Absentee Ballot Pre-Processing 9 am - 4 pm

Absentee Voter Counting Boards will assemble in the City Chamber 9 am - 4 pm to pre-process absentee ballots in accordance with MCL Section 168.765a (11) The board of election commissioners of a city or township with a population of at least 5,000, or a board of county election commissioners as provided under section 764d, may authorize that absent voter counting boards be established under subsection (1) to process and tabulate absent voter ballots between the hours of 7 a.m. and 8 p.m. on any of the 8 days before election day, beginning on the second Monday before election day and ending on the Monday immediately before election day. The board of election commissioners of any city or township, regardless of population size, may authorize and establish an absent voter counting board to process and tabulate absent voter ballots between the hours of 7 a.m. and 8 p.m. on the Monday immediately before election day.  MCL Section 168.765a (13) Election results must not be generated, printed, or reported before 8 p.m. on election day.