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Code · Michigan · Chapter 168 — Michigan Election Law

168.838 Counting and reporting ballots; manner; count to include number of votes cast by absent voters.

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168.838 Counting and reporting ballots; manner; count to include number of votes cast by absent voters.
Sec. 838.
Ballots returned under section 837 shall be counted and reported in the same manner provided in this act for the counting and reporting of absent voter ballots. The count shall include the number of votes cast by absent voters as shown by the original canvass for that precinct.
History: Add. 1982, Act 505, Eff. Mar. 30, 1983
Popular Name: Election Code
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