Michigan Compiled Laws

Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.474 (2026)

Repealed. 2012, Act 276, Eff. Aug. 16, 2012.

✓ current as of July 2026

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MICHIGAN ELECTION LAW

Act 116 of 1954

168.474 Repealed. 2012, Act 276, Eff. Aug. 16, 2012.

Repealed. 2012, Act 276, Eff. Aug. 16, 2012.

Compiler's Notes:

The repealed section pertained to state officer authorized by law or person authorized by law in state constitution defined as board of state canvassers.

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Election Code

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 8 cases, 1956–2020 · leading case: Citizens for Prot. of Marriage v. Bd. of State Canvassers, 688 N.W.2d 538 (Mich. Ct. App. 2004).

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Citizens for Prot. of Marriage v. Bd. of State Canvassers, 688 N.W.2d 538 (Mich. Ct. App. 2004). · cites it 6× “32; MCL 168.474. The statement of purpose for the proposal must “consist of a true and impartial statement of the purpose of the amendment or question in such language as shall create no prejudice for or against such proposal.”

Durant v. State Bd. of Educ., 381 N.W.2d 662 (Mich. 1986). · cites it 2× “[10] Const 1963, art 6, § 18 states: "Salaries of justices of the supreme court, of the judges of the court of appeals, of the circuit judges within a circuit, and of the probate judges within a county or district, shall be uniform, and may be increased but shall not be…”

Citizens Protecting Michigan's Constitution v. Sec'y of State, 761 N.W.2d 210 (Mich. Ct. App. 2008). “MCL 168.474; MCL 168.22e; see also Citizens for Protection of Marriage, supra at 494.”

Settles v. Detroit City Clerk, 427 N.W.2d 188 (Mich. Ct. App. 1988). “Finally, to the extent that the ordinance is claimed to be misleading in its presentation, we see no violation of the purity of elections concept, as embodied (by analogy only) in MCL 168.474; MSA 6.1474, that the proposal "consist of a true and impartial statement of the…”

Bailey v. Muskegon Cnty. Bd. of Commissioners, 333 N.W.2d 144 (Mich. Ct. App. 1983). “Such statement of purpose and caption shall be prepared by the person authorized by law, and shall consist of a true and impartial statement of the purpose of the amendment in such language as shall create no prejudice for or against the proposed amendment.”

Pillon v. Attorney Gen., 77 N.W.2d 257 (Mich. 1956). “2 CL 1948, § 168.474 (Stat Ann 1956 Rev § 6.1474).”

Mastin v. Oakland Cnty. Elections Comm'n, 341 N.W.2d 797 (Mich. Ct. App. 1983). “MCL 168.474; MSA 6.1474. See also MCL 168.”

Promote the Vote v. Sec'y of State (Mich. Ct. App. 2020). · cites it 2× “MCL 168.474. Therefore, the only way for the vote to be revealed—absent express written consent—is under court order and even then, only in two limited circumstances that require a prior determination of falsehood.”

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