Michigan Compiled Laws
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.741 (2026)
Voting; unused and spoiled ballots; preservation.
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MICHIGAN ELECTION LAW
Act 116 of 1954
168.741 Voting; unused and spoiled ballots; preservation.
Sec. 741.
The board of inspectors of election shall preserve the unused ballots, together with the ballots that have been spoiled by the electors and in place of which other ballots have been issued, and return them to the city or township clerk, or other officer provided by a city charter, with a statement of the number of ballots voted, and the clerk shall give to the election inspectors a receipt that must be filed with the chairperson of the board.
History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955 ;-- Am. 2018, Act 120, Eff. Dec. 31, 2018
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case (1 in the last 5 years), 2024–2024 · leading case: Philip M O'Halloran Md v. Sec'y of State (Mich. 2024).
Philip M O'Halloran Md v. Sec'y of State (Mich. 2024). “674(2) provides that “[t]he board of election commissioners shall designate 1 appointed election inspector as chairperson,” who has some additional administrative duties, such as signing a receipt for unused and spoiled ballots, see MCL 168.741, or receiving packages of absent…”
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