An act to amend 1954 PA 116, entitled “An act to reorganize, consolidate, and add to the election laws; to provide for election officials and prescribe their powers and duties; to prescribe the powers and duties of certain state departments, state agencies, and state and local officials and employees; to provide for the nomination and election of candidates for public office; to provide for the resignation, removal, and recall of certain public officers; to provide for the filling of vacancies in public office; to provide for and regulate primaries and elections; to provide for the purity of elections; to guard against the abuse of the elective franchise; to define violations of this act; to provide appropriations; to prescribe penalties and provide remedies; and to repeal certain acts and all other acts inconsistent with this act,” by amending sections 495, 509o, 509q, 509r, 509gg, and 516 (MCL 168.495, 168.509o, 168.509q, 168.509r, 168.509gg, and 168.516), section 495 as amended by 2018 PA 603, section 509o as amended by 2022 PA 195, section 509q as amended by 2020 PA 302, sections 509r and 516 as amended by 2018 PA 125, and section 509gg as amended by 2014 PA 94, and by adding section 496a.
House Bill 4569 would amend the Michigan Election Law to allow eligible individuals who are at least 16 years of age to preregister to vote. Currently, individuals can register to vote at 17.5 years old but are not eligible to cast a ballot until they turn 18.
Co-sponsored by Reps.
Referred to the Committee on Elections
Reported without amendment
Passed in the House 56 to 52 (details)
Motion to give immediate effect
by
The motion prevailed by voice vote
Referred to the Committee on Elections and Ethics
Reported with substitute S-2
Referred to the Committee of the Whole
Reported with substitute S-2
Substitute S-2 concurred in by voice vote
Passed in the Senate 20 to 18 (details)
1. Amend page 4, line 26, after “(6)” by striking out “An” and inserting “Subject to this subsection, an”.
2. Amend page 4, line 29, after “age.” by striking out “If” and inserting “Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, if”.
3. Amend page 5, line 3, after “day.” by inserting “If an individual who was preregistered to vote under section 493a or 493b has not previously voted at an election, that individual must vote in person at the individual’s designated early voting site, city or township clerk’s office, or election day polling place.”.
The amendment failed by voice vote
Substitute S-2 concurred in 56 to 53 (details)
