Michigan certification and canvass

Certification and canvass: Michigan

Not yet certified. No official certification has been found at this time. We are watching for updates.

• County canvass deadline: Nov 17, 2026 (14th day after the election). (MCL 168.822(1): official text) The statute: “must conclude the canvass at the earliest possible time and...in every case no later than the fourteenth day after the election” Source checked Sep 25, 2026.
• State certification deadline: Nov 23, 2026 (20th day after the election). (MCL 168.842(1); MCL 168.845: official text) The statute: “the board shall complete the canvass and announce the board's determination not later than the twentieth day after the election” Source checked Sep 25, 2026.
• Recount request deadline: Set by rule, not a fixed date. The statute: “The petition for a recount is filed not later than 5 p.m. of the second day after the day the board of state canvassers certifies the results of the election.” (MCL 168.879(1)(c): official text) Source checked Sep 25, 2026.
• Election contest filing deadline: No official record has been found at this time. We are watching for updates.
• Mail and military ballot receipt and cure deadlines: Signature-cure deadline: 5:00 p.m. on the third day following the election (Nov 6, 2026). Regular receipt deadline: close of polls on election day (Nov 3, 2026).. (MCL 168.766(3)-(4): official text) The statute: “the elector must be permitted an opportunity to cure the deficiency...until 5 p.m. on the third day following the election in order for the absent voter ballot, if otherwise valid, to be accepted for tabulation” Source checked Sep 25, 2026.

Deadlines are the state's own statutes and official guidance, each linked. Where a deadline depends on when an earlier step happens, the rule is shown instead of a date: Vote Files does not calculate dates. Certification status changes only from the certifying authority's own announcement or official results file. All states