Elections: recounts; recount process and recount filing fees; modify, modify the ballot canvassing deadlines under certain circumstances and require an expedited ballot canvass under certain circumstances. Amends secs. 2, 822, 825, 827, 828, 842, 861, 862, 863, 865, 866, 867, 868, 869, 870, 871, 872, 873, 874, 875, 876, 878, 879, 880, 880a, 881, 882, 883, 884, 887, 888, 889, 890 & 892 of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.2 et seq.); adds secs. 861a & 883a & repeals secs. 871a, 877, 885, 886 & 891 of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.871a et seq.).

SB 603 updates Michigan election laws to change how vote recounts are handled and when ballots are officially counted. The bill modifies existing deadlines for completing the ballot canvass, which is the process of tallying votes, and requires a faster count under specific conditions. It also adjusts the fees associated with filing for a recount and adds new sections to the state election code. These changes directly affect election officials, candidates, and voters by altering the timeline and financial rules for resolving close election results.