Michigan Compiled Laws

Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.729 (2026)

Challenges; oath, questions as to qualifications; false statements, penalty.

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MICHIGAN ELECTION LAW

Act 116 of 1954

168.729 Challenges; oath, questions as to qualifications; false statements, penalty.

Sec. 729.

If any person attempting to vote shall be challenged as unqualified, he shall be sworn by 1 of the inspectors of election to truthfully answer all questions asked him concerning his qualifications as an elector and any inspector or qualified elector at the poll may question said personas to such qualifications. If the answer to such questions show that said person is a qualified elector in that precinct, he shall be entitled to receive a ballot and vote. Should the answers show that said person is not a qualified elector at that poll, he shall not be entitled to receive a ballot and vote. If any one of his answers concerning a material matter shall not be true, he shall, upon conviction, be deemed guilty of perjury.

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

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Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 2007–2020 · leading case: In Re Request for Advisory Opinion Regarding Constitutionality of 2005 Pa 71, 740 N.W.2d 444 (Mich. 2007).

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In Re Request for Advisory Opinion Regarding Constitutionality of 2005 Pa 71, 740 N.W.2d 444 (Mich. 2007). · cites it 6× “See MCL 168.729. The photo identification requirement and the challenge process now again leave those who do not have photo identification at the whim of election officials as our challenged citizens are required to wait an indefinite length of time merely to exercise their…”

Promote the Vote v. Sec'y of State (Mich. Ct. App. 2020). “MCL 168.729. If the person’s answers to the questions show that the person is a qualified elector in the precinct, the person “shall be entitled to receive a ballot and vote.”

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