For federal and state offices, the deadline for petitioning for a recount is 48 hours after the completion of the canvass or certification. Prior to the passage of Proposition 3 in , Michigan statute provided for post-election audits, but did not specify that the audits would review vote tallies. As a consequence, post-election audits were primarily procedural. Following the passage of Proposition 3, the review of ballots was written into the law.
Although the precise type of post-election tabulation audit is unspecified, the Secretary of State piloted the use of risk-limiting audits in a few local elections.
At least 45 days before a regular election, the county clerk will deliver absent voter ballots to the city or township clerks. The county clerk sends regular ballots to the city or township clerk at least 10 days before any election. The city or county clerk then delivers the ballots to a member of the board of inspectors of election before 7 a.
Voters without a picture identification may be given a ballot upon signing an affidavit. It is possible to search disclosure documents and download campaign finance data using the Michigan Campaign Disclosure website. Return to Election Landscapes Home. Main navigation Research Data Find an Expert. Or, click the map of Michigan to the right to explore the data directly. Return to Election Landscapes Home Looking for something else? Return to view another state.
On Election Day, polls in Michigan are open from 7 a. Sources of Election Information The Michigan Department of State maintains an online voter portal that provides links to information and services related to voter registration, polling places, ballot information, and absentee voting.
Useful online links to official Michigan voting information that are referenced in this report include the following: Michigan Secretary of State elections website Michigan Voter Information Center voter portal Online voter registration Michigan voter identification requirement Michigan voting equipment Election clerk look-up tool Michigan campaign finance disclosure website The following information about the Michigan electoral landscape is based primarily on an analysis of Michigan statutes, augmented by other official documentation.
The director of the bureau of elections serves as a nonmember on the board of state canvassers Municipal clerks maintain the local registration database and oversee operations at the polling places, assisted by a three-member municipal election commission that organizes precincts and appoints poll workers. Voter Registration 1. Who is Eligible? Challenges to Voter Eligibility 1. Who Can Challenge? Basis for the Challenge For challenges prior to Election Day, Michigan does not specify particular grounds for the challenge.
Voting Process for a Challenged Voter For pre-Election Day challenges, within thirty days of receiving notice of the challenge the challenged voters must either appear before the appropriate clerk to answer questions and take an oath affirming their status as a qualified voter, or submit an affidavit responding to the basis of the challenges and affirming their qualifications to vote.
Provisional Voting 1. Who Can Vote Provisionally? Provisional Voting Process Michigan maintains three different voting options for voters not listed on the registration list QVF. Counting Provisional Ballots For a provisional ballot voted under the last method described above, within six days of the election the city or township clerk must determine whether the individual voting the provisional ballot was eligible to vote and whether to tabulate the provisional ballot.
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I understand that the willful unauthorized disclosure of information obtained by accessing this account for a purpose other than what is permitted usage related with this account, or the sale or other redisclosure of personal information to a person or organization not identified in this request, may result in penalties imposed under MCL The only data missing wouldbe entries made in the EPB since the last backup. That information can be added back in using theApplications to Vote.
The Administrator username and password must be obtained from the Clerk for the initiallogin when the software is re-installed. Once the EPB software has been installed see pages of the full Electronic Pollbook Manual onto thenew laptop, login to the encrypted flash drive, and perform the following steps Click Restore3. Click this button at the end of the path field4. Make sure the Privacy Zone is selected5. Double click [ElectionDate] folder6.
Click Save Click Restore8. Click Yes9. Click Yes Click OKAll usernames and passwordswill need to be re-created at thispoint. If time elapsed betweenthe last backup and therestoring of data, use theApplication s to Vote to re-entervoter s and process newvoters. Election Day — Close of PollsAfter the close of polls on election day, data processed in the EPB software must be saved one last time to theencrypted flash drive and reports must be generated to complete the paper binder pollbook.
One Final BackupAfter all voters have been processedin the EPB, perform one lastBackup to ensure all data is savedto the encrypted flash drive. Click Backup 3. Click Backup 4. Click Yes 5.
In addition, voter history is also saved in a manner that can easily be uploaded into theQualified Voter File QVF in a matter of seconds, ensuring accurate recording of voters in the master voterregistration database. The remaining ballot types must be inputted by the user and the EPB software will calculate andbalance the Ballot Summary.
To complete the Ballot Summary Click Reports2. Click Ballot SummaryEnter the Number of ballotsdelivered to precinct for eachballot style A Enter the Starting number and the Ending number of the first ballot style. If using more than one ballot style, tab to create a new line and repeat the process until all styles are listed. The Count will be calculated automatically.
B Enter the Number of AV return envelopes received by board, if absentee ballots are being processed in the precinct. If absentee ballots are not being processed in the precinct, this box will already be completed with a 0. Enter the Number of ballots at close ofpolls D Enter the Number of ballots tabulated.
This number is found on your tabulator. E Enter the Number of AV ballot envelopes delivered to precinct which did not contain a ballot or were not processed for any reason, if absentee ballots are being processed in the precinct. H Enter the Number of ballots used by election inspectors for ballot duplication.
Tab out of the box or place the cursor in a different box to make the totals calculate. STOP — L must be 0. If L is not 0, double check items and ensure everything was entered correctly.
Ifthere is a known reason for not balancing and it is unable to be resolved, a detailed Remark must be made toexplain to the Board of Canvassers why the precinct does not balance. Click Preview At this point, the Ballot Summary must besaved to the encrypted flash drive. If yourprecinct has the ability to print, the BallotSummary should be printed as well.
Otherwise,the reports will be printed at the ReceivingBoard. To save the Ballot Summary Click the. Double click the [ElectionDate]folder in the Privacy Zone toopen. Click SaveAfter the Ballot Summary has been saved, print thereport if applicable , close out of the preview screen,and close the Ballot Summary screen as well.
If yourprecinct has the ability to print, the List of Voters should be printed as well. Use the triangle buttons next tothe page number, to view the report.
Remember to view the number of voters in order to record that number inthe paper binder pollbook. To save the List of Voters Click List of Voters3. The [ElectionDate] folderselected for the BallotSummary shouldautomatically pop up. Always check to make sureyou are in the Privacy Zoneand the correct folder beforeclicking SaveAfter the List of Voters has been saved, print the report if using printers in the precinct and close out of thepreview screen.
If your precinct has the ability to print, the Remarksshould be printed as well. To save the Remarksreport The [ElectionDate] folderselected for the last two reportsshould automatically pop up. Alwayscheck to make sure you are in the Privacy Zone andthe correct folder before clicking SaveImportant note: there must be one recordedRemark for the report to save.
After the Remarks report has been saved, print the report if using printers in the precinct and close out of thepreview screen. This file will update the voter registration files in theQualified Voter File QVF recording who voted on election day. To save Voter History Click Save History3. Then verify you are in the folder for the election and the PrivacyZone.
If not, in the left hand section of the screen under Computer click on Privacy Zone and then double click on the election folder.
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