Michigan Compiled Laws

Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.758 (2026)

Repealed. 2018, Act 603, Imd. Eff. Dec. 28, 2018.

✓ current as of July 2026

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MICHIGAN ELECTION LAW

Act 116 of 1954

168.758 Repealed. 2018, Act 603, Imd. Eff. Dec. 28, 2018.

Repealed. 2018, Act 603, Imd. Eff. Dec. 28, 2018.

Compiler's Notes:

This repealed section pertained to valid reasons for obtaining an absentee ballot.

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Election Code

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 7 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1968–2024 · leading case: Michigan State A. Philip Randolph Inst. v. Johnson, 833 F.3d 656 (6th Cir. 2016).

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Michigan State A. Philip Randolph Inst. v. Johnson, 833 F.3d 656 (6th Cir. 2016). · cites it 2× “Moreover, Michigan does not allow early voting,1 and Michigan does not permit no-excuse absentee voting, see Mich. Comp. Laws §§ 168.758 & 168.759, making the average wait times at physical polling locations on Election Day of tremendous significance to Michigan voters.”

In Re Request for Advisory Opinion Regarding Constitutionality of 2005 Pa 71, 740 N.W.2d 444 (Mich. 2007). · cites it 2× “(d) A person who presents other good cause for a fee waiver. (e) Beginning January 1, 2007, a person who wishes to add or remove a heart insignia described in subsection (1)(f).”

Arlee v. Wayne Cnty. Sheriff, 222 N.W.2d 233 (Mich. Ct. App. 1974). · cites it 5× “MCLA 168.758; MSA 6.1758 is constitutional, and, since plaintiffs are "confined in a prison”, they have no right to vote.”

Penn Sch. Dist. No. 7 v. Lewis Cass Intermediate Sch. Dist. Bd. of Educ., 165 N.W.2d 464 (Mich. Ct. App. 1968). “” No further elaboration is provided; apparently plaintiffs have reference to the provisions of the Michigan election law relating to the handling of requests for absentee ballots by the city, township or village clerk, as the case may be (CL 1948, § 168.758 et seq. as amended…”

Mich. State A. Philip Randolph Inst. v. Johnson, 326 F. Supp. 3d 532 (E.D. Mich. 2018). “LAWS § 168.758. A person can only vote absentee in Michigan if they meet one of the following narrow criteria: (a) On account of physical disability, cannot without another's assistance attend the polls on the day of an election.”

Robert Davis v. Sec'y of State (Mich. Ct. App. 2020). “3 Prior to Proposal 3 of 2018 and its repeal by 2018 PA 603 § 1, qualification to vote absentee was controlled by MCL 168.758, which provided in relevant part: (1) For the purposes of this act, “absent voter” means a qualified and registered elector who meets 1 or more of the…”

20241213_C356600_113_356600Op.Opn.Pdf (Mich. Ct. App. 2024). “720, as well as absent voting, see MCL 168.758. Additionally, there are administrative rules governing absentee voter applications, see R 168.”

— Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.758(1) — 1 case

In Re Request for Advisory Opinion Regarding Constitutionality of 2005 Pa 71, 740 N.W.2d 444 (Mich. 2007). “(d) A person who presents other good cause for a fee waiver. (e) Beginning January 1, 2007, a person who wishes to add or remove a heart insignia described in subsection (1)(f).”

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