Michigan Compiled Laws

Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.935 (2026)

Felony; penalty.

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MICHIGAN ELECTION LAW

Act 116 of 1954

168.935 Felony; penalty.

Sec. 935.

Any person found guilty of a felony under the provisions of this act shall, unless herein otherwise provided, be punished by a fine not exceeding $1,000.00, or by imprisonment in the state prison for a term not exceeding 5 years, or by both such fine and imprisonment in the discretion of the court.

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

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Notes of Decisions

Cited in 4 cases, 2016–2020 · leading case: People v. Pinkney, 912 N.W.2d 535 (Mich. 2018).

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People v. Pinkney, 912 N.W.2d 535 (Mich. 2018). · cites it 3× “First, the Court explained that interpreting § 937 as a penalty provision would render it surplusage because another provision, MCL 168.935, 6 already sets forth an identical penalty for felonies under the Michigan Election Law, MCL 168.”

People v. Pinkney, 891 N.W.2d 891 (Mich. Ct. App. 2016). · cites it 2× “That is, because MCL 168.935 sets forth the penalties for a felony conviction under the provisions of the Michigan Election Law, interpreting MCL 168.”

People v. Hall, 880 N.W.2d 785 (Mich. 2016). “13 MCL 168.935. 14 See People v Ford, 417 Mich 66, 84 ; 331 NW2d 878 (1982).”

Michigan All. for Retired Americans v. Sec'y of State (Mich. Ct. App. 2020). “932(f); MCL 168.935. The fourth and final method is that a voter, who is unable to return his or her absent voter ballot by any of the other authorized methods, may “request by telephone that the clerk who issued the ballot provide assistance in returning the ballot.”

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