Section 168.867 - Recount petition; deposit; refund; disposition of sum deposited.
MICHIGAN ELECTION LAW (EXCERPT)
Act 116 of 1954
168.867 Recount petition; deposit; refund; disposition of sum deposited.
Sec. 867.
The candidate or elector filing a recount petition with the clerk of the correct board of canvassers shall at the same time deposit with the clerk the sum of $10.00 for each precinct referred to in his or her petition. If, by reason of the recount, the petitioner establishes sufficient fraud or mistake as set forth in his or her petition to change the result of the election and receives a certificate of election or establishes sufficient fraud or mistake to change the result, upon an amendment or proposition, the votes for and against, which were recounted, the money deposited by the petitioner shall be refunded. If the petitioner does not establish a fraud or mistake as set forth in his or her petition, the sum deposited shall be paid by the clerk of the board of county, city, township, or village canvassers to the treasurer of the county, city, township, or village.
History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955 ;-- Am. 1980, Act 200, Imd. Eff. July 18, 1980
Popular Name: Election Code