Michigan Compiled Laws

Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.485 (2026)

Questions submitted to electors; form.

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MICHIGAN ELECTION LAW

Act 116 of 1954

168.485 Questions submitted to electors; form.

Sec. 485.

A question submitted to the electors of this state or the electors of a subdivision of this state must be worded so that a "yes" vote will be a vote in favor of the subject matter of the proposal or issue and a "no" vote will be a vote against the subject matter of the proposal or issue. The question must be worded so as to apprise the voters of the subject matter of the proposal or issue, but need not be legally precise. The question must be clearly written using words that have a common everyday meaning to the general public. The language used must not create prejudice for or against the issue or proposal.

History: Add. 1969, Act 152, Eff. Mar. 20, 1970 ;-- Am. 1994, Act 152, Eff. Jan. 1, 1995 ;-- Am. 2024, Act 234, Eff. Apr. 2, 2025

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Notes of Decisions

Cited in 4 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1983–2024 · 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). “See also MCL 168.485, which provides in part: The question shall be worded so as to apprise the voters of the subject matter of the proposal or issue, but need not be legally precise.”

Mastin v. Oakland Cnty. Elections Comm'n, 341 N.W.2d 797 (Mich. Ct. App. 1983). “See also MCL 168.485; MSA 6.1485. By way of contrast, a recall election takes the form of an adversarial political process.”

20241219_C367522_30_367522D.Opn.Pdf (Mich. Ct. App. 2024). · cites it 17× “2 To give context to my discussion of the procedural events that occurred below and the parties’ arguments, I quote MCL 168.485, which was the focus of the litigation and provides: A question submitted to the electors of this state or the electors of a subdivision of this state…”

20241219_C367522_30_367522D.Opn.Pdf (Mich. Ct. App. 2024). · cites it 6× “To stop the ordinance from enactment, plaintiff filed a legal action requesting a court order invalidating the ordinance based on an alleged violation of MCL 168.485 and an alleged conflict with the Michigan Zoning and Enabling Act (MZEA), MCL 125.”

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