{"data":{"id":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-168.831","jurisdiction":"us-mi","citation":"Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.831","heading":"Defect or mechanical malfunction in election equipment or material; inability of elector to cast valid vote; petition for special election.","body":"Sec. 831.\n\nIf an elector cannot cast a valid vote at an election for the candidate of that elector's choice or for or against a ballot question submitted to the voters because of a defect in or a mechanical malfunction of a voting machine, voting device, ballot, or other election equipment or material, a special election may be petitioned for and held as provided for in sections 832 to 839.","path":["MI Code","Chapter 168","Act Act-116-of-1954"],"source_url":"https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-168-831","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:31Z","sha256":"6b595a40bf358247f8336409c297b915b9d808b296b1328107fa6570d38548b0","source_id":"us-mi","stale":false,"prev":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-168.830","next":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-168.832"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}