Michigan Compiled Laws

Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.883 (2026)

Recount petition; notice to county clerk; preservation of ballots; investigation and recount by state canvassers.

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MICHIGAN ELECTION LAW

Act 116 of 1954

168.883 Recount petition; notice to county clerk; preservation of ballots; investigation and recount by state canvassers.

Sec. 883.

The secretary of state, upon receipt of any petition for recount, shall immediately notify the county clerk of each county in which are located any precincts included in the petition for recount that a petition for recount by the board of state canvassers has been filed and the ballots for the precincts must be carefully preserved. Ballots and ballot containers must remain in the possession of city or township clerks until requisitioned by the canvass board.

History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955 ;-- Am. 2024, Act 74, Eff. Apr. 2, 2025

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Cited in 2 cases, 1983–2016 · leading case: Kennedy v. Bd. of State Canvassers, 339 N.W.2d 477 (Mich. Ct. App. 1983).

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Kennedy v. Bd. of State Canvassers, 339 N.W.2d 477 (Mich. Ct. App. 1983). “” The mandatory language used in the foregoing section shows that a recount must take place when the board is presented with a sufficient petition and the required deposit.”

Donald J Trump v. Bd. of State Canvassers (Mich. Ct. App. 2016). · cites it 2× “” MCL 168.883 requires the Board to “investigate the facts set forth in said petition and cause a recount of the votes cast .”

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