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Code · Michigan · Chapter 168 — Michigan Election Law

168.837 Special election to be conducted by mail; sending ballot to each elector; time limitation; request from board of canvassers; time for returning ballot.

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168.837 Special election to be conducted by mail; sending ballot to each elector; time limitation; request from board of canvassers; time for returning ballot.
Sec. 837.
(1)A special election ordered under section 836 shall be conducted by mail. Not later than 5 days after the order, the city or township clerk shall send a ballot to each elector whose name was entered in the poll book as having voted in that precinct at the election.
(2)The ballot shall include a request from the board of canvassers that the elector cast a ballot as the elector did or attempted to cast at the election.
(3)Electors shall have 5 days after the date of mailing to return the ballot to the city or township clerk either by mail or in person.
History: Add. 1982, Act 505, Eff. Mar. 30, 1983
Popular Name: Election Code
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