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Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.720 (2026)

Polls; times of opening and closing.

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MICHIGAN ELECTION LAW


Act 116 of 1954


168.720 Polls; times of opening and closing.

Sec. 720.

    On the day of any election, the polls shall be opened at 7 o'clock in the forenoon, and shall be continuously open until 8 o'clock in the afternoon and no longer. Every qualified elector present and in line at the polls at the hour prescribed for the closing thereof shall be allowed to vote.

History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955

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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 11 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1973–2024 · leading case: Taylor v. Smithkline Beecham Corp., 658 N.W.2d 127 (Mich. 2003).
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Taylor v. Smithkline Beecham Corp., 658 N.W.2d 127 (Mich. 2003). · cites it 2× “§ 168.720 and 168.721, which provide that the polls shall be open on election day from 7:00 a.”
League of Women Voters of Michigan v. Sec'y of State (Mich. Ct. App. 2020). · cites it 2× “The ballot must reach the clerk or an authorized assistant of the clerk before the close of the polls on election day. An absent voter ballot received by the clerk or assistant of the clerk after the close of the polls on election day will not be counted.”
Michigan All. for Retired Americans v. Sec'y of State (Mich. Ct. App. 2020). “Although not particularly relevant to this appeal, MCL 168.764(4) also removes the restriction that, during this narrow window, election officials may provide ballot-delivery services for absent voters even if the ballot is outside of the jurisdictional limits in which the…”
20241213_C356600_113_356600Op.Opn.Pdf (Mich. Ct. App. 2024). “Moreover, the definition of procedure as “a series of steps followed in a regular definite order” contemplates that procedure will incorporate one act 9 We note that there are various statutory provisions addressing the conduct of elections and manner of voting, see MCL 168.720,…”
Stamos v. Genesee Cnty. Bd. of Canvassers, 208 N.W.2d 551 (Mich. Ct. App. 1973). “MCLA 168.720; MSA 6.1720. It is undisputed that the 22 absent voters returned their ballots to the city clerk before 6:30 p.”
Southerland v. Fritz, 955 F. Supp. 760 (E.D. Mich. 1996). · cites it 2× “§ 168.720 (emphasis added). There appears to be little, if any, case law interpreting this statute.”
Tamara Taylor v. Gate Pharm. (Mich. 2003). “12 Representative of this type of statute are MCL 168.720 and 168.721, which provide that the polls shall be open on election day from 7:00 a.”
Tamara Taylor v. Gate Pharm. (Mich. 2003). “12 Representative of this type of statute are MCL 168.720 and 168.721, which provide that the polls shall be open on election day from 7:00 a.”
Tamara Taylor v. Gate Pharm. (Mich. 2003). “12 Representative of this type of statute are MCL 168.720 and 168.721, which provide that the polls shall be open on election day from 7:00 a.”
Tamara Taylor v. Gate Pharm. (Mich. 2003). “12 Representative of this type of statute are MCL 168.720 and 168.721, which provide that the polls shall be open on election day from 7:00 a.”
Judith H Robards v. Joyce E Kaferle Md (Mich. 2003). “12 Representative of this type of statute are MCL 168.720 and 168.721, which provide that the polls shall be open on election day from 7:00 a.”
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