Michigan Compiled Laws

Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.760 (2026)

Absent voters; records, public inspection.

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MICHIGAN ELECTION LAW

Act 116 of 1954

168.760 Absent voters; records, public inspection.

Sec. 760.

Upon receipt of such properly executed application, as above provided, the city, township or village clerk shall file the same in his office and shall enter the name of the applicant and the address to which the ballot or ballots are to be sent upon a list or record to be kept for such purpose, together with the date of receiving the application, the date of mailing or delivering the ballot or ballots to such voter, the date of receiving the ballot from such voter, and such other information as may seem necessary or advisable. Applications and lists shall be open to public inspection at all reasonable hours.

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

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Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 2001–2020 · leading case: People v. Jenkins, 624 N.W.2d 457 (Mich. Ct. App. 2001).

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People v. Jenkins, 624 N.W.2d 457 (Mich. Ct. App. 2001). · cites it 6× “1931, and willful failure to perform a duty imposed by MCL 168.760; MSA 6.1760 by refusing to allow public inspection of *5 absentee voter ballot applications or lists, MCL 168.”

Davis v. Wayne Cnty. Election Comm'n (E.D. Mich. 2020). · cites it 4× “§1983 Procedural Due Process Claim-Defendant City Clerk Has Violated Plaintiff Davis Procedural Due Process Rights By Not Having Available For Daily Public Inspection The Absentee Voter Applications and List As Required Under Mich. Comp. Laws §168.760 ;” (6) Count VI: “State-Law…”

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