EDRIElection Dispute Resolution Index

No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: This section addresses a procedural mechanism (petition to determine voter qualifications) available to 'either party' once a contest is already underway. It does not enumerate who has standing to bring an election contest in the first place.

The statute specifies venue and jurisdiction: either the Michigan Supreme Court or the Ingham County Circuit Court, with the latter granted full jurisdiction to act.

No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: This section addresses preservation of ballot boxes via a supreme court restraining order in US Senate election contests; it does not specify a filing deadline for an election contest.

The section codifies specific evidentiary rules for contested elections: it authorizes production of ballot boxes/ballots/poll books, allows evidence of unqualified voters, establishes a prima facie proof rule tying ballot numbers to voters, and sets conditions under which a ballot may be inspected/identified. However, it does not articulate a general standard of proof (e.g., preponderance, clear and convincing) for the contest itself. It provides partial evidentiary rules without a codified overall standard.

The statute codifies who conducts the recount (board of canvassers), the manner of counting (one recount clerk calls votes, two tally clerks simultaneously record), observer rights, challenge procedures, and handling of challenged ballots. These are substantive procedural rules in statute, not delegated to regulation.

The statute enumerates petition-based recount triggers: candidate's sworn belief that error changed the outcome, plus specific margin thresholds (500 votes for state senate, 200 for state representative) allowing party chairperson petitions.

Section 882 addresses cost allocation for the counter petitioner (refund if recount does not change result) and references the deposit requirements of section 881 for the original petitioner. While the full cost allocation scheme for the original petitioner is in §881, this section codifies the outcome-based refund rule for counter petitioners, satisfying the binary criterion that cost is allocated by statute based on outcome.

The statute explicitly codifies the legal effect of a recount finding: the recount returns are deemed correct and supersede the original returns. It also addresses the effect of withdrawal/discontinuance (original return stands) and mandates public reporting of the final result.

Statute sets specific deadlines (14 days for county certification transmittal, 20 days for state board canvass meeting) for primary election certification.

No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: This section concerns prohibitions on materially deceptive media (deepfakes) and injunctive relief, not certification stays during recounts or contests.