{"data":{"id":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-168.837","jurisdiction":"us-mi","citation":"Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.837","heading":"Special election to be conducted by mail; sending ballot to each elector; time limitation; request from board of canvassers; time for returning ballot.","body":"Sec. 837.\n\nA special election ordered under section 836 shall be conducted by mail. Not later than 5 days after the order, the city or township clerk shall send a ballot to each elector whose name was entered in the poll book as having voted in that precinct at the election.\n\nThe ballot shall include a request from the board of canvassers that the elector cast a ballot as the elector did or attempted to cast at the election.\n\nElectors shall have 5 days after the date of mailing to return the ballot to the city or township clerk either by mail or in person.","path":["MI Code","Chapter 168","Act Act-116-of-1954"],"source_url":"https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-168-837","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:31Z","sha256":"db6206b0e144d021743fa2e86385e694e9a99762852f8fa230ce97de9e122598","source_id":"us-mi","stale":false,"prev":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-168.836","next":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-168.838"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}