2023 House Bill 4756

Elections: absent voters; processing and tabulation of absent voter ballots during the early voting period; allow, and allow an absent voter to tabulate the absent voter's ballot in person at a polling place or early voting site.

A bill to amend 1954 PA 116, entitled “Michigan election law,” by amending sections 764a, 764b, 764d, 765, 765a, 765b, 768, 769, 798b, and 805 (MCL 168.764a, 168.764b, 168.764d, 168.765, 168.765a, 168.765b, 168.768, 168.769, 168.798b, and 168.805), section 764a as amended by 2023 PA 25, section 764b as amended by 2018 PA 120, section 764d as added by 2020 PA 95, sections 765 and 765b as amended by 2022 PA 195, section 765a as amended by 2020 PA 177, section 769 as amended by 1995 PA 261, section 798b as amended by 1990 PA 109, and section 805 as amended by 2000 PA 207, and by adding sections 523b, 765c, and 768a; and to repeal acts and parts of acts.

House Fiscal Agency Analysis

House Bill 4756 would amend the Michigan Election Law to make several changes regarding absent voter (AV) ballot processing and tabulation. House Bill 4756 would amend the Michigan Election Law to establish election day vote centers, allow AV ballots to be tabulated on the day before election day and up to eight days before election day in certain municipalities, and allow absent voters to insert their AV ballots into a tabulator at their polling place or early voting site.House Bill 4755 is a companion bill that would make complementary changes to the Code of Criminal Procedure.