Michigan Compiled Laws

Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.560 (2026)

Ballots; use; size.

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MICHIGAN ELECTION LAW

Act 116 of 1954

168.560 Ballots; use; size.

Sec. 560.

Ballots other than those furnished by the board of election commissioners, according to the provisions of this act, shall not be used, cast, or counted in any election precinct at any election. The size of all official ballots shall be as the board of election commissioners prescribes.

History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955 ;-- Am. 2012, Act 128, Imd. Eff. May 14, 2012

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Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 1976–2014 · leading case: Barrow v. City of Detroit Election Comm'n, 305 Mich. App. 649 (Mich. Ct. App. 2014).

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Barrow v. City of Detroit Election Comm'n, 305 Mich. App. 649 (Mich. Ct. App. 2014). “And MCL 168.560 prohibits the counting of ballots not furnished by the election commission: “Ballots other than those furnished by the board of election commissioners, according to the provisions of this act, shall not be used, cast, or counted in any election precinct at any…”

McCarthy v. Austin, 423 F. Supp. 990 (W.D. Mich. 1976). · cites it 4× “§ 168.560, M.S.A. § 6.1560, the voter at the primary has the option of voting for either the candidates of one of the parties listed on the ballot or the securing of a ballot position for a new party and its candidates in the November general election.”

— Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.560(a) — 1 case

McCarthy v. Austin, 423 F. Supp. 990 (W.D. Mich. 1976). “§ 168.560, M.S.A. § 6.1560, the voter at the primary has the option of voting for either the candidates of one of the parties listed on the ballot or the securing of a ballot position for a new party and its candidates in the November general election.”

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