{"data":{"id":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-168.838","jurisdiction":"us-mi","citation":"Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.838","heading":"Counting and reporting ballots; manner; count to include number of votes cast by absent voters.","body":"Sec. 838.\n\nBallots returned under section 837 shall be counted and reported in the same manner provided in this act for the counting and reporting of absent voter ballots. The count shall include the number of votes cast by absent voters as shown by the original canvass for that precinct.","path":["MI Code","Chapter 168","Act Act-116-of-1954"],"source_url":"https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-168-838","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:31Z","sha256":"ccc1e82d8656b03dea88b47748644ba309cab188f5fc3bcba78eab296ea6b22e","source_id":"us-mi","stale":false,"prev":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-168.837","next":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-168.839"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}