Error in canvass or returns of votes; recount petition by candidate; good-faith belief in winning.
MCL 168.862
in effect168.862. Error in canvass or returns of votes; recount petition by candidate; good-faith belief in winning.
Sec. 862.
A candidate for office who believes that the candidate is aggrieved on account of error in the canvass or returns of the votes may petition for a recount of the votes cast for that office in any precinct or precincts. A candidate is aggrieved if the candidate is able to allege a good-faith belief that, but for error in the canvass or returns of the votes, the candidate would have had a reasonable chance of winning the election. If a candidate for office files a recount petition, that candidate must file that recount petition in good faith and the number of votes requested to be recounted must, at a minimum, be greater than the difference in votes between the petitioning candidate and the winning candidate. The candidate must use the form as required under section 865(1).
1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955; Am. 1958, Act 192, Eff. Sept. 13, 1958; Am. 1976, Act 141, Imd. Eff. June 2, 1976; Am. 2003, Act 302, Eff. Jan. 1, 2005; Am. 2018, Act 128, Eff. Aug. 1, 2018; Am. 2024, Act 74, Eff. Apr. 2, 2025
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