Michigan Administrative Code
Department - State
Elections & Campaign Finance
Conduct of Election Recounts
VOTING MACHINES
Section R. 168.907 - Persons present at recount; procedure
Current through Vol. 24-16, September 15, 2024
Rule 7.
(1) Representatives of the board of county canvassers and of the board of state canvassers together with 1 recount clerk, 2 tally clerks and a court reporter or competent stenographer as above provided, and not more than 2 representatives and an attorney of each candidate for the office or offices the votes for which are being recounted and of each of the petitioners in the case of a recount of a proposition shall be present during the opening and recount of each such voting machine. Prior to the opening of the counter compartment of any of the automatic machines or the unsealing of the rear door on any of the Shoup machines used in a precinct, a representative of the board of county canvassers shall dictate for the record, any part of which may be on forms prepared by the board of state canvassers, the following:
(2) Such representative shall also dictate for the record the entries contained in the poll book and inspectors' return sheets relative to the number of voters who voted in the precinct, the identification numbers on the various voting machines, the number shown on the respective protective counters prior to the opening of the polls, the readings on the various public and protective counters upon the close of the polls, and the number on the various seals used to seal the voting machines.
(3) A representative of any interested party or of the board of state canvassers shall have the right to dictate into the stenographic record any objection, proposed correction, or addition to such information.
