Michigan Compiled Laws
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.844 (2026)
Statements of votes; examination, preparation of statement of totals by board of state canvassers.
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MICHIGAN ELECTION LAW
Act 116 of 1954
168.844 Statements of votes; examination, preparation of statement of totals by board of state canvassers.
Sec. 844.
The board of state canvassers shall examine the statements received by the secretary of state of the votes cast in the several counties and prepare a statement showing the total number of votes cast for all candidates for each office, the names of the persons for whom such votes were cast, the number of votes cast for each of such persons, the total number of votes cast on each constitutional amendment and proposition which may have been submitted, and the number of votes cast for and the number of votes cast against each such constitutional amendment and proposition.
History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955
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case, 2020–2020 · leading case: Angelic Johnson v. Sec'y of State (Mich. 2020).
Angelic Johnson v. Sec'y of State (Mich. 2020). “842(1), tabulating the figures and declaring the winners of the various races that the Board of State Canvassers must manage, MCL 168.844 and 168.845. Once the canvassing is finished, the county clerk (for county and local offices) and the Secretary of State (for higher offices)…”
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