| CANDIDATE PETITION FOR A RECOUNT |
| I ____________________,
the petitioner, reside at ___________________________, and I petition the
__________ (state/county) board of canvassers for a recount of the votes cast
for the _____________ (Office/District/Party) at the election. I am aggrieved
on account of error in the canvass or returns of the votes. I have a
good-faith belief that, but for error, I would have had a reasonable chance
of winning the election. I am requesting a recount of sufficient votes to
change the result of the election. |
| I
request that the following precincts, absent voter counting board (AVCB)
precincts, and early voting precincts within the listed jurisdictions be
recounted: |
| Precinct/AVCB
Precinct/Early Voting Precinct Number |
Name of Jurisdiction |
| _____________ |
_____________________________________ |
| _____________ |
_____________________________________ |
| _____________ |
_____________________________________ |
| |
| (List
additional precincts/vote centers on the back or attach additional sheets) |
| Specifically
explain the error in the canvass or returns of votes: |
| __________________________________________________________________ |
| __________________________________________________________________ |
| __________________________________________________________________ |
| My
deposit of $________ is enclosed. |
| Signature
of candidate:___________________________________ |
| Date
of signature:________________________________________ |
|
|
| Subscribed
and sworn to before me this __ day of _____, 20___ |
| Name
of notary public:__________________________ |
| Signature
of notary public:_______________________________ |
| Notary
public, State of Michigan, County of _________________ |
| Acting
in the County of ___________________________ |
| My
commission expires:_____________________________ |
|
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| CANDIDATE COUNTER PETITION FOR A RECOUNT |
| I
____________________, the counter petitioner, reside at
___________________________, and I counter petition the __________
(state/county) board of canvassers for a recount of the votes cast for the
_____________ (Office/District/Party) at the election. |
| I
request that the additional following precincts, absent voter counting board
(AVCB) precincts, and early voting precincts within the listed jurisdictions
be recounted: |
| Precinct/AVCB
Precinct/Early Voting Precinct Number |
Name of Jurisdiction |
| _____________ |
_____________________________________ |
| _____________ |
_____________________________________ |
| _____________ |
_____________________________________ |
| |
| (List
additional precincts/vote centers on the back or attach additional sheets) |
| Specifically
explain the error in the canvass or returns of votes: |
| __________________________________________________________________ |
| __________________________________________________________________ |
| __________________________________________________________________ |
| My
deposit of $________ is enclosed. |
| Signature
of candidate:___________________________________ |
| Date
of signature:________________________________________ |
|
|
| Subscribed
and sworn to before me this __ day of _____, 20___ |
| Name
of notary public:__________________________ |
| Signature
of notary public:_______________________________ |
| Notary
public, State of Michigan, County of _________________ |
| Acting
in the County of ___________________________ |
| My
commission expires:_____________________________ |
|
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(3) Except as otherwise provided under subsection (5), a ballot question committee petition for a recount must be in the following form:
| BALLOT QUESTION COMMITTEE PETITION FOR A RECOUNT |
| I
_______________________, an authorized representative of _________________,
petition the ______________ (state/county) board of canvassers for a recount
of the votes cast for the _____________ (ballot question) at the
______________ election. The ballot question committee has a good-faith
belief that, but for error, the result of the ballot question would have been
the opposite. The ballot question committee is requesting a recount of
sufficient votes to change the result of the election. |
| The
ballot question committee requests that the following precincts, absent voter
counting board (AVCB) precincts, and early voting precincts within the listed
jurisdictions be recounted: |
| Precinct/AVCB
Precinct/Early Voting Precinct Number |
Name of Jurisdiction |
| _____________ |
_____________________________________ |
| _____________ |
_____________________________________ |
| _____________ |
_____________________________________ |
| |
| (List
additional precincts/vote centers on the back or attach additional sheets) |
| Specifically
explain the error in the canvass or returns of votes: |
| __________________________________________________________________ |
| __________________________________________________________________ |
| __________________________________________________________________ |
| My
deposit of $________ is enclosed. |
| Signature
of ballot question committee representative: |
| ____________________________ |
| Date
of signature:_________________________________ |
|
|
| Subscribed
and sworn to before me this __ day of _____, 20___ |
| Name
of notary public:__________________________ |
| Signature
of notary public:_______________________________ |
| Notary
public, State of Michigan, County of _________________ |
| Acting
in the County of ___________________________ |
| My
commission expires:_____________________________ |
|
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(4) Except as otherwise provided under subsection (5), a ballot question committee counter petition for a recount must be in the following form:
| BALLOT QUESTION COMMITTEE COUNTER PETITION FOR A
RECOUNT |
| I
________________________, an authorized representative of _________________,
counter petition the ______________ (state/county) board of canvassers for a
recount of the votes cast for the _________________ (ballot question) at the
election. |
| The
ballot question committee requests that the additional following precincts,
absent voter counting board (AVCB) precincts, and early voting precincts
within the listed jurisdictions be recounted: |
| Precinct/AVCB
Precinct/Early Voting Precinct Number |
Name of Jurisdiction |
| _____________ |
_____________________________________ |
| _____________ |
_____________________________________ |
| _____________ |
_____________________________________ |
| |
| (List
additional precincts/vote centers on the back or attach additional sheets) |
| Specifically
explain the error in the canvass or returns of votes: |
| __________________________________________________________________ |
| __________________________________________________________________ |
| __________________________________________________________________ |
| My
deposit of $________ is enclosed. |
| Signature
of ballot question committee representative: |
| ____________________________ |
| Date
of signature:___________________________ |
|
|
| Subscribed
and sworn to before me this __ day of _____, 20___ |
| Name
of notary public:__________________________ |
| Signature
of notary public:_______________________________ |
| Notary
public, State of Michigan, County of _________________ |
| Acting
in the County of ___________________________ |
| My
commission expires:_____________________________ |
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(5) The secretary of state shall modify the ballot question committee petition for a recount form under subsection (3) and the ballot question committee counter petition for a recount form under subsection (4) as appropriate to allow an elector to file either petition as authorized under sections 863 and 880.