{"data":{"id":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-168.576","jurisdiction":"us-mi","citation":"Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.576","heading":"Marking ballot; voting for person not on ballot; effect of voting more than 1 party ticket; section subject to MCL 168.736a.","body":"Sec. 576.\n\nAn elector, after having received a ballot or ballots, shall enter a booth or voting compartment and, while there concealed from view, shall vote the ballot or ballots by making a cross or a check mark in the square at the left of the names of those candidates for whom the elector desires to vote, but in no case for more candidates for any office than is indicated under the title of each office. However, an elector may vote for a person whose name is not printed on the ballot by inserting the name in a manner that will substitute it for any name that is printed on the ballot or where no candidate's name appears upon the ballot.\n\nThe elector shall indicate his or her choice of candidates on 1 party ticket only and, after marking the ballot, the elector shall fold it for deposit pursuant to the provisions of this act. A ballot on which more than 1 party ticket has been voted is void.\n\nThis section is subject to section 736a.","path":["MI Code","Chapter 168","Act Act-116-of-1954"],"source_url":"https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-168-576","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:31Z","sha256":"87960d4bce986d01413d205ec650bc3934f5c720a3d291fdf340753d8f76382e","source_id":"us-mi","stale":false,"prev":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-168.575","next":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-168.576a"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}