face-review-sheet

To validate a nominating petition sheet, apply the Michigan Bureau of Elections face-review checklist to confirm the petition title and circulation window align with MI procedures, ensuring no mandatory elements are obscured. This process yields a formal validity verdict with per-check evidence.

A face-review checklist for petition circulation is a set of mandatory criteria (F01-F11) used to evaluate a nominating-petition sheet image or transcription. It checks circulator errors and sheet defects to determine if the entire sheet is invalid under Michigan election law.

To rule on petition sheet validity, provide the sheet transcription along with the expected petition title and circulation window. The face-review checklist evaluates mandatory elements and returns a structured verdict of valid, invalid, or needs_human_review with detailed evidence.

Yes, you can provide a petition sheet image to verify the circulation window and petition title meet MI procedures. The review checks that dates and fields align and that no mandatory elements are obscured, producing a structured sheet verdict.

If mandatory elements are obscured on an election petition sheet, the face-review checklist identifies these defects. The output returns a structured verdict of invalid or needs_human_review with detailed F01-F11 check results and rationale for downstream legal review.

Face-review does not check individual signatures; it evaluates the entire nominating-petition sheet for circulator errors or sheet defects. If the sheet fails the F01-F11 checks, the entire sheet and every signature on it is ruled invalid under Michigan election law.