Mich. Comp. Laws § 380.855: Canvass of petitions; purpose; determining validity of signatures.

Sec. 855.

The school district filing official shall canvass the petitions to determine the number of school electors who have signed them. For the purpose of determining the validity of doubtful signatures, the school district filing official may have the signatures checked against the registration records by the clerk of a political subdivision in which petitions were circulated or may use other methods to determine the validity of doubtful signatures.