Michigan Regulations § R. 168.922 Recounting ballots; procedure

Rule 22. The ballots shall be placed face up on the recount table and, where applicable, separated by the recount clerk in piles of straight ballots, split ballots, and special proposition ballots. Where applicable, the recount clerk shall take each pile of ballots separately and count the straight ballots first. The total straights for each candidate shall then be entered in the proper place on the tally sheet. The split and mixed votes for each office involved in the recount shall then be tallied. When votes are called, they shall be recorded simultaneously by the 2 tally clerks on proper forms provided for that purpose. Votes for and against each proposition involved in the recount shall be separated into piles and then counted. The counting shall be done at least twice and by different people. The whole number of votes cast for each candidate and for and against each proposition shall be recorded.