Michigan Administrative Code
Department - State
Elections & Campaign Finance
Conduct of Election Recounts
VOTING MACHINES
Section R. 168.910 - Opening or unsealing machine subject to recount

Universal Citation: MI Admin Code R. 168.910
Current through Vol. 24-16, September 15, 2024

Rule 10. If 1 or more voting machines in a precinct is subject to recount, these voting machines shall be opened and if necessary unsealed. A representative of the board of county canvassers shall enter into the record the name and position of the person opening or unsealing the machines, a description of any unusual conditions relating to any of the machines and a description of their contents. The recount clerk shall read and announce in a distinct voice the name and number, if any, of each candidate for the office involved in the recount and the number of votes shown on the individual candidate counters for each candidate, and shall, in like manner, read and announce the vote on each proposition involved in the recount. The votes so called shall be recorded simultaneously by the 2 tally clerks on proper forms provided for that purpose and shall then be called back from the tally sheets by one of the tally clerks and verified on the voting machine by the other tally clerk. The count as shown by the inspectors' returns shall be used for those machines not subject to recount.

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