Mich. Admin. Code R. 168.917 - Board of county canvassers and of state canvasser representatives; duties

Rule 17.

(1) A representative of the board of county canvassers and of the board of state canvassers shall be present during the opening of such ballot boxes. A representative of the board of county canvassers shall dictate for the record, any part of which may be on forms provided by the board of state canvassers, the following:

(a) The precinct being recounted.

(b) Any unusual conditions relative to the ballot box.

(c) The manner in which the ballot box is sealed.

(d) Its seal number.

(e) The condition of the seal.

(f) The name and official position of the person who unseals and opens the ballot box.

(g) A description of any ballot package or roll of ballots which is, may be, or is claimed to be involved in the recount. The description shall include a description of the manner in which the ballot packages or rolls are wrapped, tied, sealed, and endorsed. If ballot bags are used in lieu of packages or rolls, the description shall set forth the manner in which the bag is sealed and the number on the seal.

(2) Such representative shall also dictate for the record the entries contained in the poll book and statement book relative to the number of voters who voted at the election and the seal numbers with which ballot boxes and ballot bags, if used, were sealed. 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.

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Mich. Admin. Code R. 168.917

1979 AC