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Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.821 (2026)

Meeting of board of county canvassers; place; time.

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MICHIGAN ELECTION LAW

Act 116 of 1954

168.821 Meeting of board of county canvassers; place; time.

Sec. 821.

(1) Except as provided in subsection (2), the board of county canvassers shall meet at the office of the county clerk no later than 9 a.m. on the Thursday after any election held in the county. The county clerk or the county clerk's staff shall determine the meeting date and time for the board of county canvassers.

(2) If, at an election held on the May regular election date, a ballot question appears on the ballot concerning an authorized millage that is subject to a millage reduction as provided in section 34d of the general property tax act, 1893 PA 206, MCL 211.34d, the board of county canvassers shall meet to canvass and certify the results of the vote on that proposition after May 31 and before June 15 following the election.

History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955 ;-- Am. 1969, Act 138, Imd. Eff. July 31, 1969 ;-- Am. 1988, Act 275, Eff. Sept. 1, 1988 ;-- Am. 2003, Act 302, Eff. Jan. 1, 2005 ;-- Am. 2018, Act 614, Eff. Mar. 28, 2019

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Cited in 2 cases, 1990–2013 · leading case: Hanlin v. Saugatuck Twp., 829 N.W.2d 335 (Mich. Ct. App. 2013).

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Hanlin v. Saugatuck Twp., 829 N.W.2d 335 (Mich. Ct. App. 2013). “A county board of canvassers is required to meet after an election, MCL 168.821, and to canvass the returns of votes cast, MCL 168.”

Wills v. Iron Cnty. Bd. of Canvassers, 455 N.W.2d 405 (Mich. Ct. App. 1990). “MCL 168.821; MSA 6.1821. The board then has fourteen days to conclude canvassing the votes.”

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