A bill to amend 1954 PA 116, entitled “Michigan election law,” by amending sections 759, 761, and 766 (MCL 168.759, 168.761, and 168.766), sections 759 and 761 as amended by 2020 PA 302 and section 766 as amended by 2018 PA 120, and by adding sections 766a and 766b; and to repeal acts and parts of acts.
House Bill 4700 would amend the Michigan Election Law to reflect a change made to the state constitution that granted Michigan voters the right to be placed on a permanent absent voter (AV) list. House Bill 4701 is a companion bill that would make a complementary change to the Code of Criminal Procedure.
Co-sponsored by Reps.
Referred to the Committee on Elections
Reported with substitute H-2
Substitute H-2 concurred in by voice vote
1. Amend page 27, line 3, by striking out all of subdivision (b) and inserting:
“(b) Senate Bill No. 387.”.
The amendment passed by voice vote
1. Amend page 9, line 8, after “(7)” by inserting “to require that a presidential primary elector indicate a political party ballot selection when requesting an absent voter ballot”.
2. Amend page 19, line 11, after the second “after” by striking out “midnight” and inserting “11:59 p.m.”.
3. Amend page 19, line 16, by striking out “midnight” and inserting “11:59 p.m.”.
4. Amend page 24, line 9, after “means” by striking out “1” and inserting “any”.
The amendment passed by voice vote
Passed in the House 56 to 53 (details)
Motion to give immediate effect
by
The motion prevailed by voice vote
Referred to the Committee on Elections and Ethics
