Michigan Compiled Laws

Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.751 (2026)

Assisting elector in marking ballot.

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MICHIGAN ELECTION LAW

Act 116 of 1954

168.751 Assisting elector in marking ballot.

Sec. 751.

When at an election an elector shall state that the elector cannot mark his or her ballot, the elector shall be assisted in the marking of his or her ballot by 2 inspectors of election. If an elector is so disabled on account of blindness, the elector may be assisted in the marking of his or her ballot by a member of his or her immediate family or by a person over 18 years of age designated by the blind person.

History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955 ;-- Am. 1972, Act 30, Imd. Eff. Feb. 19, 1972 ;-- Am. 1979, Act 151, Imd. Eff. Nov. 27, 1979

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Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3 cases, 1996–1999 · leading case: Nelson v. Miller, 170 F.3d 641 (6th Cir. 1999).

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Nelson v. Miller, 950 F. Supp. 201 (W.D. Mich. 1996). · cites it 5× “LA § 168.751, is in compliance with the Federal Voting Rights Act of 1965 as amended in 1982, 42 U.”

Nelson v. Miller, 170 F.3d 641 (6th Cir. 1999). · cites it 2× “While it is clear to us that it is Mich. Comp. Laws Ann. § 168.751 , and not the Secretary of State’s enforcement of that statute, that is the heart of this litigation, and thus that it is the State of Michigan, and not the Secretary of State, who is the real party in interest,…”

Tech. Int'l Holdings Inc. v. Kentucky (In Re Tech. Int'l Holdings Inc.), 234 B.R. 699 (Bankr. E.D. Ky. 1999). “While it is clear to us that it is Mich.Comp.Laws Ann. § 168.751, and not the Secretary of State’s enforcement of that statute, that is the heart of this litigation, añd thus it is the State of Michigan, and not the Secretary of State, who is the real party in interest, we feel…”

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