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Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.703 (2026)

Official ballots; position of parties.

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MICHIGAN ELECTION LAW

Act 116 of 1954

168.703 Official ballots; position of parties.

Sec. 703.

The ticket of the party having the greatest number of votes in the state at the last election in which a secretary of state was elected, as shown by the votes cast thereat for secretary of state, shall be placed first on the ballot, the position of other party tickets to be governed relatively by the same rule.

History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955 ;-- Am. 1963, 2nd Ex. Sess., Act 56, Eff. Mar. 24, 1964

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Cited in 3 cases, 2003–2020 · leading case: Nancy Carola Jacobsen v. Florida Sec'y of State, 974 F.3d 1236 (11th Cir. 2020).

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Nancy Carola Jacobsen v. Florida Sec'y of State, 974 F.3d 1236 (11th Cir. 2020). “Law §§ 1-101 (dd), 9-210(j)(2); 45 Case: 19-14552 Date Filed: 09/03/2020 Page: 46 of 152 Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.703 ; Mo. Rev. Stat.”

Nancy Carola Jacobsen v. Florida Sec'y of State, 957 F.3d 1193 (11th Cir. 2020). “Law §§ 1-101 (dd), 9-210(j)(2); Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.703 ; Mo. Rev. Stat.”

McDonald v. Grand Traverse Cnty. Election Comm'n, 662 N.W.2d 804 (Mich. Ct. App. 2003). “114(E), and did not abuse its discretion in awarding the Secretary of State costs under MCR 2.”

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