Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.865

Current through Public Act 148 of the 2024 Legislative Session

Section 168.865 - [Effective 91 days after adjournment of the 2024 Regular Session sine die] Recount petitions; forms

(1) A candidate petition for a recount must be in the following form:

CANDIDATE PETITION FOR A RECOUNT

I ____________________, the petitioner, reside at ___________________________, and I petition the __________ (state/county) board of canvassers for a recount of the votes cast for the _____________ (Office/District/Party) at the election. I am aggrieved on account of error in the canvass or returns of the votes. I have a good-faith belief that, but for error, I would have had a reasonable chance of winning the election. I am requesting a recount of sufficient votes to change the result of the election.

I request that the following precincts, absent voter counting board (AVCB) precincts, and early voting precincts within the listed jurisdictions be recounted:

Precinct/AVCB Precinct/Early Voting Precinct Number	Name of Jurisdiction
_____________	_____________________________________
_____________	_____________________________________
_____________	_____________________________________

(List additional precincts/vote centers on the back or attach additional sheets)

Specifically explain the error in the canvass or returns of votes:

__________________________________________________________________

My deposit of $________ is enclosed.

Signature of candidate:___________________________________

Date of signature:________________________________________

Subscribed and sworn to before me this __ day of _____, 20___

Name of notary public:____________________________________

Signature of notary public:_________________________________

Notary public, State of Michigan, County of _________________

Acting in the County of ____________________________________

My commission expires:____________________________________

(2) A candidate counter petition for a recount must be in the following form:

CANDIDATE COUNTER PETITION FOR A RECOUNT

I ____________________, the counter petitioner, reside at ___________________________, and I counter petition the _____________ (state/county) board of canvassers for a recount of the votes cast for the ___________ (Office/District/Party) at the election.

I request that the additional following precincts, absent voter counting board (AVCB) precincts, and early voting precincts within the listed jurisdictions be recounted:

Precinct/AVCB Precinct/Early Voting Precinct Number	Name of Jurisdiction
_____________	_____________________________________
_____________	_____________________________________
_____________	_____________________________________

(List additional precincts/vote centers on the back or attach additional sheets)

Specifically explain the error in the canvass or returns of votes:

__________________________________________________________________

My deposit of $________ is enclosed.

Signature of candidate:___________________________________

Date of signature:________________________________________

Subscribed and sworn to before me this __ day of _____, 20___

Name of notary public:____________________________________

Signature of notary public:________________________________

Notary public, State of Michigan, County of ________________

Acting in the County of ___________________________________

My commission expires:___________________________________

(3) Except as otherwise provided under subsection (5), a ballot question committee petition for a recount must be in the following form:

BALLOT QUESTION COMMITTEE PETITION FOR A RECOUNT

I _______________________, an authorized representative of _________________, petition the ______________ (state/county) board of canvassers for a recount of the votes cast for the _____________ (ballot question) at the ______________ election. The ballot question committee has a good-faith belief that, but for error, the result of the ballot question would have been the opposite. The ballot question committee is requesting a recount of sufficient votes to change the result of the election.

The ballot question committee requests that the following precincts, absent voter counting board (AVCB) precincts, and early voting precincts within the listed jurisdictions be recounted:

Precinct/AVCB Precinct/Early Voting Precinct Number	Name of Jurisdiction
_____________	_____________________________________
_____________	_____________________________________
_____________	_____________________________________

(List additional precincts/vote centers on the back or attach additional sheets)

Specifically explain the error in the canvass or returns of votes:

__________________________________________________________________

My deposit of $________ is enclosed.

Signature of ballot question committee representative:

_________________________________________________________

Date of signature:________________________________________

Subscribed and sworn to before me this __ day of _____, 20___

Name of notary public:____________________________________

Signature of notary public:_________________________________

Notary public, State of Michigan, County of _________________

Acting in the County of ___________________________________

My commission expires:___________________________________

(4) Except as otherwise provided under subsection (5), a ballot question committee counter petition for a recount must be in the following form:

BALLOT QUESTION COMMITTEE COUNTER PETITION FOR A RECOUNT

I ________________________, an authorized representative of _________________, counter petition the ______________ (state/county) board of canvassers for a recount of the votes cast for the _________________ (ballot question) at the election.

The ballot question committee requests that the additional following precincts, absent voter counting board (AVCB) precincts, and early voting precincts within the listed jurisdictions be recounted:

Precinct/AVCB Precinct/Early Voting Precinct Number	Name of Jurisdiction
_____________	_____________________________________
_____________	_____________________________________
_____________	_____________________________________

(List additional precincts/vote centers on the back or attach additional sheets)

Specifically explain the error in the canvass or returns of votes:

__________________________________________________________________

My deposit of $________ is enclosed.

Signature of ballot question committee representative:

____________________________

Date of signature:___________________________

Subscribed and sworn to before me this __ day of _____, 20___

Name of notary public:__________________________

Signature of notary public:_______________________________

Notary public, State of Michigan, County of _________________

Acting in the County of ___________________________

My commission expires:_____________________________

(5) The secretary of state shall modify the ballot question committee petition for a recount form under subsection (3) and the ballot question committee counter petition for a recount form under subsection (4) as appropriate to allow an elector to file either petition as authorized under sections 863 and 880.

MCL 168.865

Amended by 2024, Act 74,s 11, eff. 91 days after adjournment of the 2024 Regular Session sine die.

1954, Act 116, Eff. 6/1/1955.

This section is set out more than once due to postponed, multiple, or conflicting amendments.