Bureau of Elections

Object Type: Folder
In Folder: Michigan Department of State

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Bureau of Elections

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Title: Bureau of Elections

Scope and Content: The Bureau of Elections is responsible for overseeing elections in Michigan and relevant programs, including campaign-finance and lobbyist disclosure. The bureau oversees the coordination of 83 county clerks, county canvassing boards, election commissions, and 1,500 city and township clerks. The elections director serves as secretary to the Board of State Canvassers, a constitutional body responsible for canvassing petitions to place statewide ballot questions before voters and for canvassing nominating petitions and election results for all statewide offices, certain congressional and legislative offices and all judicial offices.

Division: Bureau of Elections

Agency: Michigan Department of State

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Biography or Historical Note: The Bureau of Elections was created under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of State's office by Public Act 65 of 1951 and was reauthorized in Public Act 116 of 1954. The Bureau of Elections has been part of the Michigan Department of State since it was formally designated as a state agency in 1965.

System of arrangement: Records are arranged by type, then by date of transfer to the Archives of Michigan. Record series represented in this collection include precinct results databases. Individual files can be found at the record group level.

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Precinct Results Databases

These records document election results in the State of Michigan. Entries may include county, election year, election type, office, district, city/township, ward, precinct, candidate and total vote.

Archives of Michigan https://michigan.gov/archivesofmi