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objections to recount petition; notice; meeting; ruling; failure to give notice; withdrawal
of recount petition.
Sec. 882.
(1) If a petitioner has filed a recount petition and paid the deposit under sections 879 and
881, the secretary of state shall give notice of the recount petition to each opposing candidate
or participating ballot question committee within 24 hours after the filing of the petition by
mailing or emailing to each candidate or ballot question committee a copy of the recount
petition.
(2) A candidate or ballot question committee may file a counter petition in the same manner
as the original petition under section 881 not later than 48 hours after the original recount
petition is filed with the secretary of state. At the time of filing the counter petition, the
counter petitioner shall deposit the sum of money as required in section 881 for the original
petitioner. The secretary of state shall refund to the counter petitioner the money deposited by
the counter petitioner if the recount does not change the result of the election. If a ballot
question committee did not participate in an election in which a ballot question is on the
ballot, any elector who voted in that election may file a recount counter petition in the same
manner as provided for a ballot question committee under this section.
(3) Not later than 48 hours after an original recount petition is filed under section 881, an
opposing candidate or ballot question committee may file objections to the recount petition
with the board of state canvassers. The opposing candidate or ballot question committee shall
set forth the objections to the recount petition in writing. Upon receipt of an objection under
this subsection, the board of state canvassers shall notify the petitioner and the objecting
candidate or ballot question committee of the date of the meeting of the board of state
canvassers to consider the objections. The board of state canvassers shall allow the recount
petitioner and the objecting candidate or ballot question committee to present oral or written,
or both, arguments on the objections raised to the recount petition at the meeting. In order to
be presented at the meeting, written arguments on the objections raised to the recount petition
must be submitted in writing to the board of state canvassers before the meeting. The board of
state canvassers shall rule on the objections no later than 4 calendar days after the deadline for
filing objections.
(4) Failure of the secretary of state to give notice to the opposing candidate or ballot
question committee as required under this section does not affect the results of the recount.
(5) A candidate, ballot question committee, or elector may withdraw a recount petition or
counter recount petition at any time.

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