§ 168.872Board of canvassers; fraud or violation of law suspected; referral for

investigation to prosecuting attorney or attorney general.
 Sec. 872.
    (1) If a board of canvassers conducting a recount has good reason to believe that any fraud
 or a violation of the law has been committed in the canvass or return of the votes, then that
 board of canvassers shall, subject to subsection (2), refer any matter the board of canvassers
 believes warrants investigation to the following:
    (a) For a recount conducted by a board of county canvassers, the prosecuting attorney of the
 county in which the board of county canvassers is appointed.
    (b) For a recount conducted by the board of state canvassers, the attorney general.
    (2) The board of state canvassers shall refer a matter for investigation to the attorney general
 as provided under subsection (1) only if at least 1 member of each political party appointed to
 the board of state canvassers concurs in the decision to refer the matter for investigation.
    (3) Any action taken in an investigation by a prosecuting attorney or the attorney general
 does not preclude any official recount of the ballots cast at any election, if otherwise allowed
 by the general election laws.




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