{"data":{"id":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-168.796a","jurisdiction":"us-mi","citation":"Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.796a","heading":"Electronic voting system; preparation for election; equipment and supplies; voting stations.","body":"Sec. 796a.\n\nBefore an election at which an electronic voting system is used, the board of election commissioners of the county, city, village, township, or school district shall have the system prepared for the election. The board shall provide the election board of each voting precinct with the necessary equipment and supplies.\n\nBefore an election, the board of election commissioners of a county, city, village, township, or school district shall provide a sufficient number of voting stations needed to ensure the orderly conduct of the election taking into consideration the projected turnout, the length of the ballot, and the number of voters the voting system can process per hour as determined under section 795a. As a minimum for each election, the board of election commissioners shall provide at least 1 voting station for each 400 registered voters in each precinct through August 31, 1998 and at least 1 voting station for each 300 registered voters on and after September 1, 1998. If counting centers are used, the board of election commissioners of the county, city, village, township, or school district shall establish 1 or more counting centers as needed before the election.","path":["MI Code","Chapter 168","Act Act-116-of-1954"],"source_url":"https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-168-796a","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:31Z","sha256":"7db51cb02dbfcf866867ca105eb1ff12e2cdc6b0ab76a2c05fdf01215bb2f9b0","source_id":"us-mi","stale":false,"prev":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-168.796","next":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-168.797"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}