	Candidates for justice of supreme court; withdrawal; notice	533	active
168.388	Metropolitan district officer; vacancy filled by appointment; election; notice	2,053	active
168.395	Candidates for justice of supreme court; death, withdrawal, disqualification;	987	active
168.396	Supreme court justices; election	214	active
168.389a	Actual costs of election; payment; verified account; disapproval; failure to	2,807	active
168.398	Supreme court justices; certificate of election	407	active
168.399	Supreme court justices; term of office	213	active
168.392	Candidates for justice of supreme court; nomination at fall state convention	459	active
168.400	Supreme court justices; oath of office, deposit	290	active
168.392a	Candidates for justice of supreme court; incumbents, affidavit of candidacy for	609	active
168.402	Supreme court justices; vacancy, creation	591	active
168.403	Supreme court justices; impeachment; removal from office, service of charges,	931	active
168.405	Supreme court justices; election, recount of votes	163	active
168.397	Supreme court justices; certificate of determination by board of state	385	active
168.406	Supreme court justices; not subject to recall	123	active
168.409	Office of judge of court of appeals; eligibility	403	active
168.401	Supreme court justices; resignation, notice	516	active
168.404	Office of supreme court justice; vacancy; appointment; election	1,176	active
168.409g	Appeals court judges; certificate of election	413	active
168.409h	Appeals court judges; oath of office, filing	321	active
168.409i	Appeals court judges; resignation, notice	273	active
168.409a	Candidates for appeals court judge; nomination at general nonpartisan	1,449	active
168.409b	Judge of court of appeals other than incumbent; candidate; nominating	5,308	active
168.409k	Appeals court judges; impeachment; removal from office, service of charges,	989	active
168.409c	Candidates for nomination; withdrawal; notice	1,152	active
168.409l	Judge of court of appeals; appointment to fill vacancy; election of successor;	1,088	active
168.409d	Candidates for judge of court of appeals; declaration of nominees; certification	1,858	active
168.409e	Judge of court of appeals; election; death or disqualification of nominee; term	1,157	active
168.409n	Appeals court judges; not subject to recall	138	active
168.409f	Appeals court judges; certificate of determination by board of state canvassers	410	active
168.411	Judge of circuit court; eligibility	452	active
168.413a	Incumbent circuit court judge; affidavit of candidacy	1,050	active
168.409j	Appeals court judges; vacancy, creation	835	active
168.414	Candidates for nomination; withdrawal; notice	902	active
168.416	Judge of circuit court; election; death or disqualification of nominee	654	active
168.409m	Appeals court judges; primary or election, recount of votes	176	active
168.416a	Repealed	0	repealed
168.416c	Repealed	0	repealed
168.412	Candidates for circuit court judge; nomination at general nonpartisan primary	1,354	active
168.416d	Repealed	0	repealed
168.413	Judge of circuit court; nominating petitions; filing; affidavit; receiving petitions;	3,379	active
168.417	Circuit court judges; certificate of determination by board of state canvassers	400	active
168.418	Circuit court judges; preservation of statement and determination; certificate of	429	active
168.415	Candidates for judge of circuit court; declaration of nominees; certification of	2,033	active
168.421	Circuit court judges; resignation, notice	265	active
168.422	Circuit court judges; vacancy, creation	753	active
168.416b	Repealed	177	repealed
168.424	Judge of circuit court; appointment to fill vacancy; election of successor; term	1,041	active
168.425	Circuit court judges; primary or election, recount of votes	160	active
168.426	Circuit court judges; not subject to recall	123	active
168.419	Circuit court judges; terms of office	540	active
168.420	Circuit court judges; oath of office, filing	328	active
168.426b	Repealed	0	repealed
168.426c	Repealed	0	repealed
168.426d	Repealed	0	repealed
168.423	Circuit court judges; impeachment; removal from office, service of charges,	1,192	active
168.426e	Repealed	0	repealed
168.426f	Repealed	0	repealed
168.424a	Primary and general election for 2 or more judgeships; listing categories of	3,182	active
168.426g	Repealed	0	repealed
168.426h	Repealed	0	repealed
168.426i	Repealed	0	repealed
168.426a	Repealed	177	repealed
168.426k	Repealed	0	repealed
168.426l	Repealed	0	repealed
168.426m	Repealed	0	repealed
168.426n	Repealed	0	repealed
168.426j	Repealed	0	repealed
168.434	Candidates for nomination; withdrawal; notice	891	active
168.436d	Probate judges; time of election	151	active
168.431	Judge of probate; eligibility	788	active
168.437	Probate judges; certificate of election by board of county canvassers	384	active
168.432	Candidates for probate judge; nomination at general nonpartisan primary	1,041	active
168.433	Judge of probate; candidate; nominating petitions; validity of filed petitions;	6,006	active
168.439	Probate judges; term of office	263	active
168.433a	Incumbent probate court judge; affidavit of candidacy	1,125	active
168.440	Probate judges; oath of office	262	active
168.441	Probate judges; resignation, notice	255	active
168.435	Candidates for judge of probate court; declaration of nominees; certification of	2,100	active
168.435a	Primary and general election for 2 or more probate judgeships; listing	1,657	active
168.436	Judge or judges of probate; election in probate court district and county; death	802	active
168.444	Judge of probate; appointment to fill vacancy; election of successor; term	1,017	active
168.438	Probate judges; certificate of election	577	active
168.459	Repealed	0	repealed
168.442	Probate judges; vacancy, creation	991	active
168.443	Probate judges; impeachment; removal from office, service of charges, hearing;	945	active
168.445	Probate judges; primary or election, recount of votes	413	active
168.467f	Judge of district court; election; death or disqualification of nominee	643	active
168.446	Probate judges; not subject to recall	123	active
168.467g	District court judges; certificate of determination by board of state canvassers	390	active
168.467h	District court judges; certificate of election	395	active
168.467	Judge of district court; eligibility	669	active
168.467i	Judge of district court; term of office	256	active
168.467a	Judge of district court; general nonpartisan primary election; time;	1,197	active
168.467j	District court judges; oath of office	331	active
168.467b	Judge of district court; candidate; nominating petitions; validity of filed	5,230	active
168.467c	Incumbent district court judge as candidate in primary election; affidavit of	2,544	active
168.467d	Candidates for nomination; withdrawal; notice	1,150	active
168.467m	Judge of district court; appointment to fill vacancy; election of successor;	1,029	active
168.467e	Candidates for judge of district court; declaration of nominees; certification of	1,746	active
168.467p	Repealed	0	repealed
168.471	Petitions proposing constitutional amendments; filing; signature requirements	1,542	active
168.472	Initiative petitions; filing	167	active
168.472a	Petition; signatures to be counted	259	active
168.473	Referendum petitions; filing	158	active
168.467k	District court judges; resignation	516	active
168.473b	Filing petition after November election	284	active
168.467l	District court judges; impeachment; removal from office, service of charges,	922	active
168.474	Repealed	0	repealed
168.467n	Repealed	176	repealed
168.480	Proposed constitutional amendment, initiated law, or referendum; certification;	1,404	active
168.481	Proposed constitutional amendment, initiated law, or referendum; form	331	active
168.474a	Assignment of number designation to appear on ballot for question submitted	2,471	active
168.475	Final submission of petition; posting of petition; notification of board of state	1,463	active
168.476	Petitions; canvass by board of state canvassers; use of qualified voter file;	2,678	active
168.482c	Knowingly made a false statement regarding status as a paid or volunteer	252	active
168.477	Petition and initiative petition; official declaration of sufficiency or insufficiency	2,015	active
168.478	Petitions; notice of approval or rejection by board of state canvassers to persons	882	active
168.483a	Amendment to constitution or initiation of legislation; filing and circulation of	833	active
168.479	Review of determination; mandamus, certiorari or other remedy; legal challenge	1,046	active
168.486	Certifying and transmitting language of constitutional amendment or legislation	413	active
168.482	Petitions; size; form; contents	3,045	active
168.482a	Paid signature gatherer; affidavit; invalidity of signatures	1,073	active
168.491	Inspectors of election, primary election, or special election; vote of registered	674	active
168.482b	Summary of purpose of the proposed amendment or question; requirements;	2,207	active
168.492	Qualifications for registration as elector	329	active
168.493	Repealed	0	repealed
168.482d	"Paid signature gatherer" defined	253	active
168.482e	Prohibited conduct; misdemeanor; felony; penalties	1,135	active
168.485	Questions submitted to electors; form	887	active
168.494	Repealed	0	repealed
168.487	Reimbursement to county, city, and township for cost of conducting special	2,100	active
168.495a	Repealed	0	repealed
168.488	Applicability of MCL 168.544c and 168.482(1), (4), (5), and (6)	810	active
168.496	Registration of electors; duties of secretary of state	356	active
168.492a	Registration of persons confined in jail	634	active
168.493a	Automatic voter registration; qualifications; qualified voter file; option to opt-	11,155	active
168.498	Clerk of township or city; office hours, days, and place for receiving applications	1,805	active
168.493b	Automatic voter registration agencies; transmission of voter registration	10,624	active
168.499a	Repealed	0	repealed
168.495	Registration application; contents	2,578	active
168.499e	Same day voter registration; application approval; receipt	840	active
168.496a	Preregistration requirements; age 16; application; processing and transfer of	6,206	active
168.497	Application for registration; in-person or by mail or online; application; proof of	4,687	active
168.497a	Repealed	177	repealed
168.500c	Repealed	0	repealed
168.497c	Voter registration; presenting identification for election purposes; affidavit	790	active
168.500d	Elections in which applicant permitted to vote; determination and notice of	767	active
168.500e	Preparation of registration forms; notice of cancellation	408	active
168.499	Registration of elector; registration application; oaths; interpreter; false	2,431	active
168.500g	Repealed	0	repealed
168.499b	Registration application of program participant under address confidentiality	312	active
168.500h	Repealed	0	repealed
168.500j	Repealed	0	repealed
168.500	Voter registration of applicant; procedure for applicant unable to write or sign	578	active
168.501	Master registration cards; master file	588	active
168.500a	Registration or change in registration of person applying for renewal of	740	active
168.501a	Repealed	0	repealed
168.500b	Forwarding application for registration to clerk of city or township;	2,512	active
168.502a	Repealed	0	repealed
168.503	Destruction or mutilation of registration records; request for back-up file from	579	active
168.504	Repealed	0	repealed
168.500f	Repealed	179	repealed
168.506	Change of residence within township or city; transfer of registration by clerk	794	active
168.506a	Repealed	0	repealed
168.500i	"Agent" defined	295	active
168.507b	Repealed	0	repealed
168.508	Repealed	0	repealed
168.502	Custody of master file	101	active
168.509a	Repealed	0	repealed
168.505	Authorization to cancel previous registration; signature; form; notice of	1,312	active
168.507	Execution of transfer of registration request; comparison of signatures;	2,025	active
168.507a	Moving to another township or city; voting at place of last registration;	1,105	active
168.509s	Repealed	0	repealed
168.509u	List designating executive departments, state agencies, or other offices	582	active
168.509	Repealed	0	repealed
168.509v	Registration to vote at certain locations, by mail, or online	1,213	active
168.509m	Purpose of MCL 168.509m to 168.509ii; definitions	1,654	active
168.509x	Application considered as received; requirements	1,038	active
168.509n	Secretary of state; duties	1,324	active
168.509y	Repealed	0	repealed
168.509o	Qualified voter file; establishment and maintenance; individuals considered	3,860	active
168.509z	Notice to clerk of certain information	523	active
168.509p	Qualified voter file; components	1,565	active
168.509q	Qualified voter file; information to be contained for each voter; requirements	3,507	active
168.509r	Qualified voter file; establishment and maintenance of computer system and	3,219	active
168.509t	Person considered registered voter; persons required to vote in person;	1,693	active
168.509ee	Transmission of report by voter registration agency to secretary of state	456	active
168.509w	Person processing application; duties; transmitting application; cost of	1,743	active
168.509hh	Capture or reproduction of signature	517	active
168.511	Cancellation of registration; authorization from elector	143	active
168.509aa	Updating registration upon receipt of certain information; duties of clerk;	6,383	active
168.509bb	Failure to vote; cancellation of registration prohibited	211	active
168.513	Repealed	0	repealed
168.509cc	Challenge of registration; response by voter; duties of clerk	1,558	active
168.514	Cancellation of registration; reinstatement prohibited	1,215	active
168.509dd	Program to register voters or remove names	1,513	active
168.516	Registration records; public inspection	423	active
168.509ff	Records; purpose; maintenance; availability to public; names and addresses to	1,381	active
168.517	Repealed	0	repealed
168.509gg	Information exempt from freedom of information act	2,450	active
168.519	Illegal or fraudulent registration; penalty	408	active
168.509ii	Electronic voter registration interface; requirements; application;	7,366	active
168.510	Deceased electors; cancellation of registration; notification requirements;	4,304	active
168.512	Challenge of elector; affidavit, contents; answering affidavit; cancellation of	1,897	active
168.522a	Repealed	0	repealed
168.515	Registration records; verification by house-to-house canvass	445	active
168.530	Repealed	0	repealed
168.518	Organization of new township; first registration of electors; records; notice;	2,477	active
168.531	Primary elections; nomination of candidates by direct vote	295	active
168.520	Illegal or fraudulent registration; township or city clerk, powers and duties;	1,300	active
168.533	Applicability of act	218	active
168.521	Illegal or fraudulent registration; removal of names; notice; reinstatement;	1,983	active
168.534	General primary; time; party candidates; condition to nomination	855	active
168.522	Making, certifying, and delivering computer tape, disk, or listing of names and	1,116	active
168.538	Primary election; notice; posting; publication	99	active
168.523	Identification of registered elector; presenting identification for election	3,403	active
168.539	City and county primary elections; not held when no opposition; certification of	950	active
168.523a	Individual not listed on voter registration list; issuance of ballot; procedure	5,995	active
168.523b	Establishment of election day vote centers; requirements; election inspector	4,633	active
168.524	Repealed	174	repealed
168.542	Nominating petitions; provisions governing	376	active
168.544b	Candidates for judicial office; affidavit of qualifications to be filed with	680	active
168.532	Nomination by caucus or convention where principal candidate receives less	761	active
168.544e	Canvassing petitions; number designations for months	203	active
168.535	General primary; nomination of nonpartisan candidates	456	active
168.545	Nominating petitions; combination of two offices	143	active
168.546	Nominating petitions; supply by county and city clerks; printing by candidate	364	active
168.540	Nonpartisan primary elections; when not held; certification of candidates	652	active
168.547	Repealed	0	repealed
168.541	District primary elections; not held when no opposition; certification of	1,292	active
168.547a	Nominating petitions; signatures by voters, number, counting	421	active
168.548	Nominating petitions; maximum number of signatures	176	active
168.544a	Nonpartisan nominating petitions; size, form, contents	343	active
168.549	Nominating petitions; excess signatures, counting	155	active
168.550	Candidates for nomination; qualification upon compliance with act	399	active
168.544c	Nominating petition; type size; form; contents; circulation and signing; validity	13,078	active
168.544d	Nominating petitions for offices and purposes; circulation; form; identification	1,050	active
168.551a	Repealed	0	repealed
168.544f	Number of signatures required	1,757	active
168.552a	Validity of petition or signature	650	active
168.554a	Repealed	0	repealed
168.555	Nominating petitions and filing fees; public record, contents; public inspection	582	active
168.557	Repealed	0	repealed
168.551	Nominating petitions or filing fees; filing period	659	active
168.559	Official primary election ballots; preparation, distribution	293	active
168.560	Ballots; use; size	303	active
168.552	Nominating petitions; certification by county or city clerk; sworn complaint;	13,766	active
168.560a	General election ballot; listing political party and name; qualification	396	active
168.553	Nominating petitions; insufficiency, notice to candidate	503	active
168.554	List of candidates; posting	549	active
168.561a	Official ballots; designation of candidate with same given and surname as	540	active
168.562	Official ballots; delegates to county convention	388	active
168.562a	Repealed	0	repealed
168.556	Nominating petitions; final disposition, record	635	active
168.563	Primary election ballots; number; weight and color of paper; printing and	1,790	active
168.558	Filing nominating petition, qualifying petition, filing fee, or affidavit of	5,709	active
168.565	Filing, mailing, and correcting proof copies of ballots; affidavit	1,537	active
168.566	Official primary ballots; posting for public inspection	258	active
168.560b	Name appearing on ballot; change; appearance of given and middle name;	2,419	active
168.568	Official primary election ballots; form; order and title of offices	684	active
168.561	Official primary election ballots; offices for which name of candidate to be	4,965	active
168.569	Official primary ballots; numbering; separation of columns	384	active
168.562b	Election as delegate to state convention or national convention; signing	2,704	active
168.571	Repealed	0	repealed
168.572	Official primary ballots; provision for write-in votes	160	active
168.564	Official ballots; failure of party to file required petitions, party ballot not	320	active
168.573	Official primary ballots; packaging, seal, certification	604	active
168.575	Primary elections; furnishing ballots to electors	282	active
168.567	Official primary ballots; errors, correction by board of election commissioners	209	active
168.576	Marking ballot; voting for person not on ballot; effect of voting more than 1	1,024	active
168.576a	Primary elections; electors, number of votes	208	active
168.569a	Rotation of names; manner; effect of using absent voter counting board;	1,844	active
168.578	Primary elections; poll list, comparison of ballot number	558	active
168.570	Paper ballots; numbering; identification; function of and requirements for	5,980	active
168.579	Primary elections; electors; exposure of ballot; rejection; applicability of section	578	active
168.570a	Official primary ballot; candidates for township offices; party qualification	849	active
168.580	Counting ballots; candidates considered to have received votes; rejection of	437	active
168.583	Primary election day; service of civil process on electors prohibited	200	active
168.574	Primary election; board of primary election inspectors, membership	473	active
168.584	Voting machines authorized in primaries	189	active
168.585	Primary elections; use of voting machines; supplementary ballots	1,167	active
168.587	Primary elections; voting machines, straight ticket and excess voting prevented	358	active
168.577	Primary elections; electors, folding and delivery of ballots	564	active
168.588	Primary elections; voting machines, number in precinct	69	active
168.590a	Qualifying petition; form, size, and contents; circulation on countywide basis	820	active
168.581	Primary elections; canvass of returns and declaration of results	2,135	active
168.590c	Qualifying petition; filing; time; filing notice of withdrawal	1,023	active
168.582	Person voted for on party ballot whose name is not printed on ballot and who	1,251	active
168.590e	Providing blank qualifying petition forms	368	active
168.590f	Applicability of certain provisions; canvass; hearing; certification	1,019	active
168.586	Provisions applicable to use of voting machines; appearance of names of	1,188	active
168.590	Qualifying petition; filing; filing fee in lieu of petition prohibited; qualifications	537	active
168.593	State conventions in odd years; time, issuance of calls; apportionment of	1,162	active
168.590b	Qualifying petition; signatures; time	1,605	active
168.595	Delegates to state conventions; apportionment to wards, precincts, townships or	1,841	active
168.590d	Filing name of person to appear on ballot as candidate for lieutenant governor;	1,896	active
168.596	Fall conventions and spring conventions; definition	644	active
168.597	State central committee; members, officers, term of service	792	active
168.590g	Person filing qualifying petition; restrictions; selecting single office to which	1,213	active
168.590h	Qualifying petition; size; type size; form; reference to political party	2,965	active
168.600	Congressional district conventions and caucuses; election and terms of officers	835	active
168.591	Commencement of state convention in even numbered years; date, time, and	1,250	active
168.600a	Congressional district officers; residence requirement, exception	313	active
168.592	County conventions in even numbered years; purpose; time; designation of date,	2,331	active
168.602	County comprising more than one congressional district; county committee	499	active
168.594	County convention in odd years; time and place, issuance of call; election of	2,501	active
168.603	Repealed	0	repealed
168.603a	Counties over 400,000; legislators as members of congressional district	762	active
168.595a	Delegates to state convention; legislators as delegates at large, alternates, vote	618	active
168.605	Delegates to fall county convention; write-in candidates	195	active
168.606	Delegates to fall county convention; election, notice	191	active
168.598	State central committee; forwarding copy of call for fall state convention;	989	active
168.607	Delegates to fall county convention; election; votes required; tie vote;	566	active
168.599	Executive committee; selection by delegates to fall county convention in county	4,845	active
168.609	Delegates to city or county convention; proxy prohibited; vacancies in	496	active
168.610	Repealed	0	repealed
168.601	County comprising single congressional or judicial district; county committee	514	active
168.612	Precinct or convention delegate; age	219	active
168.613	Repealed	0	repealed
168.604	Repealed	0	repealed
168.613c	Repealed	0	repealed
168.614	Repealed	0	repealed
168.614a	List of potential presidential candidates; issuance; filing; notice	1,448	active
168.608	Certifying and recording names of delegates; notification of delegates;	1,638	active
168.615a	Printing name of presidential candidate on ballot; filing affidavit; filing	3,279	active
168.616	Repealed	0	repealed
168.611	Reconvening of delegates in county convention; election of delegates to state	2,241	active
168.617	Repealed	0	repealed
168.618	Allocation of delegates to national convention; qualifications of delegates;	721	active
168.613a	Statewide presidential primary election; time; limitation on participation;	683	active
168.620	Repealed	0	repealed
168.620a	Law applicable to selection of delegates; state or national political party rule	509	active
168.621	Party convention delegates; nomination	228	active
168.615	Repealed	0	repealed
168.622	County conventions; time and place; election and duties of chairperson;	1,958	active
168.623	Repealed	0	repealed
168.615c	Selection of political party ballot by elector; separate record; disclosure; record	1,822	active
168.623a	Mailing or delivering certificate showing number of delegates to county	2,294	active
168.616a	Canvass of returns; certification of results; release of ballots, ballot boxes,	1,622	active
168.624a	Precinct delegate; resignation; notice; withdrawal of name from ballot;	1,844	active
168.624d	Filling vacancies in precincts	478	active
168.624e	Expired. 1972, Act 185, Eff. Jan. 1, 1973	0	active
168.619	National convention delegates; basis of election; affidavit; certification; duration	3,459	active
168.624f	Repealed	0	repealed
168.626	Ballots; preparation; consecutive numbering; contents; paper; printing; rotation	1,465	active
168.633	Special elections; vacancy in office of representative in congress	583	active
168.624	Delegate to county or district conventions; qualifications; affidavit of identity;	2,210	active
168.634a	Repealed	0	repealed
168.635	Special elections; proposition	109	active
168.636	Applicability of act to special primary elections	161	active
168.637	Primary elections; provisions governing	137	active
168.624g	Cost of conducting presidential primary election; reimbursement; payment	1,916	active
168.625	Voting delegate ballot; returns; notice; furnishing names and addresses of	1,186	active
168.631	Special primary election; time	688	active
168.632	Special elections; in absence of choice for representative in congress	548	active
168.642c	Regular election for office of school board member	136	active
168.634	Vacancy in office of state senator or representative; special or general election;	2,269	active
168.643a	Referendums; questions submitted to electors; form	697	active
168.644	Repealed	0	repealed
168.644g	Terms of office; extension	1,632	active
168.638	Special elections; notice	459	active
168.641	Regular election date; primary election; special election; direction and	3,603	active
168.642	Regular election or regular primary election held by city or village	4,880	active
168.645	Repealed	0	repealed
168.642a	Change of regular election schedule	2,316	active
168.646	Repealed	0	repealed
168.643	General election; officers to be elected	1,493	active
168.646b	Repealed	0	repealed
168.646c	Repealed	0	repealed
168.646d	Repealed	0	repealed
168.644e	Odd year general election; nomination at odd year primary election; candidate	959	active
168.647	Repealed	0	repealed
168.644f	Nominating petitions; filing; signatures; omission of nonpartisan petition	7,785	active
168.649	Repealed	0	repealed
168.644h	Time of taking office	354	active
168.649a	Airport authority referendum; petitions, filing; submission	1,031	active
168.644i	Manner of conducting elections	393	active
168.652	Special elections; notice to city and township clerks, contents	707	active
168.646a	Election of local officer; nomination; certification of ballot wording;	2,756	active
168.653	Repealed	0	repealed
168.654	Election precincts; definition	471	active
168.655	Repealed	0	repealed
168.648	Notice of elections to county clerk; time, contents	620	active
168.656	Repealed	0	repealed
168.657	Election precincts; division, rearrangement	732	active
168.650	Subsequent vacancy; additional notice to county clerks	341	active
168.651	Special election; notice to county clerks, contents	706	active
168.653a	Election notice; publication; form; agreement to jointly publish notice	2,468	active
168.663	Polling places; erection of barriers	539	active
168.664	Polling places; booths or temporary rooms, specifications	608	active
168.654a	Election precinct; composition; "clearly observable boundaries" defined	1,203	active
168.666	Metal seals; paper seals; blank forms for returns	1,466	active
168.667	Election supplies to be furnished at county expense	950	active
168.658	Election precincts; consolidation	936	active
168.668	Delivery of voter registration list, forms, and other supplies	267	active
168.659	Consolidation of election precincts	2,141	active
168.660	Subdivision, alteration, or rearrangement of precincts; record; numbers of	2,209	active
168.668b	Electronic poll book software; timeline for processing voter activity and	1,239	active
168.661	Division or rearrangement of precincts; notices; expenses; time limitations on	2,850	active
168.662	Designating place of holding election in municipality; polling places and early	10,039	active
168.669a	Repealed	0	repealed
168.670	Local primaries and elections; ballots, forms, stationery and supplies	398	active
168.671	Blank forms for returns; seals	696	active
168.665	Polling places; forms, stationery and supplies; provision, delivery, approval by	2,069	active
168.673	Repealed	9	repealed
168.666a	Sealing devices for ballot boxes or containers	254	active
168.673a	Election inspector; submission of list of interested individuals	365	active
168.668a	Voter information displays	1,993	active
168.676	Repealed	9	repealed
168.669	Items to be provided by city or township board of election commissioners	867	active
168.678	Board of election inspectors; authority	283	active
168.680	Precinct election inspectors; oath of office	473	active
168.672	Board of inspectors of elections; presence in precinct polling places	297	active
168.681	Repealed	0	repealed
168.682	Election officials; compensation	413	active
168.674	Precinct and early voting site election inspector; appointment; chairperson;	5,741	active
168.684	Repealed	0	repealed
168.675	Precinct election inspectors; vacancies during election	794	active
168.686	State convention; canvass of returns; certification of nominees; presidential and	1,337	active
168.677	Precinct election inspector; qualifications; application; contents; online;	3,833	active
168.686b	Nonmajor political party; notice of county caucus or state convention	450	active
168.679	Counting board; membership; appointment; duties; applicability of MCL	1,962	active
168.687	Certification of nominations by board of canvassers	1,010	active
168.679a	Receiving board; appointment and duties of inspectors; review of poll book and	3,886	active
168.689	Official ballots; preparation, printing	705	active
168.690	Official ballots; delivery to township or city clerks; duties	996	active
168.683	Election inspectors; instruction, compensation, vacancy	1,909	active
168.692	Nomination by more than 1 party; choice; nomination for more than 1 office	1,155	active
168.692a	Qualifying petition not to be filed by certain persons	376	active
168.685	Candidate of new political party; printing name on ballot; certificate; petitions;	6,100	active
168.694	Applicability of certain sections	449	active
168.686a	Nomination by caucus or convention where no candidate polls 5% of vote cast	3,581	active
168.695	Ineligibility of candidate at subsequent election	276	active
168.697	General November election; order of placing offices on ballot	1,077	active
168.688	Certificates of nomination; delivery	627	active
168.698	Repealed	9	repealed
168.699	Nonpartisan offices; placement on separate portion of ballot; order of listing	807	active
168.700	Repealed	0	repealed
168.691	Official ballots; names of candidates; identification numeral; compliance	1,078	active
168.701	Repealed	0	repealed
168.702	Official ballots; placing of name to fill vacancy	211	active
168.693	Nomination by more than 1 party or for more than 1 office; failure to make	2,021	active
168.703a	Repealed	0	repealed
168.704	Repealed	0	repealed
168.705	Repealed	0	repealed
168.696	Printing name of candidate for federal, state, district, county, and township	5,455	active
168.706	Official ballot; arrangement; basis	195	active
168.707	Repealed	0	repealed
168.708	Proposed constitutional amendment or question; statement of purpose,	540	active
168.709	Repealed	0	repealed
168.710	Proposed constitutional amendment or question; proof copies of ballots, filing,	347	active
168.711	Filing and mailing proof copies of ballots; affidavit; certification; correction and	1,847	active
168.712	Ballots; omissions or mistakes; reprinting	350	active
168.703	Official ballots; position of parties	583	active
168.714	Delivery of ballots and supplies to township and city clerks; receipt of delivery;	844	active
168.715	Absent voters' and other ballots; duties of township and city clerks, delivery to	1,121	active
168.717	Absent voters' ballots; numbering, packaging, marking	1,260	active
168.717a	Repealed	0	repealed
168.719	City and township election commissions; party committees; duties; proof of	1,294	active
168.720	Polls; times of opening and closing	309	active
168.720b	Right to vote at early voting site; timing requirements	851	active
168.713	Delivery of ballots and supplies to county clerk	836	active
168.720c	Secretary of state implementation and duties; early voting requirements;	2,542	active
168.716	Absent voters' and other ballots; wrapping, sealing	782	active
168.718	Official ballots; printer, acts prohibited; instruction ballots, printing	1,298	active
168.720i	Early voting sites; location and quantity requirements	1,075	active
168.721	Polls; opening and closing governed by central standard time	468	active
168.720a	Definitions for MCL 168.720b to 168.720j	2,052	active
168.723	Ballot boxes; examination, locking	351	active
168.724	Ballots; opening packages; distribution of pencils; unused absent voters' ballots	400	active
168.720d	Local administration of early voting; agreements; notice	3,212	active
168.725	Repealed	9	repealed
168.720e	Single municipality; administration of early voting without agreement;	2,641	active
168.726	Ballots; delivery to elector	210	active
168.720f	Municipal agreement requirements; appointment of coordinator and election	7,844	active
168.720g	County agreement requirements; appointment of coordinator and election	8,613	active
168.720h	Early voting plans; requirements; certification	6,185	active
168.729	Challenges; oath, questions as to qualifications; false statements, penalty	747	active
168.720j	Early voting tabulation; electronic tabulating equipment; early voting poll	10,831	active
168.731	Challengers; statement of appointment by organization; contents; authorization;	2,701	active
168.722	Polls; announcement of opening and closing	418	active
168.734	Challengers; preventing presence, penalty	443	active
168.735	Poll book and poll list; contents	1,140	active
168.736	Voting; ballots, delivery to electors by numbers; assistance by election	948	active
168.727	Challenge; duty of election inspector; indiscriminate challenge; penalty	2,413	active
168.736a	Minor child in booth or compartment	185	active
168.728	Challenges; disposition	470	active
168.730	Designation, qualifications, and number of challengers	2,293	active
168.736e	Secrecy sleeve; special election; instructions	1,276	active
168.732	Presence of challenger in room containing ballot box; evidence of right to be	1,072	active
168.733	Challengers; space in polling place; rights; space at counting board; expulsion	2,738	active
168.736g	Discontinued use of secrecy sleeve defaced, marred, or containing other mark	999	active
168.737	Repealed	0	repealed
168.735a	Poll list and poll book; exception for program participants in the address	656	active
168.739	Repealed	0	repealed
168.740	Voting; ballots, spoiling	365	active
168.736b	Secrecy sleeve; primary election; instructions	2,198	active
168.741	Voting; unused and spoiled ballots; preservation	464	active
168.736c	Secrecy sleeve; general election; instructions	2,195	active
168.742	Voting; time for voting ballot	218	active
168.736d	Secrecy sleeve; nonpartisan election; instructions	1,922	active
168.744	Prohibited acts; violation as misdemeanor	1,619	active
168.736f	Ballot marking instructions; limitation	437	active
168.744a	Appearance of name of elected or appointed official in polling place or room	593	active
168.746	Ballot of challenged voter; endorsement concealed, identification prohibited	783	active
168.737a	Write-in vote; declaration of intent; filing; death or disqualification of	4,121	active
168.738	Voting; ballots; folding; deposit in ballot box; rejection for exposure	1,608	active
168.748	Contested election; petition to determine qualifications of electors	1,418	active
168.750	Electors; exemption from civil process	225	active
168.751	Assisting elector in marking ballot	432	active
168.754	Assistance of electors; duties and restrictions	850	active
168.743	Voting; ballots; return by elector; failure; arrest	706	active
168.755	Repealed	0	repealed
168.755a	Elector unable to write or sign name; execution of election document by	749	active
168.756	False statement as perjury	161	active
168.745	Ballot of challenged voter; endorsement, rejection	937	active
168.757	Unlawful conduct; felony	181	active
168.758	Repealed	0	repealed
168.747	Contested election; challenged voters' ballots, identification in court	1,358	active
168.758a	Absent voter ballot for president and vice-president; qualifications	3,578	active
168.749	Contested elections; challenged voters' ballots, removal of slips concealing	829	active
168.758c	Repealed	0	repealed
168.759b	Emergency absent voters' ballot; application	1,628	active
168.759e	Permanent mail ballot voters; rescission; notification	2,660	active
168.760	Absent voters; records, public inspection	635	active
168.758b	Voting by persons confined in jail or prison prohibited	488	active
168.761a	Repealed	0	repealed
168.761b	Clerk of city or township; office hours immediately before election for receiving	1,334	active
168.759	Application for an absent voter ballot; manner; form; signature of applicant;	15,822	active
168.759a	Absent uniformed services voter or overseas voter; electronic transmission of	20,707	active
168.762	Absent voter ballots; failure to receive application	325	active
168.763	Repealed	0	repealed
168.759c	Repealed	176	repealed
168.764	Absent voter ballot; instructions	640	active
168.759f	Presidential primary ballot selection form; availability	3,183	active
168.759g	Discontinuation of permanent absent voter ballot application lists	573	active
168.761	Absent voter ballots; mailing or delivering to applicant; rejection of application;	12,956	active
168.761d	Absent voter ballot drop box; requirements; procurement and distribution of	8,305	active
168.765c	Damaged or defective absent voter ballot; duplicate copy	979	active
168.764a	Instructions for absent voters and absent uniformed services voters or overseas	7,374	active
168.764b	Delivery, tabulation, and acceptance of absent voter ballots; appointment, oath,	4,036	active
168.768	Absent voters' ballots; verification and preparation for tabulation procedures	1,217	active
168.764c	Electronic tracking system; tracking absent voter ballot applications and	4,318	active
168.764d	Combined absent voter counting board; establishment and agreement;	9,717	active
168.769	Absent voter ballots; voting in person; return of ballot; voting in person and	2,083	active
168.765	Absent voter ballot return envelopes; safekeeping by clerk; delivery of	7,848	active
168.769a	Repealed	0	repealed
168.765a	Absent voter counting board; processing and tabulating of ballots before	15,839	active
168.770	Repealed	0	repealed
168.765b	Procedure to spoil absent voter ballot	3,571	active
168.770a	Repealed	0	repealed
168.771	Repealed	0	repealed
168.766	Marked ballot of an absent voter; verification; approval or rejection;	3,009	active
168.771a	Repealed	0	repealed
168.766a	Verification of signature; rejection of ballot; opportunity to cure; manner;	5,183	active
168.766b	Verification or rejection of absent voter ballot application or return envelope;	4,280	active
168.773	Repealed	0	repealed
168.767	Repealed	173	repealed
168.774	Repealed	0	repealed
168.775	Repealed	0	repealed
168.768a	Absent voter ballot drop off; instructions	2,280	active
168.776	Repealed	0	repealed
168.777	Repealed	0	repealed
168.778	Repealed	0	repealed
168.779	Repealed	0	repealed
168.780	Repealed	9	repealed
168.781	Repealed	0	repealed
168.782	Repealed	0	repealed
168.772	Repealed	177	repealed
168.782a	Repealed	0	repealed
168.782b	Repealed	0	repealed
168.783	Repealed	0	repealed
168.784	Repealed	0	repealed
168.785	Repealed	0	repealed
168.786	Repealed	0	repealed
168.787	Repealed	0	repealed
168.788	Repealed	0	repealed
168.789	Repealed	0	repealed
168.790	Repealed	0	repealed
168.791	Repealed	0	repealed
168.791a	Repealed	0	repealed
168.792	Repealed	0	repealed
168.792a	Repealed	0	repealed
168.792b	Repealed	0	repealed
168.793	Repealed	0	repealed
168.794	Definitions used in MCL 168.794 to 168.799a	1,769	active
168.794b	Electronic voting system; manner of payment	312	active
168.795c	Indicating different parts of ballot on ballot label; placement of parts; 2 or	649	active
168.796a	Electronic voting system; preparation for election; equipment and supplies;	1,239	active
168.796b	Repealed	0	repealed
168.794a	Electronic voting system; authorization; acquisition; abandonment; use;	3,067	active
168.797b	Rules	396	active
168.794c	Applicability and construction of provisions; rules	912	active
168.795	Electronic voting system; requirements; method for rendering electronic	4,858	active
168.798	Testing of electronic tabulating equipment; notice; method; sealing programs,	2,623	active
168.795a	Electronic voting system; approval by board of state canvassers; conditions;	5,421	active
168.795b	Printing or displaying ballot labels, questions, office titles, and names of	2,589	active
168.798b	Electronic tabulating equipment; unofficial and official returns; manual count;	1,843	active
168.796	Sample ballots	485	active
168.799	Injuring, altering, or defacing voting device, ballot, or other equipment;	595	active
168.799a	Recounting punched, marked, or stamped ballot; procedure; stray marks;	1,890	active
168.801	Canvass of votes by precinct inspectors; public access	506	active
168.797	Inspectors of election; duties; certification of equipment operation	1,022	active
168.802	Repealed	0	repealed
168.797a	Instruction in method of voting on electronic voting system; use of ballot	4,218	active
168.797c	Computer program; disposition and use of source code	894	active
168.805	Placement in ballots in ballot container; seal; delivery	541	active
168.806	Duplicate statements of returns; contents, certificate as to correctness	963	active
168.798a	Separate counting center; direction and conduct of proceedings; method	1,040	active
168.807	Election results; availability	374	active
168.798c	Casting absentee votes on paper ballots or ballot cards; count; recording;	1,137	active
168.808	Statement of returns; failure to sign certificate, falsification, penalty	999	active
168.810	Poll list; delivery to clerk	154	active
168.811	Election returns, records, and applications; preservation; destruction; time	1,368	active
168.803	Counting and recounting of votes; intent of voter; stray marks; instructions	3,638	active
168.812	Sending election results to secretary of state; obtaining election results	477	active
168.804	Repealed	179	repealed
168.813	Provisional ballot; tabulation; report	2,466	active
168.814	Rejection of ballot by eligible elector; prohibition	357	active
168.821	Meeting of board of county canvassers; place; time	766	active
168.806a	Seal; procedures	1,143	active
168.823	Board of county canvassers; power to summon and open ballot boxes; correction	2,537	active
168.809	Election returns and records; delivery; unofficial tabulation	2,260	active
168.824a	Board of county canvassers; disclosure of out-of-balance precincts	206	active
168.825	Statements of votes; contents, certification, filing	815	active
168.810a	Security of election materials	2,560	active
168.826	Determination and declaration of election results; preparation, delivery, and	1,555	active
168.827	Certificate of determination to secretary of state	766	active
168.829	County provisional ballot report; county affidavit report; voter registration	1,477	active
168.830	County clerk; compensation	227	active
168.831	Defect or mechanical malfunction in election equipment or material; inability of	461	active
168.822	Board of county canvassers; canvass of returns, conclusion; failure to certify	2,274	active
168.832	Defect or mechanical malfunction described in MCL 168.831; aggrieved	542	active
168.824	Board of county canvassers; statement of votes; preparation; seal	1,247	active
168.834	Repealed	0	repealed
168.835	Petition for special election; qualification; meeting of board of canvassers; notice	1,109	active
168.837	Special election to be conducted by mail; sending ballot to each elector; time	658	active
168.838	Counting and reporting ballots; manner; count to include number of votes cast	314	active
168.828	Statements of votes; certified copy to secretary of state	1,504	active
168.839	Candidate not required to petition for recount; special election not subject to	221	active
168.843	Statements of votes; filing and preservation by secretary of state; certified	934	active
168.844	Statements of votes; examination, preparation of statement of totals by board of	613	active
168.833	Petition for special election; requirements	684	active
168.845	Certifying correctness of statement; certificate of determination; certificate of	1,596	active
168.846	Board of state canvassers; tie vote, determination and certification under MCL	239	active
168.836	Ordering special election in precinct affected by defect or mechanical	1,626	active
168.847a	Financial disclosure report; candidate for office	330	active
168.851	Tie vote; determination of election by lot, procedure; drawing for state	1,776	active
168.841	Board of state canvassers; duties	1,694	active
168.842	Board of state canvassers; meeting; time and place, notice, adjournment;	2,839	active
168.861	Postcertification recounts; administrative process; denial of petitions for	1,619	active
168.862	Error in canvass or returns of votes; recount petition by candidate; good-faith	824	active
168.863	Error as to ballot question; recount petition by ballot question committee or	1,197	active
168.845a	Procedure for contesting presidential election for erroneous certification or	3,026	active
168.864	Repealed	0	repealed
168.847	Release of ballots, ballot boxes, voting machines, and equipment	823	active
168.866	Recount petition; filing; deadline	636	active
168.848	Postelection statement; violation as misdemeanor; false statement as perjury	2,003	active
168.869	Commencement of recount; delay; expenses of local recount	1,265	active
168.852	Procedure when no provision for determination of tie vote, right to recount	906	active
168.861a	Proceedings intended to restrain, enjoin, modify, control, reverse, or otherwise	641	active
168.871a	Repealed	0	repealed
168.873	Recount; willful interference; felony	127	active
168.865	Recount petitions; forms	9,211	active
168.875	Recount; completion; deadline; exception; return of ballots and election	1,527	active
168.867	Recount petition; filing; deposit; adjustment of deposit; refund; disposition of	5,697	active
168.877	Repealed	0	repealed
168.868	Recount petition; notice to opposing candidates or ballot question committees;	4,021	active
168.878	Certification of election results; recount by board of state canvassers; action	1,193	active
168.870	Delivery of ballots, ballot containers, and other election materials to board of	1,690	active
168.879a	Section 168.879 inapplicable to presidential primary election	79	active
168.871	Recount; eligibility requirements; procedures for conduct of recount; use of	3,799	active
168.880	Ballot question committee petition for recount; deadline, form	1,031	active
168.880a	Recount of votes; grounds; notice to candidates or ballot question committees;	2,957	active
168.872	Board of canvassers; fraud or violation of law suspected; referral for	1,418	active
168.874	Recount; return of ballots; manner of counting votes	2,634	active
168.883	Recount petition; notice to county clerk; preservation of ballots; investigation	514	active
168.876	Recount; returns by board of canvassers, withdrawal of petition; final report	860	active
168.884	Boards of canvassers; clerks and assistants for conduct of recount	127	active
168.887	Recount; willful interference; felony	119	active
168.879	Candidate petition for recount; requirements; good-faith belief in winning;	2,249	active
168.889	Recounts by boards of county canvassers; authority of board of state canvassers;	773	active
168.890	Board of state canvassers; authority of members as to supervision of recounts	908	active
168.891	Repealed	0	repealed
168.892	Board of county canvassers; return of recount to board of state canvassers;	646	active
168.881	Recount petition; filing; deposit; adjustment of deposit; refund; disposition of	9,513	active
168.893	Discontinuance of recount; original return deemed correct	345	active
168.882	Notice of recount petition; filing counter petition; refund of deposit money; filing	3,087	active
168.894	Recounts in counties; expenses, payment	367	active
168.883a	Recount vote challenges; appeal; petition for de novo review; notice; meeting	3,185	active
168.888	Board of state canvassers; return of ballots and election materials; concurrent	1,098	active
168.932a	Violations as felony; penalty	1,893	active
168.932e	Misrepresentation as election official; violation as felony	264	active
168.933	Perjury; definition	300	active
168.933a	Forgery; definition	379	active
168.934	Misdemeanor; penalty	331	active
168.931	Prohibited conduct; violation as misdemeanor; "valuable consideration"	7,404	active
168.935	Felony; penalty	316	active
168.931a	Appearance of name of elected or appointed official on ballot-related material;	1,637	active
168.936	Perjury; penalty	315	active
168.931b	Prohibition on intimidation of or interference with election workers; violation;	3,229	active
168.937	Forgery; penalty	315	active
168.932	Prohibited conduct; violation as felony	4,366	active
168.938	Candidate convicted of felony; election void quo warranto	416	active
168.932c	Registering individuals; compensation prohibited; violation as felony; penalty	731	active
168.940	Prosecuting attorney; duty to prosecute	197	active
168.941	Peace officers; duty to institute proceedings	254	active
168.932f	Distribution of materially deceptive media; prohibition; violation;	6,993	active
168.942	Prosecution; time limitations; immunity of witnesses	509	active
168.944	False designation of incumbency; misdemeanor	423	active
168.945	Inducing improper applications to vote as absentee voter; misdemeanor	237	active
168.947	Repealed	0	repealed
168.939	Election inspector; duty to furnish information to prosecuting attorney	634	active
168.952a	Recall petitions; blank forms; substantial compliance	301	active
168.952b	Recall petition; time for submission to board of state canvassers or board of	762	active
168.953	Repealed	0	repealed
168.943	Recorder's court; jurisdiction; circuit courts, jurisdiction	902	active
168.955	Recall petition; number of signatures; certification	476	active
168.956	Repealed	0	repealed
168.958	Recall petition sheet; signature of qualified and registered electors; location for	661	active
168.951	Officers subject to recall; time for filing recall petition; performance of duties	1,830	active
168.958a	Separate petitions required	96	active
168.951a	Recall petition under MCL 168.959; requirements; submission to board of state	4,564	active
168.959	Recall of senators, representatives, elective state officers, county officials, or	430	active
168.952	Recall petition under MCL 168.960; requirements; submission to board of	4,499	active
168.962	Repealed	0	repealed
168.954	Recall petitions; eligibility of signers; prohibited conduct; violations;	1,566	active
168.964	Repealed	0	repealed
168.965	Recall of officer with election duties; appointment of impartial public officer	576	active
168.957	Recall petition; certificate of circulator; false statement; misdemeanor	1,320	active
168.966	Repealed	0	repealed
168.967	Recall elections; payment of expenses	240	active
168.968	Canvass of recall election	346	active
168.969	Further recall petition; filing	281	active
168.960	Recall of elective county commissioner or township, city, village, or school	1,185	active
168.961	Recall petition; filing; receipt; duties of filing official; duties of city or township	4,956	active
168.970a	Applicability of MCL 168.970b to 168.970g	139	active
168.961a	Notice to officer whose recall is sought; challenge; checking signatures;	2,304	active
168.970b	Incumbent as nominee	340	active
168.963	Sufficiency or insufficiency of recall petition; determination; notice; recall	2,335	active
168.970e	Recall primary election; declaration of nominee; candidate without political	1,111	active
168.970g	Candidate receiving highest number of votes; election	140	active
168.971a	Applicability of MCL 168.971c to 168.975	102	active
168.971c	Incumbent deemed to have filed; appearance of name on ballot	249	active
168.973	Repealed	0	repealed
168.970	Repealed	180	repealed
168.974	Repealed	0	repealed
168.975	Candidate deemed elected	130	active
168.970c	Recall primary election; filing nominating petition or paying fee; incumbent as	1,136	active
168.975a	Applicability of MCL168.975c to 168.975g; special recall election for office of	117	active
168.975c	Recall of governor; procedure	637	active
168.971	Repealed	180	repealed
168.975g	Majority of votes in favor of recall; certification of result; replacement of	399	active
168.976	Recall election; laws governing	158	active
168.972	Nominating and voting for candidate for nonpartisan office; signing and filing	1,876	active
168.991	Repeals	2,343	active
168.992	Effective date of act	64	active
168.973a	Nominating candidate for partisan office	2,949	active
168.975e	Recall of governor; statement of reason; condensed statement; justification of	2,313	active
168.977	Appointment of officer who was recalled or resigned prohibited	1,210	active