{"data":{"id":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-168.862","jurisdiction":"us-mi","citation":"Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.862","heading":"Error in canvass or returns of votes; recount petition by candidate; good-faith belief in winning.","body":"Sec. 862.\n\nA candidate for office who believes that the candidate is aggrieved on account of error in the canvass or returns of the votes may petition for a recount of the votes cast for that office in any precinct or precincts. A candidate is aggrieved if the candidate is able to allege a good-faith belief that, but for error in the canvass or returns of the votes, the candidate would have had a reasonable chance of winning the election. If a candidate for office files a recount petition, that candidate must file that recount petition in good faith and the number of votes requested to be recounted must, at a minimum, be greater than the difference in votes between the petitioning candidate and the winning candidate. The candidate must use the form as required under section 865(1).","path":["MI Code","Chapter 168","Act Act-116-of-1954"],"source_url":"https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-168-862","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:31Z","sha256":"4d72129e8f6daa70f1a62a7c56cefa5d9d790ed7ca55cf58b94615a3e3533ef9","source_id":"us-mi","stale":false,"prev":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-168.861a","next":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-168.863"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}